This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 09:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three men opened fire on vehicles in a traffic jam near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem, on Thursday February 22. They were killed by Israeli security forces. Three Palestinian gunmen killed one person and wounded ten when they sprayed automatic weapons fire at vehicles in a "terror attack" Thursday near a Jewish ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-21 21:24 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 21, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 19:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has called on the Security Council "to compel Israel to cease its aggression and violations of Lebanese sovereignty" and "to enter into negotiations through the UN to comply fully with Resolution 1701 and thus preserve peace and security in the region." A statement issued on Wednesday read that in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 14:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli troops killed three Palestinian 'terrorists' during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Wednesday. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed at least one death in the Israeli operation, the latest in a months-long military crackdown across the occupied West Bank since Hamas's October 7 attack on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 13:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrike on Majdal Zoun killed a woman, Khadija Salman, and a seven year-old child, Amal Hussein Al Durr, after hostile warplanes targeted the Al-Masha'a neighborhood in the town of Majdal Zoun, aiming at a house. At an earlier time, an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Mission Scouts transported a moderately injured person from the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 10:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Syrian state media, at least two individuals were killed on Wednesday in Damascus when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential neighborhood. This incident marks the latest casualties resulting from an intensifying Israeli air campaign following the outbreak of the Gaza conflict. An Israeli strike on a residential area of Damascus ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 07:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In southern Lebanon, the GSM network has been decommissioned in several areas where Hezbollah is omnipresent, in favor of the pro-Iranian group's private telecommunications network. For those who don't know, Hezbollah has its own telecommunications network, set up long before the July 2006 war with Israel. In fact, during that war, this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 22:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A precarious calm prevailed on Tuesday evening at the southern border of Lebanon, following a day marked by an escalation of artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel, while firefighters continued to try to extinguish the flames at the generator factory targeted on Monday in the town of Ghaziyeh, south of Saida. Israeli warplanes carried ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to the White House, a US envoy will embark on a trip this week aiming to progress a hostage deal and seek assurances from Israel regarding a potential offensive in Rafah. A US envoy will seek to advance a hostage deal and press for assurances from Israel on a Rafah offensive in a trip this week, the White House said on Tuesday. Brett ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States utilized its veto power on Tuesday in the UN Security Council to block a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This action has garnered strong criticism from allies, putting President Joe Biden under increasing pressure to adjust his support for Israel. The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on ...
Rayan Chami 2024-02-20 21:04 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 20th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The French defense ministry announced on Tuesday that the French navy had intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Red Sea, an area where Yemen's Houthis have been targeting ships. The French navy has shot down two drones over the Red Sea, where Yemen's Houthis have been attacking ships, the defense ministry in Paris said on Tuesday. The ...