This Is Beirut, 04/06 23:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Slovenia's parliament on Tuesday passed a decree recognizing a Palestinian state, pushing ahead with a vote in defiance of an opposition motion to derail it. Fifty-two members of the 90-member parliament voted in favor of the government-sponsored decree to recognize a Palestinian state. The vote followed a similar move by three other European ...
Lyne Sammouri, 04/06 22:37 - 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 June 4, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 03/06 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army on Monday announced the deaths of four hostages in the Gaza Strip, following their abduction by Hamas during the militants' attack on October 7. "(Israeli army) representatives have informed the families of Chaim Perry, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper and Nadav Popplewell, who were brutally abducted to the Gaza Strip on October 7, ...
This Is Beirut, 03/06 22:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel has shown willingness to agree to a ceasefire and hostage release deal set out by US President Joe Biden, and it is up to Hamas to make a move, a top White House official said on Monday. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's comments came despite growing doubts over the plan, which Biden described as an Israeli initiative, but has seen ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 03/06 21:51 - 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 June 3, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 03/06 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu views a plan outlined by US President Joe Biden for a truce in Gaza and hostage release deal as “partial,” a government spokesman said on Monday. Biden presented on Friday what he labelled an Israeli three-phase plan that would eventually end the fighting, free all hostages held by Palestinian ...
03/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The tragic events of Rafah are quite illustrative of the interlocking impasses that characterize the ongoing war dynamics and their destructive fallouts. The dramatic turn, far from being incidental, reflects the in-built gridlocks of a conflict dynamic meant to perpetuate, feed on intentional victimization and lead to open-ended warfare. The ...
Tylia El Helou, 02/06 21:08 - 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 June 2nd, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 02/06 21:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that Israel was "assessing a governing alternative" to Hamas in the Gaza Strip after its war against the Palestinian militant group ends. Gallant had previously said he opposed Israeli military rule in Gaza, where Hamas seized power from the Palestinian Authority in 2007. "While we conduct our important ...
This Is Beirut, 01/06 21:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egypt will host Israeli and US officials on Sunday to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing, a vital conduit for aid into Gaza, a state-linked news outlet reported. Al-Qahera News, which has links to Egyptian intelligence, quoted a senior official it did not identify as saying Cairo was demanding "a total Israeli withdrawal" from the ...
Lyne Sammouri, 01/06 20:26 - 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 June 1st, 2024.
Tylia El Helou, 31/05 22:04 - 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 May 31st, 2024.