par This Is Beirut, 08/05 18:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Israeli soldiers deployed near the border with Lebanon that their mission there "is not completed" and that "there could be a heated summer" ahead. Gallant, who made the comments during a tour of north Israel, nonetheless reaffirmed that Tel Aviv does not want a war with Lebanon. In a conversation ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/05 12:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon highly escalated Wednesday, causing several casualties and extensive material damage. Three people were killed in a raid that targeted a three-story house in the village of Khiam, flattening it to the ground. Residential areas in Aïtaroun also came under intense Israeli artillery fire, while warplanes carried ...
par Sana Richa Choucair, 07/05 23:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since the outbreak of the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli military has undertaken a military project: the creation of a corridor stretching from the east to the west of the Gaza Strip. Known as the "Netzarim corridor," this passageway carries significant strategic implications for the Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 23:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel deployed tanks into Rafah on Tuesday, in southern Gaza, taking control of the border crossing with Egypt, an action that the United Nations stated obstructed access to the crucial humanitarian route. Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with Egypt Tuesday, in an operation the United Nations said denied ...
par Rayan Chami, 07/05 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 7th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 21:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States President Joe Biden condemned a "ferocious surge" in anti-Semitism on Tuesday, in a Holocaust memorial speech that came at a fraught moment in Israel's war in Gaza and with protests roiling American universities. Biden, who has backed Israel since the start of the conflict, said too many people were forgetting that it was the ...
par Rayan Chami, 07/05 19:49 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israel-Hamas war has been ongoing for 7 months, causing both regional and international tensions. Here are the main highlights over the past 7 months.
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The news director of Al Jazeera informed AFP in an interview that the TV network is determined to pursue every available legal action to contest Israel's ban of its operations within the country. Al Jazeera can still broadcast its live feed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the shutdown does not apply to these territories. Al Jazeera will look ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return. Following indications on Monday of progress in talks towards a truce in the seven-month war, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that it had appealed to a ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 13:28 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday morning, the Israeli Army announced it had assumed "operational control" of the Palestinian section of the Rafah border crossing. This comes a day after it asked residents to flee to "humanitarian zones."
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 12:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A merchant vessel passing through the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen, reported two explosions in "close proximity", British maritime security agency UKMTO said Tuesday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the "vessel and all crew are safe," adding that "authorities are investigating" the blasts south of Yemen's southern port city of ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/05 11:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the Israeli attack on an emergency and rescue center in the southern Lebanese town of Habariye on March 27 as “illegal.” The organization has urged the United States to “immediately suspend its arms sales and military aid to Israel.” HRW asserts that whether the attack was carried out “intentionally ...