War Diary: Day 111
2024-01-25 21:20 - 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 25, 2024.
War in the Middle East
US, UK Impose Sanctions on Key Houthi Figures
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 19:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Kingdom and the United States announced on Thursday, sanctions on key Houthi figures, citing the aim to safeguard maritime security in the Red Sea. The United Kingdom and the United States on Thursday said they had imposed sanctions on key Houthi figures to protect maritime security in the Red Sea. British Foreign Secretary David ...
Israeli Army Ordered Gazans to Vacate Targeted UNRWA Shelter
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations informed AFP on Thursday, that the Israeli military instructed individuals seeking refuge in a shelter in southern Khan Younes to evacuate by the following afternoon, as the location was targeted with lethal tank fire. The United Nations told AFP on Thursday that the Israeli military ordered people taking refuge in their UNRWA ...
Latest Updates at the Southern Border
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli bombardment of the villages of Tayr Harfa, Alma al-Shaab, Dhayra, Labbouneh and Btayshe resumed at the crack of dawn on Thursday. The Israeli army justified this new salvo of shells with suspicions of "three people having infiltrated the Hanita settlement." Because of these fears, several roads in the Western Galilee were closed, ...
Israel Intensifies Strikes on Khan Younes After Deadly UN Shelter Attack
This Is Beirut 2024-01-25 12:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes and ground operations were focused Thursday on the Gazan city of Khan Younes, where the UN said 12 people were killed by tank shelling at one of its shelters the day before. The deadly incident came after the Israeli Army said it had encircled the city, where footage released by the military showed soldiers engaged in urban ...
Israel Genocide Case Ruling Due Friday
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 22:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine International Court of Justice
The United Nations' highest court announced that it will deliver its historic verdict on Friday in the case against Israel regarding alleged genocide in Gaza. The outcome is anticipated to be closely monitored globally. The UN's top court said it would hand down its landmark ruling on Friday in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in ...
War Diary: Day 110
Rayan Chami 2024-01-24 22:22 - 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 24, 2024.
Maersk Vessels Turn Back From Red Sea After 'Explosions'
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Maersk, the Danish shipping company, announced on Wednesday that two vessels from its US subsidiary, en route to the Red Sea, reversed course following nearby explosions in an area that has witnessed attacks by Houthis. Danish shipping giant Maersk said Wednesday that two ships belonging to a US subsidiary heading towards the Red Sea had turned ...
Southern Towns Still Under Attack
2024-01-24 18:01 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army targeted on Wednesday the outskirts of the town of Alma al-Shaab, Tayr Harfa, Labbouneh–Naqoura, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Hebbariyeh and al-Faradays. Additionally, the Israeli army dropped phosphorus shells on the perimeter of al-Adaisa. Intermittent shelling hit the outskirts of Hamoul and Dhayra. Meanwhile, MK-type ...
Israel Escalates Its Attacks on Khan Younes
This Is Beirut 2024-01-24 15:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel intensified the assault on Khan Younes, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid widespread mourning for the army's deadliest day in Gaza. Israel kept up its heavy assault on the "encircled" Gazan city of Khan Younes on Wednesday, following an outpouring of grief over the army's deadliest single day since ground operations in the territory ...
Editorial – Tel Aviv-Tehran: A Waltz With the Irrational
Michel Touma 2024-01-24 11:51 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The "cockfight" between irrationality and pragmatism on the regional political-diplomatic stage, and consequently, on the local scene, is in full swing. Regrettably, for decades, it has been the Lebanese, Palestinian and even Israeli populations who have borne the brunt of this ongoing struggle. This race against time between political maneuvers ...
Israel Faces Pressure amid Military Losses
This Is Beirut 2024-01-23 23:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel reported the loss of 24 soldiers on Tuesday, marking the highest single-day casualties since the commencement of its ground offensive in Gaza. This comes amid increasing pressure on the government to put an end to the conflict. Israel said on Tuesday that 24 soldiers died in the biggest single-day losses since the start of its ground war ...