This Is Beirut 2023-12-29 13:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Renewal bloc (Michel Moawad, Achraf Rifi, Fouad Makhzoumi and Adib Abdel Massih) considered that the repeated attacks targeting the UNIFIL in the South seem to suggest that a “decision has been taken by the Moumanaa axis to threaten the work of these forces and prevent them from carrying out their duties.” In a statement issued on Friday, ...
Malo Pinatel 2023-12-29 13:02 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Led by the United States, the "Prosperity Guardian" operation, which involves approximately a dozen countries, aims to protect the Red Sea from attacks launched by the Houthis based in Yemen. Here are six key points outlining the primary features of this deployment. On Wednesday, December 27, two of the world's major shipping companies, the ...
Lyne Sammouri 2023-12-28 21:13 - 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 28, 2023.
ici 2023-12-28 21:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Hamas delegation is scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Friday 29th to discuss an Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. A Hamas delegation is due in Cairo Friday to give its "observations" about an Egyptian plan for a ceasefire that would end the war in Gaza, according to a Hamas official. The plan was submitted last week to officials of ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 18:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah once again escalated on Thursday throughout the afternoon, following a precarious calm that prevailed in the morning along the border. As the night begins, raids and bombings continue relentlessly, with Israeli fighter jets constantly flying over the region. It is practically the same sectors and villages ...
ici 2023-12-28 18:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged London and Paris on Thursday to exert maximum pressure on Israel to prevent an escalation in southern Lebanon and the widening of the armed conflict in Gaza. He had two discussions on the subject with the British and French Foreign Ministers, David Cameron and Catherine Colonna. During a visit to ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australia said Thursday that it was investigating alleged links to Hezbollah of two nationals who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in South Lebanon earlier this week. Three members of the Bazzi family, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed in Bint Jbeil late Tuesday night when their home was hit by Israeli raids. Ibrahim Bazzi had just ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 13:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards reaffirmed on Thursday that Tehran was not involved in the October 7 attacks. He made this statement in Tehran at the funeral of an official of the organization killed in Syria. His remarks contradicted those of the IRGC spokesman, who had said the opposite the previous day. The head of the Islamic ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 11:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Clashes between residents of the southern village of Kfar Kila and a patrol of French soldiers occurred Thursday when the French peacekeepers tried to gain access to residential areas, which aroused the anger of the residents. The latter denounced the inaction of UNIFIL during the three months of clashes on the border between Lebanon and Israel ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-28 10:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli Embassy communications operation in South Korea quickly turned into a fiasco on Thursday, December 28. Involving a propaganda video imagining an attack on Seoul similar to that of October 7, the operation provoked the outrage of the South Korean government. The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-27 23:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The French shipping company CMA-CGM has resumed its partial transit through the Red Sea, following the recent announcement by the Danish group Maersk, which stated its intention to resume operations. This decision coincides with the establishment of a US-led naval coalition tasked with safeguarding the maritime route against potential attacks by ...
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-27 21:21 - 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 27, 2023.