War Diary: Day 83
par Lyne Sammouri, 2023-12-28 21:13 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 28, 2023.
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Bombings and Raids Continue in South Lebanon
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 18:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah once again escalated on Thursday throughout the afternoon, following a precarious calm that prevailed in the morning along the border. As the night begins, raids and bombings continue relentlessly, with Israeli fighter jets constantly flying over the region. It is practically the same sectors and villages ...
Australia Investigating Links to Hezbollah of 2 Nationals Killed in South
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australia said Thursday that it was investigating alleged links to Hezbollah of two nationals who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in South Lebanon earlier this week. Three members of the Bazzi family, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed in Bint Jbeil late Tuesday night when their home was hit by Israeli raids. Ibrahim Bazzi had just ...
Bishop Moussa El-Hage Denies Taking Part in Israeli Ceremony
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 11:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Maronite Patriarchal Vicar of Haifa and Jerusalem, Archbishop Moussa El-Hage denounced "fabricated information involving him.” He denied having taken part in the annual holiday greetings ceremony organized by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on December 21. In an interview with the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Thursday, Hage also pointed out that ...
Israeli Propaganda Video in South Korea Sparks Outrage
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 10:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli Embassy communications operation in South Korea quickly turned into a fiasco on Thursday, December 28. Involving a propaganda video imagining an attack on Seoul similar to that of October 7, the operation provoked the outrage of the South Korean government. The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary ...
CMA-CGM Follows Maersk in Red Sea Return
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 23:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The French shipping company CMA-CGM has resumed its partial transit through the Red Sea, following the recent announcement by the Danish group Maersk, which stated its intention to resume operations. This decision coincides with the establishment of a US-led naval coalition tasked with safeguarding the maritime route against potential attacks by ...
War Diary: Day 82
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-27 21:21 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 27, 2023.
South Lebanon: Tensions Escalate Despite Holiday Season
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 20:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While the holiday season continues to cast its shadow over the country, there is no calm on the southern front as harsh Israeli bombardment persists. The Israeli army announced that they targeted infrastructure and military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Additionally, they launched flare bombs over the villages of the western ...
Isaac Arazi, Head of Lebanon's Jewish Community, Dies
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The former president of Lebanon's Jewish community has died on Tuesday. Jews have been living in Lebanon for 2,000 years, but their numbers shrank from some 22,000 before the 1975-1990 civil war to around 30 today, according to Hout. Contacted by This is Beirut, the late Mr. Arazi's sister stressed that "he took the initiative to rebuild the ...
Editorial - ME Crisis: Hamas, Likud, Foes With Same Objectives
par Michel Touma, 2023-12-27 16:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Unexpectedly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a strange jolt a few days ago. The leader of the Likud party found it necessary to publicly reassert his opposition to the Oslo Accords and spirit. The accords, the result of a bold and historic decision in 1993 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (under Yasser Arafat) and the ...
Bishops el-Hage and Semaan Accused of 'Communicating' With Israel
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The committee of former Lebanese Prisoners in Israel filed an information notice on Tuesday against the Patriarchal Maronite Vicar of Haifa and Jerusalem, Archbishop Moussa el-Hage, and the Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Catholic Church for the Holy Land, Archbishop Camille Semaan, for "communicating with the Israeli army." The two Lebanese ...
USA and Israel Discuss 'Different Phase' of War
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Tuesday with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to discuss shifting “to a different phase” of the Israel-Hamas war, a White House official said. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss steps to improve the humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza and minimize harm to ...