War Diary: Day 86
Chelsea Al Arif 2023-12-31 19:58 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 31, 2023.
War in the Middle East
Bleak Prospects for Israel-Hamas War
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 19:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate on Sunday, December 31st, as the world prepares for New Year's celebrations. On a regional scale, tensions are sharply escalating in Iraq, Syria and the Red Sea. Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Sunday as both sides near the end of a dark year, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the war ...
Attack on Iraqi Kurdish Forces Who Blame Baghdad
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Iraqi Kurdistan Peshmerga base was targeted by drone attacks on Saturday night. The government of this autonomous region immediately condemned groups linked to the central government, which is close to Iran. Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan said Sunday two drones struck a military base used by the autonomous region's security forces, blaming the ...
Israel Ready to Allow Ships for Gaza Aid
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel is ready to allow ships to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, announced Israel's Foreign Minister on Sunday, as cited by Reuters. “It can start immediately,” Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said to Tel Aviv radio station 103 FM, as reported by Reuters. Additionally, Cohen explained that Britain, ...
Israel Replaces Foreign Minister Cohen
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 16:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli government approved the appointment of a new foreign minister to replace Eli Cohen on Sunday as part of a pre-arranged reshuffle. Israel Katz, the current energy minister, will exchange positions with Cohen in a ministerial rotation, pending parliamentary approval. Cohen will retain his position as a member of the security cabinet, ...
US Navy Sinks Three Houthi-Operated Vessels in Red Sea
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 13:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The US Navy sank three Houthi rebel vessels in the Red Sea after they attacked a container ship, amid rising tensions from multiple Houthi assaults on commercial and merchant vessels in the region. The US military said Sunday its Navy helicopters fired at Iran-backed Houthi rebel boats off Yemen that were attacking a cargo ship, with Yemeni ...
Rai: Remove the Rocket Launchers Planted Between the Houses in the South
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Maronite Patriarch Mgr. Bechara al-Rai called for the protection of civilians in southern Lebanon and denounced the smear campaign against Bishop Moussa el-Hage during his homily in Bkerke on Sunday. "We call for the removal of the rocket launchers planted between homes in South Lebanon, which trigger destructive Israeli responses. Are they being ...
End of 2023 Marked by Ongoing Clashes in Southern Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2023-12-31 12:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Sunday with varying intensity, marking the last day of the year in southern Lebanon. In the afternoon, Israeli forces shelled several border villages, causing a new escalation. The Israeli army launched two shells on Jebbin and bombed the region of Mays al-Jabal, as well as Dhayra and ...
Precarious Calm on the Southern Lebanese Front
This Is Beirut 2023-12-30 22:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A precarious calm prevailed on Saturday evening on the southern front, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened at an evening press conference to inflict "severe strikes" on Hezbollah if it stepped up its attacks. Saturday afternoon was marked by hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, which carried out an air raid ...
Netanyahu Ready to Drag Out the War to Achieve His Goals
This Is Beirut 2023-12-30 22:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 85th day on Sunday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7. Some 1,140 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest Israeli figures, ...
War Diary: Day 85
Chelsea Al Arif 2023-12-30 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 30, 2023.
Escalating Tensions in Syria Between Israel, Iran and Their Allies
This Is Beirut 2023-12-30 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pro-Iran armed groups in Syria attacked two American bases in the east of the country on Saturday, December 30, in response to "probable Israeli strikes" carried out earlier in the day. Washington immediately retaliated. Armed groups affiliated to Iran targeted two American bases in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday evening, ...