War Diary: Day 129
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-12 22:10 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 12th, 2024.
War in the Middle East
UK Sanctions Four Israeli Settlers for Human Rights Violations
This Is Beirut 2024-02-12 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UK has sanctioned four Israeli settlers on Monday, for human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Israel to put a halt to settler violence that plagues the West Bank. Britain on Monday announced sanctions on four "extremist Israeli settlers" accused of committing human rights ...
US Trying to Broker Six-Week Gaza Truce
This Is Beirut 2024-02-12 20:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
The United States is working to negotiate a ceasefire of "at least six weeks" in the Gaza Strip as part of a wider deal that would also involve the release of hostages, President Joe Biden said Monday. "The United States is working on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which would bring (an) immediate and sustained period of calm to Gaza for ...
Israel Bans UN Special Rapporteur from Entering Occupied Territories
This Is Beirut 2024-02-12 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel announced on Monday that it would impose a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories. This decision came after the rapporteur made comments denying that Hamas' attack on October 7 was "antisemitic." Israel on Monday announced a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the ...
1/4 Border Demarcation: Ras Naqoura Tunnel, a Zone of High Contention
2024-02-12 13:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In a series of four articles, This is Beirut looks at three key elements in the Lebanese-Israeli border dispute, and a fourth that has fallen into oblivion. The first concerns the Ras Naqoura tunnel, owned by the Lebanese state and registered in the land register under number 28/Naqoura, but which Israel turned into a tourist zone since occupying ...
Southern Front: At Least 9 Casualties on Monday
This Is Beirut 2024-02-12 12:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At least nine Lebanese and Palestinian militiamen were killed in Israeli bombings and raids in southern Lebanon on Monday. Four people were first killed during the day after an Israeli bombardment of a building in the border town of Maroun el-Ras. In a statement, Hezbollah announced the deaths of Ali Ahmad Mehanna and Mohammed Baker Hassan ...
Deadly Strikes on Rafah, Israel Rescues Two Hostages
This Is Beirut 2024-02-12 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel carried out a military operation in Rafah on Sunday evening, claiming the lives of around 100 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The Hebrew state claims to have rescued two hostages. Israel announced on Monday the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Gaza Health Ministry said that "around ...
War Diary: Day 128
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-11 21:03 - 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 11th, 2024.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Condemns Israel's "Aggressive" Plans to Invade Rafah
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 20:28 - Reading : less than a minute
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned on Sunday the "aggressive Israeli plans to invade the city of Rafah as part of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, forcibly displacing Palestinians." The ministry urged the International Security Council to "fulfill its responsibilities by promptly deciding on an immediate ceasefire, ...
Clashes in the South with 2 Dead from Amal
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Clashes continued on Sunday afternoon in south Lebanon, where two members of the Amal movement were reportedly killed in an air raid on a house in the Chihine region. Israeli raids also hit the Jabal Blat and Yaroun areas in the central sector. The Wadi Hamoul and Labbouneh areas were bombarded with 155-mm shells. Israeli artillery also ...
Netanyahu Promises 'Safe Passage' to Palestinians for Rafah Operation
This Is Beirut 2024-02-11 11:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As tensions escalate between Israel and Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vow to extend military operations into Rafah. Despite Netanyahu's assurance of "safe passage" for civilians, questions loom over where the displaced population can seek refuge. The threat of an Israeli incursion into Gaza's southernmost town of Rafah persisted ...
UNIFIL Calls for Resumption of Tripartite Meetings in Naqoura
2024-02-11 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Since early October, the position of military coordinator with UNIFIL forces, previously held by retired Colonel Mounir Shehadeh, has remained vacant. To date, no replacement has been appointed. It's worth noting that the person in this position is tasked with chairing the Lebanese military delegation at tripartite meetings in Naqoura between the ...