This Is Beirut, 25/02 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatari Emir is expected in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to the French presidency. French capital had previously hosted negotiations concerning a truce in the enclave. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose country has played the key mediation role in the Gaza war, visits Paris this week for talks ...
This Is Beirut, 25/02 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Abdullah warned "of the continuation of the war on Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, which will increase ...
This Is Beirut, 25/02 19:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm Sunday morning, hostilities resumed in southern Lebanon with renewed artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel. Israeli bombardments intermittently targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Markaba, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarchouba, and Blida, where a Hezbollah fighter was killed. According to the Israeli ...
This Is Beirut, 25/02 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given assurances that the Israeli offensive at Rafah will go ahead with or without a truce on Sunday February 25, while negotiations at this level are progressing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the military operation into Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering ...
This Is Beirut, 25/02 10:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's war cabinet has discussed the next steps for negotiations towards a hostage deal and ceasefire in its war with Hamas, as concern deepens over the increasingly desperate situation faced by civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip. An Israeli delegation that had travelled to Paris for fresh talks on a hostage deal returned to brief the ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 24/02 22:44 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for February 24th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 24/02 17:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's war cabinet will meet later on Saturday after a delegation returned from talks in Paris on a hostage release and ceasefire deal in the war against Hamas. National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said members would "meet this evening by telephone" to hear an update on discussions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which is now in its ...
This Is Beirut, 24/02 11:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Overnight strikes on Gaza killed dozens, the territory's Ministry of Health said on Saturday, as Israel's spy chief joined talks in Paris seeking to unblock negotiations on a truce. The negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
Fady Noun, 24/02 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are around two hundred Lebanese who have fallen, arms in hand, in a “low-intensity” war sparked by Hezbollah against Israel. Today, they are deathly visages. For many, their demise came in the early weeks of war measured much like a pregnant woman counting the months and days leading to childbirth. Sometimes, they met their end in ...
This Is Beirut, 23/02 23:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed a post-war Gaza plan that faced criticism from the United States, a key ally. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas both rejected the plan on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a plan for post-war Gaza that drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
This Is Beirut, 23/02 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken restated on Friday Washington's stance against Israel's reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and any efforts to diminish the size of Palestinian territory. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on Friday Washington's opposition to any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel as well as any reduction of the ...
Tylia El Helou, 23/02 21:41 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 23rd, 2024.