This Is Beirut, 04/09 10:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States unsealed a raft of "terrorism" and other charges against six Hamas leaders on Tuesday related to the armed Palestinian group's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The charging document, dated February 1, targets six group leaders – including Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and late political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in ...
This Is Beirut, 03/09 19:24 - Reading : less than a minute
UN human rights chief Volker Turk called Tuesday for an independent investigation into reports that Palestinian armed groups summarily executed six Israeli hostages. Israel's military said the six were all captured alive during Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war, and were shot dead shortly before troops found ...
This Is Beirut, 02/09 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Monday that Israeli forces must retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border, vowing "not to give in to pressure" over the issue in Gaza ceasefire talks. "The achievement of the war's objectives goes through the Philadelphi Corridor," he said at a televised press ...
This Is Beirut, 01/09 17:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The head of Israel's powerful Histadrut trade union ordered a "complete strike" in support of Gaza hostages on Monday and urged a deal to secure their release after six more were announced dead. "We must stop the abandonment of the hostages... I have come to the conclusion that only our intervention can shake those who need to be shaken," ...
Tylia El Helou, 28/08 20:42 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 28, 2024.
Rayan Chami, 27/08 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 27, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 26/08 21:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United Nations said Monday it had been forced to halt its humanitarian operations in Gaza due to a new Israeli evacuation order for the Deir al-Balah area, a senior UN official said. "We are not operating today. As of this morning, we're not operating in Gaza," the official said, adding that since the start of the war the UN has sometimes had ...
This Is Beirut, 26/08 17:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relative calm in southern Lebanon, an Israeli drone attack on Monday morning targeted the vehicle of a Palestinian Hamas leader who had previously been targeted with two missiles between Haret Saida and the town of Abra. Initial reports suggest that Nidal Hleihel was the intended target and that he survived the attack. Annahar Newspaper ...
Rayan Chami, 25/08 20:59 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 25, 2024.
Hala Abdallah, 24/08 20:47 - Reading : less than a minute
From #Gaza to #Lebanon, #ThisisBeirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 24, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 24/08 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. "The ...
This Is Beirut, 21/08 18:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said on Wednesday two people were killed and 10 children injured in the latest Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter, while the Israeli military reported it hit a Hamas command center. "Two martyrs were recovered and 15 injured, including 10 children" after Israeli planes struck the Salah al-Din school in Gaza ...