Gaza

Netanyahu Ready to Drag Out the War to Achieve His Goals

The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 85th day on Sunday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7. Some 1,140 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest Israeli figures, ...

War Diary: Day 85

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 30, 2023.

‘Exhausted’ Gazans Hope for Ceasefire by 2024

The displaced Palestinians are exhausted, as the never-ending war enters its 13th week. As international mediation continues, Gazans hope to see an end to this war, by the new year. Fighting raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where displaced Palestinians found themselves "exhausted" by the relentless Israeli army offensive against Hamas in the ...

WHO Warns of Growing Threat of Infections in Gaza

In a post on social network X, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the "growing threat of infectious diseases" in the Gaza Strip. He said that WHO staff on the ground were working daily on controlling and monitoring these infections. The WHO chief said on Friday that he was "very concerned" about the growing threat posed by ...

Israeli Strike on Damascus Airport: 11 IRGC Leaders Killed

On Thursday evening, an Israeli strike on Damascus International Airport killed eleven leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the Saudi TV channel Al-Hadath. This information was denied by the spokesman of the IRGC. Eleven leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an air strike targeting ...

War Diary: Day 84

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 29, 2023.

UN Convoy Attacked by Israel in Gaza

A convoy of humanitarian aid from the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees was attacked by Israel in Gaza. The UN denounces the conditions under which humanitarian aid is delivered, which contravene international law. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that the Israeli army had fired on one of its aid convoys in the Gaza ...

The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report

Good evening and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, December 29 and the 84th day of the war in Gaza. It is also the last episode for 2023. In tonight’s news, the main focus, locally, remains the situation at the Lebanese southern border. We will also take a look at other Lebanese news including the strike in private ...

Massive Strikes in Gaza, Hamas in Cairo to Hold Talks

Israeli bombardments continued to batter the Gaza Strip on Friday, December 29, while a Hamas delegation was expected in Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. According to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), around 100 thousand Gazan refugees have recently reached Rafah, on the border with Egypt. Israel ...

War Diary: Day 83

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 28, 2023.

War Diary: Day 82

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 27, 2023.

Editorial - ME Crisis: Hamas, Likud, Foes With Same Objectives

Unexpectedly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a strange jolt a few days ago. The leader of the Likud party found it necessary to publicly reassert his opposition to the Oslo Accords and spirit. The accords, the result of a bold and historic decision in 1993 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (under Yasser Arafat) and the ...