War Diary: Day 380
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-10-20 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 20, 2024.
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Israeli Strike Kills 73 in Gaza; Army Denies Palestinian Death Toll
This is Beirut, 2024-10-20 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli strike killed at least 73 people on Saturday night in the Gaza Strip, according to the territory's civil defense. The strike took place in a residential area of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, where the army is conducting a new offensive against Hamas. "Defense civil teams have recovered 73 dead and a large number of injured," said ...
Israel PM Says Hezbollah Tried to ‘Assassinate’ Him With Drone
This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of trying to kill him on Saturday, after his office said a drone from Lebanon hit the premier's family home. The drone attack -- which Hezbollah has not acknowledged -- came as Israeli troops fight the pro-Iranian formation on the ground in southern Lebanon. It followed a ...
The War at All Costs
Marc Saikali, 2024-10-19 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Things seemed clear. Following the death of the mastermind behind the October 7 attack, Israeli public opinion was poised to pressure the government into negotiating a ceasefire and securing the release of hostages. Western leaders, who unanimously praised this action and asserted that the time had come to end the war, aligned with journalists. ...
War Diary: Day 379
Vanessa Kallas, 2024-10-19 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 19, 2024.
Scholz, Erdogan Progress on Defence Talks but Clash on Middle East
This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked Germany's Olaf Scholz for his help in advancing a defence contract following talks in Istanbul on Saturday, although the pair remained starkly at odds over the Middle East crisis. The German chancellor arrived on Friday night for his first visit since March 2022 with tensions in the Middle East high on the ...
Al-Qaeda Adviser Urges Release of Israeli Hostages in Gaza
This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An adviser to Al-Qaeda's likely current leader is calling for Hamas to release its Israeli hostages held in Gaza, according to an American jihadist monitoring organisation, SITE. The online declaration was made Friday by Mustafa Hamid, also known as Abu Walid al-Masri, who is father-in-law to Saif al-Adel, the man widely believed to now head ...
Gaza Rescuers Say Over 400 Killed in Two Weeks of Israeli Assault on Territory’s North
This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday more than 400 Palestinians were killed in the north of the territory over the past two weeks during an ongoing military assault Israel says is aimed at preventing Hamas fighters from regrouping. The Israeli military launched a sweeping air and ground assault targeting northern Gaza on October 6. Since ...
Gaza: Strikes Intensify after Sinwar's Death
This is Beirut, 2024-10-19 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday after an airstrike that killed more than 30 people in the northern part of the Palestinian territory. The army continues its offensive aimed at crushing Hamas, decimated after a year of war and the death of its leader. The Civil Defense announced that 33 people had been killed and "dozens" ...
War Diary: Day 378
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 18, 2024.
As it Mourns Sinwar, Hamas Vows No Hostage Release Until War Ends
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas vowed on Friday it would not release the hostages it seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar. The hostages "will not return... unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops, there is a complete withdrawal from Gaza, and our heroic prisoners are ...
Jordan Muslim Brotherhood Claims Israel Cross-Border Attack
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan on Friday said that two attackers who were killed by the Israeli army after crossing the border were members of the Islamist group. The attackers were "members of the group and always participated in events in solidarity with Gaza and in support of the resistance", Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Moath al-Khawaldeh ...