War in the Middle East

Palestinians Call for International Strike in Solidarity for Gaza

This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 15:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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 ...

Artillery Exchange Resumes in Southern Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2023-12-11 11:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Galilee

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, ...

Hamas and the Debunking of War Fallacies

2023-12-11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Gaza War Hamas

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 ...

Intense Fighting in Khan Yunis

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 22:37 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

French navy Gaza strip Hamas

The war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by a bloody attack by the latter on the former on the morning of October 7, entered its 65th day on Sunday. According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in this attack during which around 240 people were abducted and taken to the small Palestinian territory. Currently, 137 people are ...

Gaza-Like Scenes in Most Severe Barrage on South Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 22:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Aytaroun Gaza

In the most severe day of bombing since the beginning of the war on Gaza on October 7, Israel intensified its airstrikes on southern Lebanon Sunday, leading to extensive destruction and confirmed injuries. Residential areas in Aytaroun witnessed significant Israeli air raids that resulted in injuries and massive damage that evoked destruction in ...

War Diary: Day 65

Tylia El Helou 2023-12-10 20:57 - Reading : less than a minute

Gaza

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 10, 2023.

Banks to Join General Strike in Solidarity With Gaza on Monday

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Council of Ministers Gaza

A general strike will be observed on Monday December 11 in response to a global call for solidarity with Gaza, the National News Agency reported. The announcement was made Sunday evening by the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. A statement said caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced “the closure of all ...

UNRWA Chief Accuses Israel of Seeking to Expel Gazans

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 19:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Egypt Gaza

The head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) accused Israel of wanting to expel Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, December 10. In response, the Israeli government rejected these accusations. The head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees has accused Israel of laying the groundwork for the ...

Smashed Aytaroun Neighborhood Evokes Gaza Destruction

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 17:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Aytaroun Gaza

On the 65th day of the war in Gaza, and as the confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel enters its third month, footage of a neighborhood in Aytaroun in South Lebanon evokes destruction in Gaza. الغارات الاسرائيلية دمرت حياً كاملاً في بلدة #عيترون حيث سويت العديد من المنازل ...

Swedish Diplomat Held by Iran Accused of Links with Israel

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

European Union Human rights in Iran Iran

EU diplomat Johan Floderus from Sweden, detained in Iran, has been accused of cooperating with Israel. Floderus is facing trial for "corruption on earth," a charge regularly used by the Islamic Republic against its opponents. Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with ...

#HumanRightsDay, US Embassy in Beirut Underlines Attacks on Journalists

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 16:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

BEIRUT Human Rights Day

On Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, the US embassy in Beirut underlined the “inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” In a message splashed on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, the embassy specifically highlighted ...

Gaza War: Unrelenting Israeli Raids Amid Persisting Ceasefire Mediation

This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Egypt Gaza strip Gaza War Hamas Israel-Hamas Truce

Fighting continued in Gaza on Sunday, with Israel launching intense raids in Khan Yunis and on the Rafah road, as mediation efforts aiming for a new ceasefire continue within a shrinking timeframe amid the bombardments. Fighting raged on Sunday in the Gaza Strip in the third month of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas ...