par Rayan Chami, 14/04 20:38 - 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 April 14th, 2024.
14/04 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Sunday struck a Hezbollah site in Lebanon's east near the Syrian border, the Israeli army and a source from the Iran-backed group said, as tensions soared after Iran directly attacked Israel. The Hezbollah source told AFP that "the Israeli strike targeted an area... near Baalbek and targeted a two-story building belonging to Hezbollah," ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighboring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel. "We announced... to the White House in a message that our operations will be limited, minimal and will be aimed at punishing the Israeli regime," said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The ...
par Michel Touma, 14/04 18:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/We-are-currently-witnessing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-in-the-Middle-East.-Alongside-meticulously.mp3"][/audio] We are currently witnessing a new kind of warfare in the Middle East. Alongside meticulously targeted aerial strikes, broader belligerent intentions ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 18:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The US neither wants an "escalation" nor an "extended war with Iran", as it it will not join any Israeli counterattack, insisted White House officials on Sunday, a day after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. The United States said Sunday it will not join any Israeli counterattack on Iran, with President Joe Biden ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 14/04 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As Iranians claim victory, Israelis and Western officials, on the other hand, characterize the operation dubbed “Honest Promise” as a failure. Of the 300 or so drones and ballistic and cruise missiles fired by Iran towards Israel on Saturday night, 99% were intercepted, according to Israeli army figures. This raises the question: Was Iran's ...
par Samar Kadi, 14/04 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel overnight Saturday to Sunday in retaliation to Israel’s deadly strike on its Damascus consulate on April 1, This is Beirut put forward three questions to Dubai-based Middle East security and defense analyst, and director of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military ...
14/04 12:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Israel on Sunday and warned against a regional "conflagration." The German government condemned the Iranian strikes against Israel on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing concern about the risk of "conflagration" in the region, which could ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday was successfully intercepted with US and ally assistance, marking a major escalation in the ongoing covert conflict between the two nations. Iran's unprecedented overnight attack on Israel has been "foiled," the Israeli military said Sunday, with hundreds of missiles and drones intercepted with ...
par Lyne Sammouri, 14/04 12:07 - Reading : less than a minute
Recapping the chronology of events, Iran launched over 200 drones and missiles towards Israel, prompting reactions from multiple countries in the region. Despite this, Israel intercepted "99%" of the launches, according to the Israeli army, with assistance from the UK, US and Jordan, before reopening the airspace on Sunday morning.
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 11:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Iranian army said Sunday its drone and missile attack on Israel, in retaliation for a deadly strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, has "achieved all its objectives." "Operation Honest Promise... was completed successfully from last night to this morning and achieved all its objectives," Mohammad Bagheri, the Iranian armed forces' chief of ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 11:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While Iran launched its drone and missile attack on the Hebrew state on Saturday night, Israeli bombardment of villages in southern Lebanon continued unabated until dawn. At the same time, Israeli reconnaissance planes flew over the entire Lebanese territory and interceptor missiles exploded in the sky. Early on Sunday morning, a series of ...