This Is Beirut 27/05 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to call a meeting with Israel to get it to explain its actions in its Rafah offensive despite a UN court ruling, the bloc's top diplomat said. "We got the necessary unanimity to call for an association council with Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Israel has ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 16:32 - Reading : less than a minute
An Egyptian soldier was killed in a shootout with the Israeli army at the Rafah crossing on Monday, according to a report by Israeli website Walla. Earlier, the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv reported that an Egyptian soldier was killed during an exchange of gunfire with the Israeli army at the crossing. Several others were injured in the exchange ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 12:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that a UN court ruling telling Israel to stop its offensive in Gaza's Rafah must be implemented, as European ministers met Arab counterparts in Brussels. Israel has continued to strike Rafah as its government has dismissed Friday's ruling from the International Court of Justice. Hamas and the ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 12:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's foreign ministry said on Monday that it had told the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem to stop offering consular services to Palestinians from June 1 over Madrid's recognition of a Palestinian state. The ministry said that Spain's consulate in Jerusalem is "authorized to provide consular services to residents of the consular district of ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 12:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli airstrikes on a centre for displaced people in Rafah have killed dozens on Sunday evening, according to Gaza's health ministry, drawing condemnation from human rights groups. Hamas and the Palestinian Authority said Israeli strikes on a centre for displaced people killed dozens near the southern city of Rafah on Sunday, while the Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Criminal Court to investigate as war crimes the three recent Israeli strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children. Last week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China will host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as well as a number of other Arab leaders in Beijing this week, its foreign ministry said on Monday. The leaders will "pay state visits to China and attend the opening ceremony of the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua ...
This Is Beirut 27/05 10:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Monday that it had filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court over Palestinian journalists killed or injured in Gaza. RSF said it was asking the ICC's prosecutor to investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Israeli Army against at least nine Palestinian reporters since ...
Rayan Chami 26/05 21:09 - 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 May 26, 2024.
This Is Beirut 26/05 19:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa on Sunday for international talks on building up the Palestinian Authority to eventually take over Gaza rule from Hamas. A "strong" Palestinian Authority is needed to bring peace in the Middle East, Borrell said just before going into the meeting with ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 16:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As humanitarian aid and diplomatic efforts for a truce and hostage release gain momentum, Israel's intensified bombardment of Gaza continued on Sunday. Meanwhile, the sound of sirens could be heard in Tel Aviv. Israel's armed forces bombarded Gaza on Sunday, but officials also said diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in coming days ...
This Is Beirut 26/05 11:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The armed wing of Hamas said it had taken "prisoner" at least one Israeli soldier in an ambush on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, a claim Israel denied. The Palestinian militant group targeted Israeli forces in a tunnel in the Jabalia camp and "all their members were killed, wounded or taken prisoner," said Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Ezzedine ...