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Israel Threatens to Invade Gaza for Ramadan

Israel has threatened to invade Gaza's Rafah by the start of Ramadan if Hamas does not return the remaining hostages by then, despite international pressure to protect Palestinian civilians sheltering in the southern city. With prospects for truce talks dimmed, the United States and other governments, as well as the United Nations, have issued ...

Israel Sets Eyes on Rafah as Diplomacy Dwindles

The chances for an Israel-Hamas truce decreased on Sunday, as the United States indicated it would veto the latest attempt for a UN Security Council resolution. Additionally, mediator Qatar acknowledged that separate truce talks have reached an impasse. Prospects for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire dimmed Sunday after the United States signaled it would ...

Two Palestinian Men Killed During Israeli Raid in West Bank

Two Palestinian men, aged 19 and 36, were killed in a raid by Israeli forces on Sunday, February 18, in the Tulkarm refugee camp, north of the West Bank. An Israeli Border Police officer was severely wounded during the clashes.  Israeli forces killed two Palestinian men during a raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the ...

Netanyahu Rejects Two-State Solution, Adamant on Rafah Operation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu articulated his opposition to a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, during a televised press conference on Saturday. Speaking in a televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed rejection of a two-state solution and an independent ...

War Diary: Day 134

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 17th, 2024.

Hamas Warns of Negotiations Pullout Unless Gaza Aid Increased

Hamas issued a threat on Saturday, stating that they would halt ceasefire negotiations unless immediate aid was delivered to the northern region of the Gaza Strip. This area has been flagged by aid agencies for an imminent risk of famine. Hamas threatened Saturday to suspend ceasefire talks unless urgent aid was brought into the north of the Gaza ...

Hamas Chief Insists on Gaza Ceasefire

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday reiterated the group's demand of a complete ceasefire in Gaza, a day after US President Joe Biden called for a "temporary truce" to secure the release of hostages. High-level negotiations to pause the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza were held this week in Cairo but their outcome is still unclear. In a statement ...

Southern Lebanon: Conflict Unabated, More Amal and Hezbollah Fighters Killed

The Lebanese southern border witnessed yet another day of violence on Friday. Israel bombarded the towns of Majdel Zoun, Labbouneh, Hamoul, Aita al-Shaab, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hamam, and Hebbariyeh, as well as residential areas in Kfar Kila and the region between Yater and Bayt Lif. A missile fired by an Israeli fighter plane fell without ...

Anti-Hamas Protests in Rafah

In Rafah, south of Gaza, where over a million Palestinian refugees live in terror of an Israeli offensive, demonstrations were organized against Hamas and its leader, Yahya Sinwar. Anti-Hamas Protests in Rafahhttps://t.co/ymVaYxdPn9 pic.twitter.com/R0G0Cd0Yi2 — This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) February 16, 2024 "Down with Hamas", "Sinwar, go ...

Russia Invites Hamas and Other Palestinian Factions for Talks

Russia has invited Hamas and other Palestinian factions, including Fatah, to Moscow for talks on the Israel-Hamas war and other issues in the Middle East. Moscow, which for years tried to court good relations with all major players in the region, has grown increasingly critical of Israel and its Western backers amid the ongoing war in Gaza. ...

Growing Concerns Over Gaza Hospital After Israeli Raid

There was growing concern on Friday over a key Gaza hospital a day after a raid by the Israeli Army, with the Hamas-run territory's Health Ministry saying several patients had died there due to a lack of oxygen. The ministry said the power was cut off and the generators stopped after the raid at the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan ...

War Diary: Day 132

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 15th, 2024.