War Diary: Day 144
Lyne Sammouri 2024-02-27 22:07 - 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 27th, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Wronecka Urges Southern De-escalation, Stresses Adherence to Resolution 1701
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 20:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, expressed deep concern about the gradual escalation in the exchange of fire across the Blue Line, which increases the risk of a broader conflagration and undermines Security Council Resolution 1701 voted in 2006. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Wronecka urged an immediate halt to the ...
Israel 'Systematically' Blocking Gaza Aid Access, Denounced UN
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 19:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations stated on Tuesday that Israeli forces are consistently impeding access to individuals in Gaza, which is making the delivery of aid increasingly challenging in what has evolved into a chaotic conflict zone devoid of law and order. Israeli forces are "systematically" blocking access to people in Gaza, complicating the task of ...
Southern Front: A Ceasefire on Hezbollah's Terms
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 14:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political circles close to Hezbollah claim that a ceasefire in Gaza would only be followed in southern Lebanon on the armed group's terms. It would refuse a shaky compromise, and would not commit to a ceasefire on the Lebanese front without knowing Hamas' position on the truce agreement currently being negotiated. The pro-Iranian militia ...
Municipal Elections in Israel Despite the War
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 12:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Despite the war situation, some 7.2 million voters were called to the polls for Israel's municipal elections on Tuesday, February 27. Israelis began voting on Tuesday in municipal elections, which were postponed twice, that could offer a gauge of the public mood nearly five months into the war against Hamas in Gaza. Soldiers already cast their ...
Four Israeli Raids in South Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 10:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Southern Lebanon awoke on Tuesday to four raids on the localities of al-Bisariya, Jabshit, al-Mansouri and el-Heniyeh. No casualties were reported. This was Israel's response to the launch of a rocket launcher from the town of Tiri towards northern Israel on Tuesday morning. Earlier, Hezbollah declared that it had targeted "the Meron air control ...
Hopes for a Truce Revived as Qatar’s Emir Lands in Paris
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 10:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The possibility of a probable truce agreement in Gaza was emerging on Tuesday, February 27, as US President Joe Biden expressed his optimism, while Qatar's Emir was due to land in Paris. A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that may free dozens of hostages held in Gaza in ...
Will the ‘Ramadan Ceasefire’ Pave the Way for a Fair Regional Peace Plan?
2024-02-27 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
As per the last updates from the Paris 2 meeting held last Friday, negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are expected to resume. Representatives from Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Israel, along with a delegation from Hamas, are scheduled to convene in Doha for discussions. This will be followed by further talks in Cairo aimed at ...
Southern Front: A Hezbollah Leader Killed in Israeli Strike
This Is Beirut 2024-02-26 20:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
One of Hezbollah's military officials, Hassan Hussein Salameh from al-Houjjair, was killed on Monday in an Israeli strike that targeted his moving vehicle. Salameh was in al-Majadel, a village approximately 15 kilometers from the border. Two other Hezbollah fighters were also killed in earlier air raids conducted by the Israeli military against ...
War Diary: Day 143
Tylia El Helou 2024-02-26 20:32 - 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 26th, 2024.
Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' of Gaza War
This Is Beirut 2024-02-26 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He cited the need for change following the conclusion of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced Monday the resignation of his government, ...
US Soldier Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy
This Is Beirut 2024-02-26 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An active member of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington over the weekend in protest of the war in Gaza, the Pentagon said Monday. Emergency responders on Sunday had rushed to the scene just before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) in response to a "call for person on fire outside the Israeli ...