War Diary: Day 176
Hala Abdallah, 2024-03-30 22:43 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 30th, 2024
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Tel Aviv: Demonstrations for the Release of Hostages
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-30 22:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Since October 7, demonstrators, including hostage families, have been gathering every week to demand the release of the hostages and express their dissatisfaction with Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which they consider partly responsible for the current situation. On Saturday evening, these gatherings took a rather violent turn between the ...
Gaza: Israeli Raids, Uncertain Truce and Disastrous Humanitarian Situation
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-30 21:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army continued its attacks, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire on Monday. These included targeted operations on hospitals. On Saturday, the Israeli army said it had hit dozens of targets in central Gaza, and had continued its operations, notably around Gaza's largest hospital complex "al-Shifa", as well ...
Despite Tensions, United States Delivers New Weapons to Israel
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-30 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Despite the growing tensions between the Israeli government and the Biden administration, the United States authorized the transfer of several weapons, including bombs and fighter jets, worth billions of dollars a few days ago, according to information reported by The Washington Post. The delivery reportedly includes over 1,800 MK84 bombs and 500 ...
Gaza: New Aid Distribution Turns Chaotic
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-30 13:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Palestinian Red Crescent said five people were killed and dozens were wounded by gunfire and a stampede during an aid delivery on Saturday in Gaza, where famine is looming. AFP video footage shows a convoy of trucks moving quickly past burning debris near the distribution point in pre-dawn darkness as people shout and gunfire echoes, some of ...
War Diary: Day 174
Tylia El Helou, 2024-03-28 21:17 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 28th, 2024
Israel Backtracks on Canceled Rafah Talks
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-27 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel wants to reschedule talks in Washington to discuss a possible offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, days after it canceled the trip in protest at a UN ceasefire resolution, a US official said Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily scrapped the visit on Monday after Israel's closest ally, the United States, abstained on the UN ...
The Group Jamaa Islamiya, Closely Linked to Hamas
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-27 21:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese organization Jamaa Islamiya, which lost seven of its rescuers in an Israeli airstrike Tuesday night in Hebbariyeh, is closely linked to the Palestinian group Hamas. Together, they claim responsibility for launching attacks against Israel from southern Lebanon. "All the forces operating in southern Lebanon coordinate their actions," ...
Intense Israeli Bombing Hits Gaza, Notwithstanding UN Cease-Fire Resolution
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-27 11:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel bombed the southern Gaza Strip intensively on Tuesday night, while international pressure for an "immediate ceasefire" is growing on Netanyahu's government. The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is ...
War Diary: Day 172
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-03-26 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for March 26, 2024.
US to Continue Aid Drops into Gaza
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-26 22:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States will continue dropping essential aid from the air into the Gaza Strip, the White House said Tuesday, after Palestinian militant group Hamas called for them to end following fatal drownings and stampedes. "Air drops are one of the many ways that we are helping to provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and we will ...
Israeli Negotiators Leave Doha Blaming Hamas for Talks Failure
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-26 21:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel recalled its negotiators from Qatar on Tuesday, after considering mediated talks on a Gaza truce "at a dead end" due to demands by Hamas, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. The official, who is close to the chief of the Mossad who is heading up the talks, accused Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar of sabotaging the diplomatic efforts "as ...