This Is Beirut 05/09 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas's lead negotiator on Thursday urged the United States to press Israel for a truce in Gaza, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of blocking a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. "If the US administration and its President (Joe) Biden really want to reach a ceasefire and complete a prisoner exchange deal, they must abandon their ...
This Is Beirut 05/09 18:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli shelling of South Lebanon continued on Thursday afternoon, with Israel targeting Ras al-Dahr, the western quarters of the locality of Mays al-Jabal, as well as the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab in the central sector. A Hezbollah combatant, identified as Abbas Anis Ayoub, was killed and another wounded in an Israeli airstrike earlier ...
05/09 11:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a long night of violence, Israeli warplanes struck the outskirts of Siddiqin and Kafra early on Thursday morning, killing a member of Hezbollah and injuring another. Artillery shelling also hit Bayt Lif, while Aita al-Shaab was targeted by a Merkava tank, and machine gun fire was heard in Ramya. Israeli artillery shelling also reached a ...
This Is Beirut 05/09 10:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to "thwart" a Gaza truce deal after the Israeli Prime Minister said the Palestinian militant group has "rejected everything" in negotiations. The blame trading comes as Netanyahu faces pressure to seal a deal that would free remaining hostages after Israeli authorities announced on Sunday the ...
Lyne Sammouri 04/09 20:23 - Reading : less than a minute
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 4, 2024.
This Is Beirut 04/09 19:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and several others were arrested Wednesday after occupying a University of Copenhagen building to call for an academic boycott of Israeli universities, Danish media reported. Images on the daily Ekstra Bladet website showed the 21-year-old activist, wearing a black-and-white keffiyeh shawl draped over her ...
04/09 19:21 - Reading : less than a minute
After a few hours of relative calm on the southern front, an Israeli strike on a residential area in the town of Qabrikha on Wednesday evening killed a woman and injured two people, according to information from the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Earlier in the day, Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids targeting the outskirts of the ...
This Is Beirut 04/09 19:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Wednesday his government's partial suspension of arms exports to Israel over fears they could be used in a breach of humanitarian law as "a legal decision". Starmer said that Monday's announcement to suspend 30 of 350 arms exports licences did not signify a change in UK support for Israel's right to ...
Vanessa Kallas 04/09 17:27 - Reading : less than a minute
At least 30 Palestinians have been killed amid Israel’s ongoing military operation in the region, which it began on August 28.
04/09 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued its latest update on the escalation of hostilities in South Lebanon, as of August 23, 2024. The statement highlighted that tensions in southern Lebanon had reached a critical level over the three weeks prior to the report, with escalating hostilities posing ...
This Is Beirut 04/09 15:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli far-right minister stepped up pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to end negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire aimed at securing the release of hostages. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for an end to indirect talks with Hamas, which Israel has accused of executing six hostages whose bodies were ...
This Is Beirut 04/09 14:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Upper Galilee was rocked by dozens of explosions during a late-morning rocket bombardment from Lebanon on Wednesday. In this context, the Israeli Army announced that “65 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle at Kiryat Shmona, causing damage to at least one home.” The Israeli Army also revealed that “some rockets were ...