This Is Beirut, 2024-02-29 17:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
More than a hundred Palestinians have died during the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza on Thursday. The Israeli army and Hamas are blaming each other for the chaos that ensued. Israeli forces shot dead 104 people when a crowd rushed towards aid trucks on Thursday, the health ministry in Gaza said, in one of the worst single incidents of a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-27 19:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations stated on Tuesday that Israeli forces are consistently impeding access to individuals in Gaza, which is making the delivery of aid increasingly challenging in what has evolved into a chaotic conflict zone devoid of law and order. Israeli forces are "systematically" blocking access to people in Gaza, complicating the task of ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 20:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A convoy of humanitarian aid from the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees was attacked by Israel in Gaza. The UN denounces the conditions under which humanitarian aid is delivered, which contravene international law. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that the Israeli army had fired on one of its aid convoys in the Gaza ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 12:06 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israeli forces continue their offensive in Gaza, disregarding a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate aid delivery. The latest strike on a house in Nuseirat refugee camp leaves 18 dead, while the international community demands urgent humanitarian access to the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel pressed its Gaza offensive ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 23:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Expectations grew over Israel and Hamas' move towards a new ceasefire and an agreement for the release of hostages in the Gaza conflict on Wednesday. These developments followed discussions in Europe and a visit to Egypt by the leader of the Palestinian militant group. Hopes rose that Israel and Hamas may be inching toward another truce and ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Humanitarian aid for Gaza began transiting through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel on Sunday, December 17. This second crossing, although "temporary" according to an Israeli official, will ease the transit through the Egyptian border crossing at Rafah. A humanitarian aid convoy crossed into war-torn Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel announced it was temporarily opening border crossing at Kerem Shalom for humanitarian purposes on Friday, December 15. The aim is to relieve congestion at Rafah, in Egypt. Israel approved Friday the "temporary" delivery of aid into Gaza via its Kerem Shalom border crossing, the prime minister's office said, opening a new route for supplies ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-12 23:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The UN General Assembly on Tuesday, overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution urging an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, increasing pressure on Israel and Washington. The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday, demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza — a call the paralyzed ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-03 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
CONFLICT Gaza Hamas Hamas Hostages Humanitarian Aid
After a three-day truce ended, Israel launched more than 400 airstrikes in Gaza, resulting in at least 240 reported deaths. In response, Hamas and Islamic Jihad launched rocket barrages. The conflict has prompted international calls for civilian protection and the renewal of the expired truce. Israel carried out deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday ...