War in the Middle East

War Diary: Day 341
War Diary: Day 341

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 11th, 2024.

Deadly Israeli Strike on Central Gaza School Kills 18
Deadly Israeli Strike on Central Gaza School Kills 18

Israel bombed a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Wednesday, which rescuers said killed 18 people, including UN staffers, while the Israeli army said it hit a Hamas control centre. The Al-Jawni school in Nuseirat had already been bombed several times over the course of the 11-month war in Gaza. The latest strike on ...

Tensions Persist on Lebanese-Israeli Border After Violent Night
Tensions Persist on Lebanese-Israeli Border After Violent Night

Tensions persisted on the Lebanese-Israeli border Wednesday after an extremely violent night. The Israeli army conducted a raid on a park in Maroun al-Ras using two booby-trapped vehicles, causing significant damage to the park’s facilities. Israeli drones struck the western outskirts of Rashaya Al-Fakhar, while artillery shelling targeted the ...

War Diary: Day 340
War Diary: Day 340

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 10th, 2024.

Turkey Condemns Israeli Strike, Vows to Protect Haram al-Sharif
Turkey Condemns Israeli Strike, Vows to Protect Haram al-Sharif

Turkey denounced on Tuesday an Israeli strike on a humanitarian zone in the Palestinian territory that killed dozens as another “war crime.” “We condemn Israel's massacre of dozens of Palestinians in an attack on the tents of civilians in the so-called 'humanitarian zone' in Khan Yunis,” said the Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in a ...

Twelve Injured in Israeli Strike on Building in Nabatiyeh
Twelve Injured in Israeli Strike on Building in Nabatiyeh

Israeli strikes continued early on Tuesday afternoon. An Israeli drone launched three missiles at a five-story building in the Kssar al-Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatiyeh, near the Serail. According to reports from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, this attack resulted in twelve injuries. Rescue and Civil Defense teams were promptly dispatched to ...

Jordan Votes in Elections Overshadowed by Gaza
Jordan Votes in Elections Overshadowed by Gaza

Jordanians went to the polls Tuesday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the war in Gaza and concerns over a slump in tourism, a sector vital to the kingdom's economy. It is the first vote since a 2022 reform increased the number of seats in the house, reserving more for women and lowering the minimum age for candidates. Despite these ...

Israeli Strike on a Humanitarian Zone Kills 19
Israeli Strike on a Humanitarian Zone Kills 19

An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed at least 19 people and wounded 60 early on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said The strike hit Al-Mawasi -- in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis -- which was designated a safe zone by the Israeli military early in the war, with tens of thousands ...

An Israeli Strike in Western Bekaa Kills One
An Israeli Strike in Western Bekaa Kills One

An Israeli drone targeted a car on Tuesday morning in the vicinity of the town of Saghbine on the road to Machghara in Western Bekaa. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, this strike killed one person and injured two others. On Tuesday morning, heavy Israeli shelling was observed in Khiam following the launch of an unexploded missile by ...

War Diary: Day 339
War Diary: Day 339

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 9th, 2024.

Israel Order Evacuation of Northwest Gaza
Israel Order Evacuation of Northwest Gaza

The Israeli military said Monday it ordered the evacuation of several neighbourhoods and towns near Gaza City, warning of imminent fighting after rockets were launched from the area. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesman, posted on social media platform X a map showing several areas in the Gaza Strip's northwest to be evacuated, declaring them ...

South Lebanon: Four Injured in a Strike on Hanine
South Lebanon: Four Injured in a Strike on Hanine

Early on Monday morning, the Israeli army fired a ground-to-ground missile and mortar shells at the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila, while shelling targeted Kfar Hamam and Kfarchouba. This comes after a tense night during which an Israeli strike on Hanine, on Sunday night, injured four people, according to the latest information from the ...