par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel announced it was temporarily opening border crossing at Kerem Shalom for humanitarian purposes on Friday, December 15. The aim is to relieve congestion at Rafah, in Egypt. Israel approved Friday the "temporary" delivery of aid into Gaza via its Kerem Shalom border crossing, the prime minister's office said, opening a new route for supplies ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel continued its offensive in Gaza on Friday, despite increasing international calls for restraint. The United States emphasized that the effort to crush Hamas should not result in a long-term Israeli occupation of the territory. Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza on Friday despite mounting international calls for restraint, with key backer ...
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par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 69th day on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 18,787 people were killed in Israeli bombardments, most of them women, children and teenagers. For its part, Israel announced that 1,200 people, mostly civilians, died in the attack on 7 October. In addition, around a hundred Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 22:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Israeli soldiers seized the microphone of a mosque in Jenin to sing religious songs, according to the Israeli army on Thursday, December 14th. These incidents are said to have occurred during an Israeli operation in the town, which began on Tuesday. The Palestinian presidency on Thursday condemned what it called the "shameful desecration" ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Thursday December 14. This visit comes at a time when the White House is beginning to express its dissatisfaction with the destruction caused by the Israeli offensive. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Israel on Thursday, ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 19:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions persisted in southern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon following a morning marked by violence, notably in the village of Markaba, where two people, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed by Israeli shelling. Hezbollah announced Thursday night the death of one of its fighters in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the village ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 17:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel continued bombing Gaza on Thursday in its conflict with Hamas, as a top White House adviser visited Jerusalem amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. President Biden on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel's "indiscriminate bombing" of the enclave. Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday in its war against Hamas militants as a top White House ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 22:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel has expressed its determination to pursue the war in the Gaza Strip "regardless of international support," following a decisive UN General Assembly vote in favor of a ceasefire. Israel has vowed to press ahead with its war in the Gaza Strip "with or without international support" after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a ...
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-13 21:31 - 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 13, 2023.
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 20:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States and the United Kingdom jointly announced on Wednesday a new set of sanctions imposed on Hamas in response to its attack on Israel on October 7th. The United States and the United Kingdom announced on Wednesday the imposition of sanctions on Hamas over the October 7 attack on Israel. The measure "targets key officials who ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 20:28 - Reading : less than a minute
Thomas Friedman of The New York Times reported on Wednesday that when the war in Gaza ends, Saudi Arabia would still be interested in resuming negotiations for a potential normalization of relations with Israel. According to the report, the negotiators discussed a deal in which the United States would sign a security treaty with the Kingdom. The ...