This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The health ministry in the Gaza Strip said on Sunday that an Israeli airstrike killed two journalists in the Palestinian territory. Mostafa Thuraya, a video stringer for Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency, and Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with the Al Jazeera television network, were killed while they were traveling in a car, the ministry ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 15:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a war council meeting on Sunday that the current war will not end until all the objectives have been achieved, as reported by the Israeli media Haaretz. These objectives include the elimination of Hamas, the return of all Israeli hostages and a guarantee that Gaza will no longer represent a threat to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 14:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Abdullah II of Jordan called on the United States to put pressure on Israel to obtain an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza on Sunday, January 7. The King of Jordan was speaking shortly after a meeting with US top diplomat Antony Blinken. Jordan's king urged the top United States diplomat on Sunday to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and put an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to several American officials who spoke to the Washington Post, a report by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) highlights the risk that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will try by all means to open up a wider front in Lebanon, in order to ensure his political survival. The risk of such a conflagration had already been ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to a Qatari official and an Israeli source quoted by Axios, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, who had come to meet him in Doha, that the assassination in Beirut of Saleh al-Arouri on January 3 would significantly complicate efforts to reach a new ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan on the evening of Saturday, January 7, after two stops in Turkey and Greece. This diplomatic trip is intended to de-escalate tensions surrounding the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The United States' top diplomat was in Jordan on Sunday as part of a Middle East tour aiming to ensure that the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 10:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli army announced on Sunday, January 7, that it had dismantled Hamas' military capabilities in northern Gaza. Meanwhile, an Israeli raid in Jenin, occupied West Bank, left at least six people dead and several injured. Israel said that it had "dismantled" Hamas' military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-07 10:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Early on Sunday afternoon, the Israeli warplanes attacked Hezbollah military targets in the areas of Labbouneh, Majdal Zoun and Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, according to Israeli media. It reported that secondary explosions occurred in several bombed buildings, indicating the presence of weapons. Missiles fell near Al-Manara settlement in the ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-01-06 21:50 - 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 6, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-01-06 21:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the 92nd day of the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, relentless Israeli airstrikes continue to batter Gaza. The civilian population, lacking adequate shelter, grapples with severe shortages, all while international mediations struggle to yield tangible results. Israel bombed southern Gaza Saturday as the UN warned the besieged ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-06 21:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to focus on ending the war on Saturday, January 6. Currently in Turkey, Blinken is conducting a Middle East diplomatic tour in a bid to calm rising tensions. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use his current Middle East tour ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-06 20:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
As the situation in Gaza reaches a critical point, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The discussions centered around the escalating conflict in Gaza and deliberations on Sweden's potential accession to NATO. Washington's top diplomat discussed the Israel-Hamas war with Turkey's ...