par This Is Beirut, 28/02 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel reportedly carried out airstrikes near Damascus on Wednesday, according to Syrian media, marking the latest attack amid escalating regional tensions since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel carried out strikes Wednesday near Damascus, Syrian official media said, the latest reported attack amid soaring regional tensions ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/02 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki asserted on Wednesday that Hamas comprehends the reasons for which it should not participate in a new government within the Palestinian territories. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Wednesday he believes Hamas understands why it should not be part of a new government in the Palestinian ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/02 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions remain at the southern border where Israeli interceptor missiles exploded, on Wednesday morning, over border villages in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon while Israeli warplanes conducted two waves of airstrikes, focusing their attacks on the outskirts of the town of Beit Liv, in the Bint Jbeil district. The Arabic-speaking ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/02 22:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Attempts to organize an Israel-Hamas ceasefire to allow the release of hostages held in Gaza dominated the first day of a state visit to France by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Qatar has played a key mediation role since the Gaza war erupted in October, and international diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent days to halt ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/02 19:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/02 12:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Despite the war situation, some 7.2 million voters were called to the polls for Israel's municipal elections on Tuesday, February 27. Israelis began voting on Tuesday in municipal elections, which were postponed twice, that could offer a gauge of the public mood nearly five months into the war against Hamas in Gaza. Soldiers already cast their ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/02 10:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The possibility of a probable truce agreement in Gaza was emerging on Tuesday, February 27, as US President Joe Biden expressed his optimism, while Qatar's Emir was due to land in Paris. A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that may free dozens of hostages held in Gaza in ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/02 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He cited the need for change following the conclusion of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced Monday the resignation of his government, ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/02 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An active member of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington over the weekend in protest of the war in Gaza, the Pentagon said Monday. Emergency responders on Sunday had rushed to the scene just before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) in response to a "call for person on fire outside the Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/02 13:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army carried out at least two strikes on Hezbollah targets near the Lebanese city of Baalbeck on Monday. This is the first strike on Lebanon's east after almost five months of cross-border clashes since October 8, the day after the start of the war in Gaza. According to preliminary reports, two people were killed. The Israeli Army ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/02 13:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, saying that "new political measures" were needed given the changing reality in Gaza. "I submit the government's resignation to Mr. President (Mahmoud Abbas)," Shtayyeh said, adding that it comes in the ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/02 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah would deliver a death blow to aid programs in Gaza, where humanitarian assistance remains "completely insufficient," UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres said that Gaza's southernmost city, where more than 1.4 million ...