par Rayan Chami, 08/06 21:45 - 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 8, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 08/06 22:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Anti-government demonstrators are assembling at Democracy Square in Tel Aviv for their weekly gathering on June 8, 2024. Their demands include early elections, the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a resolution for the release of hostages held by Hamas. [caption id="attachment_262237" align="aligncenter" width="1080"] ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/06 19:29 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A day after Israeli special forces rescued four hostages from Gaza, Palestinians recounted their panic during the intense gun battles and explosions that rocked the area and reduced buildings to rubble. While Israelis have rejoiced at the safe return of the four captives, officials in Gaza decried a "massacre" in which they said 274 people were ...
par Charles Chartouni, 10/06 09:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a lasting truce should be clarified and subjected to further elaboration and incremental amendments if it were to offer a true alternative to the actual doldrums. The sequenced truce framework falls short of its projected objectives unless it specifies the conditions of a sustainable political plan ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/06 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday to promote a Gaza truce and hostage release plan as Israeli bombardment again rocked the Palestinian territory. After a stop in Egypt to meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday, Blinken arrived in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes amid ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/06 19:58 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a ceasefire plan in Gaza, as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal. The text -- passed with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining -- "welcomes" the truce and hostage release proposal announced on May 31 by ...
par Tylia El Helou, 10/06 21:16 - 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 10th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 10/06 22:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN World Food Programme has suspended the delivery of aid to Gaza via a temporary US military pier in order to assess the security situation, a spokesperson said Monday. Stephane Dujarric linked the move to an Israeli hostage rescue operation over the weekend that freed four people, but which health officials in Gaza say killed 274 people and ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/06 19:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States on Tuesday promised $404 million in new aid for the Palestinians at an emergency summit in Jordan, where world leaders backed a US push for a ceasefire as the only ultimate solution to help war-ravaged Gaza. Jordan and Egypt called for urgent talks on the Dead Sea as aid groups warned conditions were worse than ever in Gaza, ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/06 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is back in the region for a tour aimed at securing a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
par Hala Abdallah, 11/06 21:18 - 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 11th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 11/06 23:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas gave its official response to the latest truce proposal for Gaza on Tuesday, calling for a "complete halt" to Israeli "aggression" as fighting raged in the Palestinian territory. The response came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his eighth Middle East tour since the October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war, pushed the ...
