This is Beirut 2024-11-22 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Health Ministry of Gaza warned on Friday that all hospitals in the enclave would have to stop or reduce services "within 48 hours" for lack of fuel, blaming Israel for blocking its entry. "We raise an urgent warning as all hospitals in Gaza Strip will stop working or reduce their services within 48 hours due to the occupation's (Israel's) ...
Marc Kaloustian 2024-11-22 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
November 20, 2024, I’m boarding the return flight from Dubai to Beirut. The news isn’t great, but I’m used to it — uncertainty clings to me like a second skin. I’m Lebanese. That imperceptible tension between the unparalleled joy of coming home and the unbearable insecurity of feeling trapped there is my daily reality. I accept it ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 13:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Israel and its allies denounced the International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, even as Turkey -- and rights groups - welcomed the move. The court also issued warrants for Israel's former defence minister as well as Hamas's military chief Mohammed ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli authorities will stop holding Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank under administrative detention, or incarceration without trial, the defense ministry announced Friday. The practice allows for detainees to be held for long periods without being charged or appear in court, and is often used against Palestinians who Israel deems ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Friday described the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former defence minister as the "end and political death" of Israel, in a speech. "This means the end and political death of the Zionist regime, a regime ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said on Friday it had killed five Hamas militants, including commanders, in an overnight raid in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia, where Palestinian medics reported dozens killed or missing. In a statement, the military and the Shin Bet security agency said they had "eliminated five Hamas terrorists, including a Nukhba (commando) ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-22 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran said Friday it would launch a series of "new and advanced" centrifuges in response to a resolution adopted by the IAEA that censures Tehran for what the agency called lack of cooperation. "The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran issued an order to take effective measures, including launching a significant series of new and ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 23:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Former chief of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Jumblatt called for ending Hezbollah’s so-called support front for Gaza and stopping Iran’s use of Lebanon as a battle ground to serve its own interests. “We cannot continue supporting Gaza. We have to separate Lebanon from the war going on in Gaza,” said Jumblatt, who was hosted ...
Marilyne Jallad 2024-11-21 22:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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One thing is for sure: Tel Aviv remains firmly focused on its goal of securing the return of displaced settlers to their homes in northern Israel. Consequently, ground fighting between the two sides has escalated, with Israel apparently opting for a military approach despite international calls for a diplomatic resolution. The objective is to ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-11-21 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Nearly six months after its prosecutor, Karim Ahmad Khan, announced the request, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and the leader of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif. The charges stem from their responsibility for ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-11-21 20:04 - Reading : less than a minute
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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 21, 2024.
This is Beirut 2024-11-21 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court on Thursday for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif mark a historic development for a body that has struggled for 22 years with a lack of recognition and enforcement power. Backed by 124 member ...