Michel Touma 2024-04-20 13:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The prevailing impression from the unfolding “vicissitudes” in Isfahan at the break of dawn on Friday was that Israelis and Iranians were almost ashamed of engaging in direct, face-to-face warfare… In their quest for moral justification, they deploy startling theatrics or unusual military-media acrobatics. Their objective: to minimize ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-20 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Germany said on Saturday that it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, which has been disrupted for months due to attacks by Iran-backed Houthis. The 'Hamburg' will replace the 'Hessen', which left the zone on Saturday, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said. The 'Hessen' had been deployed in the area ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-20 13:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a cautious calm in the early morning hours of Saturday, a house in Kfar Kila was targeted and one person was wounded, according to preliminary information. Moreover, Israeli warplanes violated Lebanese airspace again, targeting the town of Aita al-Shaab. Simultaneously, alarm sirens sounded in several settlements in the Upper Galilee after ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 23:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Istanbul Friday evening for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the death toll in Gaza passed 34,000. A statement from Hamas Friday said Erdogan and Haniyeh would discuss the conflict in Gaza, adding that the head of the group's political bureau was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 23:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Global leaders urged for peace on Friday following reports of Israeli reprisals against Iran, exacerbating the ongoing tension stemming from the Gaza conflict. World leaders appealed for calm on Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-04-19 21:46 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 19th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 18:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on four "extremist" Israeli settlers and two groups over violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, Brussels said. The decision was the second part of an agreement among EU member states that saw Palestinian Islamists Hamas last week sanctioned over sexual violence during the October 7 attack on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 15:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
International calls for de-escalation were launched by several countries and organizations, a few hours after the attack carried out in Isfahan, Iran. Tel Aviv hasn't confirmed the strike nor Tehran accused Israel, in a desire to return to the status quo ante. "I'm not going to speak to these reported events... All I can say is for our part and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 15:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday hailed Tehran's unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel almost a week ago but did not mention explosions heard in his country's central region. In a speech, he made no reference to the blasts, but spoke about the Islamic republic's missile and drone attack against Israel, last week-end. That operation ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 12:18 - Reading : less than a minute
Mohamad Hassan, son of Abdel Mohsen Sayyed Sadreddine Fadlallah, a cleric from Aïnata, was killed on Friday in an Israeli raid on the village of Aita al-Shaab in southern Lebanon. Friday morning began more or less quietly in southern Lebanon, with intermittent exchanges of artillery fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. Tensions between ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli strikes on Friday targeted a Syrian army position in the country's south, Syria's government and a monitor said, as US media reported Israel had hit its arch-rival Iran. In a statement, Syria's defense ministry said "the Israeli enemy carried out an attack using missiles... targeting our air defense sites in the southern region" and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-19 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's state media reported explosions over the province of Isfahan, in the early hours of Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes. Why did Israel decide to target Isfahan specifically? Isfahan is home to Iran's second largest metropolitan area, as well as a number of key facilities for Iran's ...