This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 13:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees stated on Tuesday, after an overnight visit to the Gaza Strip, that civilians there are enduring “hell on earth” as Israel's war against Hamas continues. “Back in #Gaza, an endlessly deepening tragedy. People are everywhere, living in the streets, needing everything. They plead for safety ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The impact of the Gaza war, including the termination of work permits, has left West Bank Palestinians in a dire financial situation as violence in the West Bank escalates. West Bank Palestinian Ibrahim al-Qiq lost his Israeli job permit after the Gaza war began, plunging him into despair and debt like thousands of others in the Palestinian ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-12 10:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Are there any conditions that Israel has demanded to prevent further escalation at the border? Diplomatic efforts are currently underway to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, aimed at de-escalating clashes in southern Lebanon. Artillery exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah have persisted since October 8, 2023. However, what ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 22:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ambassadors from the UN Security Council visited Egypt on Monday to meet with victims in Gaza affected by the conflict between Israel and Hamas. This visit comes just days after the United States blocked a resolution calling for a ceasefire. UN Security Council ambassadors travelled to Egypt on Monday to meet Gazan victims of the war between ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel reportedly used US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an attack on southern Lebanon in October, injuring at least nine civilians. According to a Washington Post article published on Monday, remnants of three 155-millimeter artillery rounds were found in Dhayra, near the Israeli border, where four homes were burned and nine people ...
2023-12-11 21:10 - 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 11, 2023.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 20:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army resumed on Monday afternoon after a slight period of calm in the morning. In an exchange of artillery fire on both sides of the border, the mukhtar of Taybeh, Hussein Mansour, was killed by a shell that landed on the outskirts of the town’s border. The Israeli army also shelled the center of Kfar ...
2023-12-11 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon followed the Global call for a strike on Monday, echoing global solidarity with Gaza. Urged by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, public administrations and schools closed their doors, while essential services remained operational. Despite partial adherence due to urgent needs, Lebanese citizens rallied for a just resolution in support ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 15:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker wrote an article in the National Interest on December 9 comparing the July 2006 war in Lebanon to that in Gaza today. Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker drew a comparison between Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas and the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 15:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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After 66 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared the “beginning of the end” for Hamas, while Palestinians called for a global strike in solidarity with Gaza. Heavy urban battles raged on Monday in the bloodiest Gaza war ever, which has claimed the lives of 101 Israeli soldiers and around 18,000 ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Artillery exchange continued on Monday morning between Hezbollah and the Israeli Army in southern Lebanon. The latter announced that it had intercepted eight missiles from Lebanon, fired towards the western sector of the Galilee, where alarm sirens sounded early in the morning. Two of these missiles landed in an unpopulated area. In retaliation, ...
2023-12-11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The unfolding of the Gaza War sends us to a basic reality check to understand its nature. This war was initially triggered by a terrorist attack that targeted the South of Israel and yielded a full-fledged pogrom with its cortège of horrors: mass murder (the rave party rampage), women’s rape and sexual atrocities, assaults on civilians in their ...