War Diary: Day 72
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-17 21:23 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 17, 2023.
War in the Middle East
Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Now Also Transits Through Israel
This Is Beirut 2023-12-17 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Humanitarian aid for Gaza began transiting through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel on Sunday, December 17. This second crossing, although "temporary" according to an Israeli official, will ease the transit through the Egyptian border crossing at Rafah. A humanitarian aid convoy crossed into war-torn Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom ...
Israel Claims to Have Discovered 'Gaza’s Metro'
This Is Beirut 2023-12-17 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli army announced that it discovered the largest network of tunnels dug under the Gaza Strip to date, according to a statement published on Sunday, December 17. This network is said to be fitted with extensive infrastructure, including rails along its main axes. The Israeli army said on Sunday it had uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel in ...
Latest Developments in Hezbollah-Israel Conflict: Four Killed in South
This Is Beirut 2023-12-17 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Sunday along Lebanon's southern border, where four people were killed, including two Hezbollah fighters, in an Israeli air raid on the village of Aita el-Shaab. Hezbollah announced the death of its two combatants in a communique. It said one of them, codenamed 'jihad', hailed from the ...
Colonna Calls for 'Immediate and Durable' Gaza Truce
This Is Beirut 2023-12-17 14:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bab el-Mandeb Catherine Colonna CONFLICT diplomacy France Hamas
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called for an “immediate and durable” truce in the Gaza war during her visit to Israel on Sunday, December 17, with her counterpart Eli Cohen, who acknowledged that France could play a positive role in preventing a war with Lebanon. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pressed for an “immediate ...
WHO: Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza a 'Bloodbath'
This Is Beirut 2023-12-17 11:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Al-Shifa Hospital CONFLICT Gaza Hamas
The emergency department at Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, severely affected by Israeli bombardments, has been labeled “a bloodbath” and is deemed “in need of resuscitation” the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. A team from the WHO and other United Nations agencies managed to deliver medical supplies to the hospital on ...
Israeli Outcry Over Hostages, New Houthi Attacks
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 23:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bab el-Mandeb Gaza Hamas Houthis
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 70th day on Friday, since the bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7, which triggered it. According to Israel, 1,139 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack and around 250 kidnapped and taken to Gaza. ...
Anti-Netanyahu Demonstrations in Israel
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 22:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu demonstrations
Hundreds of people demonstrated in several parts of Israel on Saturday evening to demand the release of the hostages and the impeachment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The main rallies took place in Tel Aviv, but also in other places such as Caesarea, as reported by the Israeli media Haaretz. Tel Aviv ...
Soldier Kills Two Women in a Gaza Parish Church
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two Palestinian women were killed by Israeli fire in the only Catholic complex in Gaza, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem published on Saturday, December 16. The institution condemned the "cold-blooded" killing. A Christian mother and daughter were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic ...
War Diary: Day 71
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-16 20:24 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 16, 2023.
Shipping Companies to Avoid the Red Sea
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 19:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The main shipping companies have announced that they are stopping transits via the Suez Canal, due to the increase of Houthi attacks in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The latest example is the French CMA-CGM and Swiss MSC, which announced such a measure on Saturday 16 December. Like Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, the French company CMA CGM ...
First Elements of the Investigation on Hostages Killed in Gaza
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 17:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army made public on Saturday, December 16, the initial findings of the investigation into the killing of three hostages by one of its soldiers in Gaza. There are currently 129 hostages still being held captive in the Hamas-controlled enclave. The Israeli army said Saturday that three hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers carried a ...