This is Beirut, 10/09 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel warned its enemies Wednesday they were not safe anywhere, a day after strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar, a US ally, drew a rare rebuke from President Donald Trump. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed that Israel would "act against its enemies anywhere," while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Qatar to expel Hamas officials or ...
This is Beirut, 09/09 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel’s airstrikes targeting Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday have sparked widespread regional and international condemnation. The strikes, which hit buildings hosting the Palestinian militant group, prompted strong reactions from governments and organizations worldwide. Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman condemned the attack as a ...
This is Beirut, 09/09 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Spain and Israel's relations plunged to new depths on Tuesday as Madrid barred two far-right Israeli government ministers, a day after announcing measures aimed at stopping what it called "the genocide in Gaza". Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich would be sanctioned and "not be able to enter ...
This is Beirut, 08/09 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told residents of Gaza City to evacuate, saying troops were being assembled to enter the Palestinian territory's main urban center. "In two days we brought down 50 terror towers, and this is only the opening stage of the intensified ground maneuver in Gaza City. I say to the residents: you have ...
This is Beirut, 08/09 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In Washington, Donald Trump said Israel had accepted his terms for an agreement. The US president promised a truce very soon, along with the release of hostages. He issued a final warning to Hamas to accept a ceasefire linked to this exchange. What comes next for Gaza? Details of the Proposed Agreement According to diplomatic sources in ...
This is Beirut, 08/09 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was issuing a "last warning" to Hamas, saying the Palestinian militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. "The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last ...
This is Beirut, 06/09 15:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday, the second in as many days, after the military warned people to flee south to a "humanitarian zone" ahead of a planned offensive to capture the area. Israel has been warning for weeks of a new assault on the territory's largest urban center, without issuing a ...
This is Beirut, 05/09 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States has imposed sanctions on three leading Palestinian NGOs, accusing them of supporting International Criminal Court efforts to prosecute Israeli nationals. The move is the latest in Washington's effort to hobble the ICC, which has sought arrest warrants for Israeli officials over alleged war crimes in Gaza. The court has also ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new "humanitarian area" for them. The vast majority of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced at least once during nearly two years of war. The Israeli ...
This is Beirut, 03/09 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli reservists began responding to call-up orders on Tuesday, swelling the military's ranks ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City after nearly two years of devastating war. Despite mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its campaign, Israel has recently been stepping up operations as it lays the groundwork for seizing the ...
This is Beirut, 02/09 05:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on an apartment and a residential building killed 13 people overnight. Spokesman Mahmud Bassal said in a statement to AFP that Israeli warplanes hit the top floor of a residential building in southwestern Gaza City, killing 10 people. Bassal said Israeli helicopters also struck ...