This Is Beirut, 25/07 13:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran, and Hamas on Thursday denounced the US Congress for welcoming Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, in a highly controversial congressional address. Netanyahu spoke to the US Congress for the record breaking fourth time on Wednesday. [readmore"https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/275118"] "Palestinian children are slaughtered every ...
This Is Beirut, 24/07 21:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for his country and the United States to stand together in a landmark speech Wednesday aimed at rallying support from a US Congress divided over his military campaign in Gaza. "For the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together," Netanyahu said, after arriving to ...
This Is Beirut, 24/07 16:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A far-right Israeli minister said Wednesday he had prayed at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, yet again defying longstanding rules that permit Jewish visits but forbid prayer. The mosque compound is Islam's third holiest site and a symbol of Palestinian national identity but it is also revered by Jews as the site of their ancient ...
This Is Beirut, 24/07 16:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to a politician from the Hezbollah-led March 8 camp, quoting an official of the pro-Iranian party, “a ceasefire will be announced in Gaza following the visit to Washington of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” However, key questions remain: What would the post-war phase in Gaza look like, and who would negotiate with Israel ...
This Is Beirut, 24/07 13:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden will give what could be his final Oval Office speech on Wednesday to explain why he dropped out of November's election and deny that he will spend six months as a lame duck. With the world's eyes already on a looming clash between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, Biden will insist in his address to the nation ...
This Is Beirut, 24/07 10:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, seeking to rally support at a time of tensions between his country and its main military backer over the war in Gaza. Washington has been increasingly critical of the mounting toll on civilians, while protests in Israel by families of ...
23/07 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli fighter jets launched an assault from the Nevatim Airbase (Negev) on oil and electricity facilities in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah. On Sunday, a Houthi official stated, "Israel made a serious mistake. We will retaliate in a strong and appropriate manner." Meanwhile, the American news ...
22/07 20:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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On a three-day visit to the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will appear before the US Congress on Wednesday with three main cards in hand, according to experts. Despite the "great political uncertainty" caused by the current president, Joe Biden, withdrawing from the presidential race, as Netanyahu puts it, American ...
This Is Beirut, 21/07 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday as he fights off intense pressure to quickly cut a Gaza war ceasefire deal with Hamas. Netanyahu, Israel's longest-serving premier, will become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times – pulling ...
This Is Beirut, 19/07 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The ICJ has called Israel's occupation of the West Bank "illegal", Friday, in a non-binding advisory opinion. The UN's top court on Friday said Israel's decades-long occupation of Palestinian territory was "illegal" and needed to end as soon as possible. The advisory opinion of The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) is not binding, ...
This Is Beirut, 18/07 17:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli parliament vote to oppose a Palestinian state as an "existential threat", just days ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, brought Palestinian and international criticism on Thursday. The 120-member Knesset, late on Wednesday, passed by 68 votes to nine a resolution that said a Palestinian state on land ...
This Is Beirut, 13/07 22:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a press conference held at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Hebrew state on Saturday evening, providing an update on the ongoing military campaign against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu confirmed that Israeli airstrikes had targeted key Hamas military leaders, including ...