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The Intelligent Recap: This Week's Al News Report

Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, February 23rd and the 140th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight's edition, the main stories in Lebanon this week: the situation at the Lebanese southern front, TotalEnergies and Drilling in blocs 8 and 10, building collapse in Choueifat as well as other local news. In international ...

Netanyahu Unveils His Plan for Post-War Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled his vision for post-war Gaza on Friday, February 23, quickly rejected by the Palestinian Authority. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a plan for post-war Gaza that envisions local Palestinian officials without links to Hamas or its foreign backers governing the territory, Israeli ...

UNRWA at 'Breaking Point,' According to Lazzarini

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Thursday it reached a critical juncture as it struggles to cope with the war in Gaza. "It is with profound regret that I must now inform you that UNRWA has reached a breaking point," chief Philippe Lazzarini said, as donors freeze funding, Israel exerts pressure to dismantle the agency and ...

MSF Head Condemns US Vetoes on Gaza Ceasefire

The head of Doctors Without Borders expressed deep dismay, stating he was "appalled" by the United States' repeated vetoing of UN Security Council resolutions urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He accused the Council of deliberating and delaying while civilians continue to perish. The head of Doctors Without Borders, Christopher Lockyear, ...

War Diary: Day 139

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 22, 2024.

War Diary: Day 138

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 21, 2024.

Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Jenin, West Bank

Israeli troops killed three Palestinian 'terrorists' during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Wednesday. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed at least one death in the Israeli operation, the latest in a months-long military crackdown across the occupied West Bank since Hamas's October 7 attack on ...

War Diary: Day 103

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 17, 2024.

War Diary: Day 86

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 31, 2023.

Bleak Prospects for Israel-Hamas War

The situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate on Sunday, December 31st, as the world prepares for New Year's celebrations. On a regional scale, tensions are sharply escalating in Iraq, Syria and the Red Sea. Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Sunday as both sides near the end of a dark year, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that the war ...

Israel Ready to Allow Ships for Gaza Aid

Israel is ready to allow ships to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, announced Israel's Foreign Minister on Sunday, as cited by Reuters. “It can start immediately,” Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said to Tel Aviv radio station 103 FM, as reported by Reuters. Additionally, Cohen explained that Britain, ...

Israel Replaces Foreign Minister Cohen

The Israeli government approved the appointment of a new foreign minister to replace Eli Cohen on Sunday as part of a pre-arranged reshuffle. Israel Katz, the current energy minister, will exchange positions with Cohen in a ministerial rotation, pending parliamentary approval. Cohen will retain his position as a member of the security cabinet, ...