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Israel’s Far Right Calls for Return of Settlements to Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 29/01 14:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of Israelis, including several far-right ministers, gathered in Jerusalem on Sunday, January 28, to call for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in Gaza. Part of Israeli society is calling for the settlements to be repopulated, despite Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent refusal to do so. A few thousand Israelis in favor of relocating ...

Iran Executes Four Men Convicted of Espionage

par This Is Beirut, 29/01 13:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran executed four individuals convicted of plotting a sabotage operation linked to Israeli intelligence on Monday, January 29. The executed men, accused of collaborating with Mossad, were arrested in July 2022 and sentenced to death in September 2023. Iran executed four men at dawn on Monday after they were convicted of collaborating with the ...

Southern Lebanon: Hezb-Israel Clashes Intensify

par This Is Beirut, 29/01 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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After a night marked by heightened tensions, the southern front remains on edge as Hezbollah and Israel continue their attacks. On Monday morning, Hezbollah announced that it had targeted the Branit barracks with Burkan missiles. They also declared they had targeted the Hadb Yarin and Birkat Risha sites just after midnight on Sunday. Late Sunday ...

'Intense Fighting' in Khan Younes, 'Constructive' Meeting in Paris

par This Is Beirut, 28/01 23:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 114th day on Sunday, January 28. While fighting rages in Khan Younes, a new round of negotiations was held in Paris. Deadly fighting on Sunday pitted the Israeli army against Palestinian Hamas in Khan Younes, the epicenter in the southern Gaza Strip of the war ravaging the small Palestinian territory, ...

Kerem Shalom Border Crossing Closed After Protests

par This Is Beirut, 28/01 19:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's Kerem Shalom crossing, used daily by trucks carrying humanitarian aid, was closed by demonstrators on Sunday, January 28. The Israeli army subsequently declared it a "closed military zone." Israeli protesters blocked humanitarian aid trucks from entering the war-torn Gaza Strip on Sunday, forcing the lorries to turn around at a border ...

Three Persons Killed in an Israeli Raid on Marwahin

par This Is Beirut, 28/01 18:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel

After a relatively calm morning, tensions increased again on Sunday afternoon between Hezbollah and Israel along the southern border, then again in the evening. Three people were killed in an Israeli raid in Marwahin. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the villages of Marwahin, Ramya, Maroun al-Ras, Yaroun, Shihine, Jabaline, Naqoura, ...

Israeli Delegation in Paris for Talks on Hostage Release

par This Is Beirut, 28/01 14:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hamas Israel

A high-profile Israeli delegation arrived in Paris on Sunday for key negotiations on the release of abductees by Hamas on October 7, joining other international figures including Qatar, Egypt, and the US. The Israeli delegation, led by Mossad chief David Barnea and Shin Bet head Ronan Bar,  will held talks in Paris on Sunday evening with the ...

UN Chief Appeals Donors to Sustain Aid to Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 28/01 10:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel

The UN chief urged donor states to ensure aid reaches Gaza after some halted funding to the UNRWA over accusations of staff involvement in the October 7 attacks, while the UN agency fired suspected members. While the row over accusations of some UNRWA's staff involvement in Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel deepened, UN chief António Guterres ...

Persistent Fighting in Khan Younis, New Mediation Efforts

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 23:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 113th day on Saturday, January 27. While in Gaza, Khan Younes remains the epicenter of the fighting, the Israeli government is now lashing out at the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). Deadly fighting between the Israeli army and Hamas raged on Saturday in the southern Gaza Strip, where ...

International Reactions to ICJ Ruling

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 17:36 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Reactions across the globe continued to pour in on Saturday, January 27, a day after the International Court of Justice handed down its verdict on Israel's accusations of genocide in Gaza. While Western reactions offer a mixed picture, the decision is generally well-received in the Arab world. International reactions poured in on Friday and ...

Israel Tackles UNRWA, Which Loses Western Support

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 12:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, an increasing number of western countries have announced the suspension of their funding to UNRWA. This decision follows Israeli accusations that twelve UNRWA employees were involved in the attack on October 7.  Israel vowed Saturday to stop the UN agency at the heart of ...

Gaza Residents Trapped in War's Crosshairs

par This Is Beirut, 27/01 10:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Israel

Thousands of civilians were trapped in southern Gaza by bombardment and fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ruled that Israel must prevent genocidal acts. Growing alarm has been focused on Khan Younes, the biggest city in Gaza's south, where the two main hospitals were barely functioning ...

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