War in the Middle East

Gaza Aid Pier Reestablished After Storm Damage
Gaza Aid Pier Reestablished After Storm Damage

The United States reestablished on Friday a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries into Gaza after the structure suffered storm damage and underwent repairs in a nearby port, the country's military said. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully reestablished the temporary pier in Gaza, enabling the continued delivery of much-needed ...

UK Labour Party to Include Palestinian Recognition in Manifesto
UK Labour Party to Include Palestinian Recognition in Manifesto

The UK's Labour party leader, Sir Keir Starmer, is expected to include a pledge to recognize Palestine before the end of any peace process in its upcoming election manifesto, the Guardian reported on Friday. Labor's position has grown more critical of Israel's war in Gaza as the conflict drags on. Keir Starmer called for an "immediate ceasefire" ...

Hamas' Sinwar Sets Out Ceasefire Red-Lines
Hamas' Sinwar Sets Out Ceasefire Red-Lines

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, presented two conditions to mediators necessary for Hamas to agree to any proposal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday . According to the Wall Street Journal, Sinwar said that Hamas would not agree to any agreement that did not contain Israeli commitments to a permanent ceasefire. He also set ...

Houthi's Detain Over a Dozen Aid Workers and UN Staff
Houthi's Detain Over a Dozen Aid Workers and UN Staff

Yemen's Houthi have detained more than a dozen aid workers, including United Nations staff, in an apparently coordinated sweep, a diplomatic source and a Yemeni NGO said Friday. At least 18 aid workers were kidnapped in four rebel-held parts of the war-torn country, the Yemeni Mayyun Organization for Human Rights said, listing 10 workers from UN ...

War Diary: Day 244
War Diary: Day 244

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 June 6, 2024.

Ambiguity Over Hamas' Response to Biden's Ceasefire Proposal
Ambiguity Over Hamas' Response to Biden's Ceasefire Proposal

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said Thursday that US President Joe Biden's proposed Gaza ceasefire deal was "just words," and that the Palestinian militant group had not received any written commitments related to a truce. On the other hand, Egyptian State-linked al-Qahera News reported, citing a high-level source, that they have received ...

Lazzarini Claims Israel Targeted UNRWA School 'Without Prior Warning'
Lazzarini Claims Israel Targeted UNRWA School 'Without Prior Warning'

Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, said on Thursday that Israel had bombed one of its Gaza schools "without prior warning" to thousands of displaced sheltering there. The military said it had killed several "terrorists" in a "precision strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside an UNRWA school" in the Nuseirat ...

Israel Sends Mixed Signals Over War on Southern Lebanon
Israel Sends Mixed Signals Over War on Southern Lebanon

Israel is sending mixed signals, alternating between its threats of a widening conflict with Hezbollah and its rejection of war with Lebanon. According to Israeli media, former Israeli Defense Minister and chief of the National Unity Party Benny Gantz called on Thursday morning for “the mayors of the North to prepare for the difficult days that ...

Spain Joins South African ICJ \
Spain Joins South African ICJ "Genocide" Case Against Israel

Spain said on Thursday that it will join South Africa's case at the UN's top court in which Pretoria has accused Israel of "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. "Our sole goal is to put an end to the war and to advance on the road of applying the two-state solution", Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said at a press conference. His statement came a ...

Israeli Drone Strike on Aitaroun Causes Casualties
Israeli Drone Strike on Aitaroun Causes Casualties

An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcyclist in Aitaroun on Thursday morning, killing one person and injuring another. The victim was reportedly a Hezbollah fighter, as the pro-Iranian group later announced the death of one of its fighters, Hussein Nehme Hourani, also known as Badr. For its part, the Israeli military announced that it had ...

Israel Strike on UNRWA School Kills 37, Say Gaza Hospital
Israel Strike on UNRWA School Kills 37, Say Gaza Hospital

A hospital in central Gaza said Thursday at least 37 people were killed in Israeli bombardment overnight of a UN-run school which the Israeli military said housed a "Hamas compound". The military said it "eliminated" several "terrorists" after its jets "conducted a precise strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside an UNRWA school in the area of ...

Southern Front: A Lebanese Wounded in Dhayra and One Israeli Soldier Killed in Upper Galilee
Southern Front: A Lebanese Wounded in Dhayra and One Israeli Soldier Killed in Upper Galilee

One Israeli soldier was killed, and at least eleven others were wounded – two of them seriously – in a Hezbollah drone and missile strike on a military camp in Hurfeish, Upper Galilee. Hezb confirmed the attack, stating that it targeted a gathering of Israeli army in the Baram forest in retaliation for the Israeli raid on Tuesday in Naqoura. ...