This Is Beirut 2023-12-27 20:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While the holiday season continues to cast its shadow over the country, there is no calm on the southern front as harsh Israeli bombardment persists. The Israeli army announced that they targeted infrastructure and military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Additionally, they launched flare bombs over the villages of the western ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-27 18:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Wednesday, issued a warning to Israel, stating that either the Iranian military or its affiliated groups would take "direct" action in retaliation for the killing of senior commander Razi Moussavi. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Israel on Wednesday that it or its allied groups would ...
Michel Touma 2023-12-27 16:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Unexpectedly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a strange jolt a few days ago. The leader of the Likud party found it necessary to publicly reassert his opposition to the Oslo Accords and spirit. The accords, the result of a bold and historic decision in 1993 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (under Yasser Arafat) and the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-27 14:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman said on Wednesday, December 27 that the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 were carried out in revenge for the US drone strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani, former head of the al-Quds Force, the IRGC's foreign operations arm, on January 3, 2020. "Al-Aqsa Flood was one of the acts ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-27 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A woman and two men were killed late on Tuesday evening in an Israeli air strike in Bint Jbeil, a southern Lebanese border town where clashes are a daily occurrence between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah. The Israeli aircraft carried out a raid on a residential home in the center of Bint Jbeil, about two km from the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-27 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Tuesday with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to discuss shifting “to a different phase” of the Israel-Hamas war, a White House official said. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss steps to improve the humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza and minimize harm to ...
2023-12-27 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
What could be the implications of Tel Aviv's elimination of General Razi Moussavi, one of the most experienced advisors of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Syria? Would it lead to a deterioration of the situation or an acceleration of the diplomatic process towards a resolution and a ceasefire in Gaza? The question surrounding Iran's response ...
2023-12-27 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The grace period granted by the Biden administration to Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to conclude their military mission in Gaza is beginning to narrow down. Nonetheless, Israel’s military announced that the war in Gaza will continue until its objectives are met, including the elimination of Hamas leadership and the dismantling of the ...
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-26 21:06 - 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 26, 2023.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-26 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a series of hostile incidents in Qlayleh today, the main road leading to the town faced targeted airstrikes, resulting in damage to several cars, as reported by the National News Agency in Tyre. The situation escalated with Israeli airstrikes on the Maaliya plain near Qlayleh, south of the city of Tyre. The area witnessed four drone strikes, ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2023-12-26 18:26 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In the calculations of the Lebanese people, the Taif Agreement appears to be irreplaceable despite the plethora of options and proposals on the table. However, a collective understanding prevails that, without comprehensive international consensus and an appropriate regional context, the exploration of an alternative arrangement would be ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-26 17:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations on Tuesday, expressed deep concern over Israel's ongoing bombardment of the central Gaza Strip, emphasizing the urgent need for Israeli forces to implement all possible measures to safeguard civilians. The United Nations said Tuesday it was "gravely concerned" by Israel's continued bombardment of the central Gaza Strip and ...