War Diary: Day 60
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-05 22:33 - 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 5, 2023.
War in the Middle East
US Sanctions Extremist Israeli Settlers
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 21:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States on Tuesday announced its decision to deny visas to extremist Israeli settlers involved in attacks against Palestinians. This move is aimed at increasing pressure to mitigate a surge in violence in the West Bank amid the Gaza war. The United States said Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers who attack ...
Hamas in Lebanon Tries to Put Things Right
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 20:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ahmad Abdel Hadi Al-Aqsa Flood Hamas
Hamas's branch in Lebanon tried on Tuesday to put things right after the wave of indignation caused by its announcement the previous day that it had set up a group dubbed the Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards with the mission of "liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque." Its representative in Lebanon Ahmad Abdel Hadi told the Al-Nashra website that ...
One Lebanese Soldier Killed, Three Wounded in Israeli Fire
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 20:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One Lebanese army soldier was killed and three others wounded following an Israeli bombardment of their position in Odeisseh, South Lebanon, where artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and the Israeli army intensified on Tuesday afternoon. The Lebanese army announced in a statement that one of the four soldiers wounded by Israeli artillery fire ...
Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards: An Attack on Lebanon's Sovereignty
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 20:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The announcement on Monday by the Lebanese branch of Hamas of the creation of a new group called the "Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards" with the mission of "liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” continued on Tuesday to provoke widespread criticism from the ranks of the opposition, who denounced it as a flagrant attack on Lebanon's ...
Bou Habib: Lebanon Committed to 1701
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 16:27 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib asserted on Tuesday that Lebanon is "committed to the implementation of Resolution 1701 and Israel must cease its air, land and sea violations of Lebanese sovereignty." During a meeting with representatives from Switzerland and Denmark and the Norwegian chargé d'affaires, Bou Habib also stressed the ...
Hamas Awakens Demons of Lebanese Collective Memory
2023-12-05 13:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In response to international calls for the effective implementation of Resolution 1701, Hezbollah has allowed the Palestinian movement Hamas to strengthen its military activities in Lebanese territory. This dynamic has led Hamas to establish the "Vanguards of the Al-Aqsa Deluge" in Lebanon, allowing anyone interested to join. This announcement ...
Qatar's Emir Accuses Israel of Committing Genocide
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 13:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Qatari Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, strongly criticized international inaction on the Israel-Hamas war. Speaking at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting, he described it as “shameful” and accused Israel of committing genocide. Qatar's Emir criticized what he labeled as “shameful” international inaction over the Israel-Hamas ...
'Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards' with General Khalil Helou
2023-12-05 13:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
According to retired Lebanese Army General Khalil Helou, the announcement by Hamas of the creation of a new faction, the "Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards," provides Israel with a justification to attack Lebanon. The announcement by Hamas of the establishment of a faction on Lebanese soil with the mission to "liberate Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque" has ...
Southern Lebanon: Clashes Intensify
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The situation on Lebanon's southern border remains very tense, especially since Hamas announced the formation of a new movement on Lebanese territory, the "Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards," whose mission is to "liberate Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque." The alarm sirens of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) sounded on Tuesday in ...
Israel Intensifies Offensive in Southern Gaza
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 10:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel has escalated its offensive in southern Gaza, prompting escalating clashes with Hamas militants and raising concerns for trapped civilians in the densely populated territory. Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday after expanding their offensive deeper into the besieged territory, with warnings that an ...
Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Swap Recap
This Is Beirut 2023-12-05 08:00 - Reading : less than a minute
On the 59th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, 78 Israeli and dual-national hostages have been released through an exchange deal with Hamas, while 240 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons.