This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 15:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday, that Israeli forces would proceed with a planned ground operation in Rafah, located in southern Gaza. This decision has raised concerns about the potential for significant civilian casualties. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a planned ground ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 15:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
At least 61 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli bombardments, the Health Ministry in Gaza said on Sunday, as Israel was preparing to send negotiators to new truce talks in Qatar. Israel's security cabinet and the smaller war cabinet were to meet to "decide on the mandate of the delegation in charge of the negotiations before its ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-17 11:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amidst recent airstrikes in Gaza, speculation swirls regarding the fate of Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas' military wing and a significant figure within the organization's hierarchy. Reports emerging from various sources suggest that Issa may have been targeted and possibly killed in an Israeli strike last week. However, it's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 22:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa in Manama on Saturday for Gaza ceasefire hostage release talks, in addition to Houthi attacks on the Red Sea. Blinken and the Crown discussed efforts to achieve a ceasefire of at least six weeks in Gaza as part of an ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-03-16 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for March 16th, 2024.
Adriana Lebbos 2024-03-16 19:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cyprus announced that a second ship carrying aid for Gaza may set sail as soon as Saturday, following the return of the initial vessel from the conflict-stricken area, having completed its delivery. A second ship loaded with aid for Gaza could depart as early as Saturday, Cyprus said, as the first vessel returned from the war-ravaged territory ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 11:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Saturday, Israeli warplanes carried out an airstrike on Jabal Blat in the direction of Marwahin, and another airstrike on the town of Mays al-Jabal, but the missile did not explode. The aircraft again fired a missile towards the western outskirts of Mays al-Jabal without exploding. The Marjayoun plain was targeted by an artillery shell. A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 11:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A US charity said on Saturday that its team in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip had finished unloading the first maritime aid shipment to reach the besieged territory. "All cargo was offloaded and is being readied for distribution in Gaza," World Central Kitchen said in a statement, noting that the aid was "almost 200 tons of food." The group is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they face "systemic abuse" and torture, rights advocates warn, calling for international action. Members of several Israeli NGOs traveled to Geneva this week to raise concerns before the United Nations about a major "crisis" inside ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-16 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Yemen's Houthis, supported by Iran, discussed plans to escalate conflicts and encircle Israel during a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, as reported by a Houthi official to AFP on Saturday. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis discussed "expanding confrontations and encircling" Israel in a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 23:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Far from drawing unanimous support, the appointment of Mohammed Moustafa as Palestinian Prime Minister on Thursday March 14 drew widespread criticism from other Palestinian factions, led by Hamas. Hamas and other factions said Friday that this week's appointment of a new Palestinian prime minister by president Mahmoud Abbas could deepen divisions ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-15 21:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestinian militant group Hamas has submitted a proposal for a new six-week truce in Gaza, to be followed by a durable ceasefire, a Hamas official told AFP on Friday. Here is what we know about the demands of both Hamas and Israel as mediators push for a deal to end the five-month-old war. What does Hamas want? The latest Hamas proposal calls ...