This Is Beirut 2024-01-11 13:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The risk of escalation persists on Lebanon's southern border as US envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Beirut on a new mission to prevent the war in Gaza from spreading to Lebanon and to relaunch discussions on the delimitation of the land border with the Hebrew state. Two civils from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Association were killed on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-11 13:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestine International Court of Justice
South Africa on Thursday accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, arguing that even the deadly October 7 Hamas attack could not justify such alleged actions, as it launched a landmark case at the top UN court. Pretoria has lodged an urgent appeal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to "immediately suspend" ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-11 11:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to travel to Egypt on Thursday for more talks aimed at containing Israel's war against Hamas. The diplomat was set to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi in Cairo, a day after talks with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, who ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 22:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas jointly advocated, on Wednesday, for sustained pressure to secure a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians. Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Palestinian leader ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-01-10 21:42 - 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 10, 2024.
Rémi Amalvy 2024-01-10 19:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden's Diplomatic and Senior Advisor for Energy and Investment, is expected to return to Lebanon on January 10 or 11, at the latest, to engage in discussions over the ongoing confrontations in southern Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel and actively work towards finding solutions. As part of his new mission in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 19:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions on the southern border escalated Wednesday afternoon between Israel and Hezbollah. In recent hostilities, two civilians were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Hassan Ali Tawil lost his life due to an Israeli artillery shell that fell near his home in Kfar Kila. The Red Cross, aided by UNIFIL and the Lebanese army, recovered the body ...
2024-01-10 15:06 - Reading : less than a minute
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)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
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 ...