Michel Touma 2024-01-10 14:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A meticulously negotiated political resolution, under the guidance of the United States, to revert to the strict implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701; or a steadily mounting military escalation amplifying the risk of a large-scale conflagration, potentially surpassing the severity witnessed in 2006? For several weeks, the Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that Mahmoud Abbas is dedicated to overhauling the Palestinian Authority with the aim of potentially reuniting the conflict-affected Gaza and the occupied West Bank under its governance. US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is committed ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 13:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bou Habib, asked the Lebanese mission to the United Nations to submit a new complaint to the Security Council on Tuesday 9, in response to Israel's complaint about Lebanon's non-compliance with Resolution 1701. The complaint condemns the hostile actions carried out by the Israeli forces ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 12:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The villages in southern Lebanon are being bombarded relentlessly by Israel on Wednesday. The Israeli army targeted a house at dawn on Wednesday in Kfarchouba – Hasbaya. Civil defense teams worked from 3:30 AM until 6:00 AM to retrieve the body of a deceased person, reportedly a member of Hezbollah, and to extinguish the fire that erupted due ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US and UK military forces successfully intercepted over 20 drones and missiles in the Red Sea, launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels. London has characterized this event as the "largest attack" to date by the Iran-backed insurgents. US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Houthis, in what ...
Rami Rayess 2024-01-10 07:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The main question on every Lebanese citizen’s mind since the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7—which led to a political and military operation of seismic magnitude in Gaza—revolves around the nature of the conflict unfolding in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah engaged Israel the following day. The key concern is whether it will escalate ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 23:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Intense strikes were reported overnight in Khan Yunis and Rafah, the biggest cities in the southern part of Gaza, which are crowded with internally displaced people. Israel's army said its forces killed 40 militants over the past 24 hours in "expanded ground operations including air strikes" in Khan Younes, and that troops had seized AK-47 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 22:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The WHO announced a reduction in its capacity to aid Gaza residents on Tuesday, citing a "humanitarian catastrophe" unfolding in the territory due to the war led by Israel against Hamas. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Tuesday that its ability to assist the residents of Gaza has diminished, as a "humanitarian catastrophe" unfolds in ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-09 22:16 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 9, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 19:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The International Criminal Court officially announced, on Tuesday, that it is conducting an investigation into potential crimes against journalists since the onset of the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Numerous reporters have lost their lives in the region during the hostilities. The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea firmly rejected an alleged plan by the Iran-backed Moumanaa axis to use the presidency as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Western envoys. "At this stage, we utterly reject the election of a symbolic president, who lacks the required attributes for the presidential position, as part of a regional ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Late on Tuesday morning, MP Michel Moawad was received in Bkerke by the Maronite Patriarch, Archbishop Bechara al-Rai. At the end of the visit, he stressed that the meeting had been "an opportunity to discuss the latest dangerous developments" taking place at several levels on the Lebanese scene, referring of course to the military escalation in ...