War Diary: Day 171
Tylia El Helou 2024-03-25 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 25th, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Netanyahu Cancels Israeli Delegation's Visit to Washington
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 19:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel announced that Benjamin Netanyahu has called off a planned visit by an Israeli delegation to Washington. This decision comes in response to the United States' abstention from voting on the Gaza ceasefire resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council. Immediately after the United Nations ...
Hamas Official Targeted by Bekaa Strike 'Narrowly Escaped'
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 19:24 - Reading : less than a minute
A Palestinian Hamas official narrowly escaped an Israeli drone attack on Sunday in West Bekaa, a Lebanese security source told AFP on Monday. A Syrian civilian driving a utility vehicle was killed in the strike in the Souairi area in the Bekaa Valley. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/238412"] According to the security source, ...
Will the Gaza Ceasefire Be Implemented in South Lebanon?
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Monday evening, the United Nations Security Council passed for the first time a ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Gaza war, which entails a preliminary ceasefire during the month of Ramadan to make way for a “lasting” scenario. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/latest-news/238695"] Many have had their eyes on South Lebanon ...
Southern Front: Exchanges Resume After Precarious Morning Lull
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 16:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Monday morning when an airstrike targeted a house on the western outskirts of Mays al-Jabal in the Ras al-Zahr neighborhood. In the early afternoon, drones were flying over the city of Tyre. Additionally, it was reported that sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee due to a drone operated ...
UNSC Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution as US Abstains
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 16:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations Security Council for the first time on Monday passed a ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Gaza War, with the United States, Israel's ally which has vetoed previous bids, abstaining. UN Resolution 2728, which demands an "immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads to a "lasting" truce, went ...
Ending the Hezbollah-Israel War
David Hale 2024-03-25 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
International attention is focused on how to bring a ceasefire and at some stage an end to the fighting between Hamas and Israel. This focus is only natural given the state of affairs in Gaza and Israel's war aims there, despite the obvious orchestration of regional attacks on Israeli, American, and global interests by Iranian proxies. However, ...
Israel Battling Hamas Around Al-Shifa and Al-Nasser Hospitals
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's army said it was battling Hamas militants Monday around two Gaza hospitals, reporting some 20 fighters killed in the past day in close-quarters combat and air strikes. Israel has launched raids on and near several Gaza hospitals since the war erupted in October, claiming that fighters have used them as bases -- charges denied by the ...
UN Diplomats Expect Gaza Ceasefire Resolution To Be Adopted
This Is Beirut 2024-03-25 10:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The UN Security Council will vote on another ceasefire resolution, on Monday, with diplomats cautiously expecting the resolution to be adopted, after working with the US to avoid their veto. The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, after Russia and China vetoed an earlier text ...
The Riddles of an Open-Ended Conflict
2024-03-25 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-ongoing-developments-of-the-war-in-Gaza-and-their-sequels-are-proliferating-in-every.mp3"][/audio] The ongoing developments of the war in Gaza and their sequels are proliferating in every direction, and there is a need to recapitulate the different ...
Israeli Defense Chief Says 'Military Edge' Is at Center of US Trip
This Is Beirut 2024-03-24 22:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that his visit to Washington this week would focus on maintaining Israel's military superiority in the Middle East as fighting rages in Gaza. Gallant is expected to meet his US counterpart Lloyd Austin and other senior US officials, as relations between the two allies become strained over the ...
Christians Attend Palm Sunday Mass in Gaza
This Is Beirut 2024-03-24 22:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The faithful walked slowly in a procession past the stone facade of Gaza's only Catholic church on Palm Sunday, gathering to pray for peace as war raged around them. Holy Family Church's tranquil courtyard, filled with dozens of children and older people, belied the humanitarian crisis happening beyond its gates in Gaza City. Inside the church, ...