War in the Middle East

Top US General Makes Unannounced Middle East Trip
Top US General Makes Unannounced Middle East Trip

A top United States general began an unannounced visit to the Middle East on Saturday to discuss ways to avoid any new escalation in tensions that could spiral into a broader conflict, as the region braces for a threatened Iranian attack against Israel. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began his trip in ...

Netanyahu Insists on Keeping Philadelphi Corridor
Netanyahu Insists on Keeping Philadelphi Corridor

A source who has close knowledge of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo stated that Israeli negotiators and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over the latter's demand for Israel to keep the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Two major issues in negotiations supported by Egypt, Qatar ...

Hamas Sends Delegation to Cairo, but Won't Attend Truce Talks
Hamas Sends Delegation to Cairo, but Won't Attend Truce Talks

A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. "The ...

War Diary: Day 322
War Diary: Day 322

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 August 23, 2024.

Israeli Raids Near Hama and Homs, Syria
Israeli Raids Near Hama and Homs, Syria

Several blasts sounded simultaneously on Friday evening in the vicinity of the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama, following several Israeli raids, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). These included airstrikes targeting fuel depots west of Homs. According to the London-based NGO, these are controlled by Hezbollah. The SOHR ...

Tehran Reiterates Threats of Retaliation Against Israel
Tehran Reiterates Threats of Retaliation Against Israel

Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his French and British counterparts in telephone conversations on Friday that it was his country's right to retaliate against Israel for last month's assassination of a Hamas official in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iran blames Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail ...

White House Says 'Progress Made' in Cairo Talks on Gaza truce
White House Says 'Progress Made' in Cairo Talks on Gaza truce

Talks in Cairo on reaching a Gaza truce have made progress, the White House said Friday, as it urged Israel and Hamas to move forward. The White House confirmed that CIA chief William Burns and senior official Brett McGurk were participating in discussions that began at a preliminary level on Thursday evening. "There has been progress made. We ...

3 Questions for General Maroun Hitti: 'Wars Begin When You Will, but Do Not End When You Please'
3 Questions for General Maroun Hitti: 'Wars Begin When You Will, but Do Not End When You Please'

Since the beginning of the confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, Israeli strikes have increasingly targeted deeper into Lebanese territory, reaching the Beirut southern suburbs and even the Bekaa Valley. Amid growing concerns about these developments and the possibility that the attacks may herald a new phase in the war, ...

War Diary: Day 321
War Diary: Day 321

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 August 22, 2024.

Southern Front: Phosphorus Shells, Fires, and Hezb Retaliation
Southern Front: Phosphorus Shells, Fires, and Hezb Retaliation

The southern front was cautiously calm on Thursday afternoon, following heavy Israeli bombardment from dawn onward. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/283981"] Late in the day, a large fire broke out in Wadi Hamoul, on the outskirts of Naqoura in the caza of Tyre, and forest fires flared up in Yaroun after the Israeli Army fired ...