par Hala Abdallah, 19/06 21:50 - 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 June 19th, 2024.
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 19/06 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The visit of United States presidential envoy Amos Hochstein did not achieve success on two fronts: The first is linked to the ceasefire at the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hochstein was informed once more that a ceasefire at this border is contingent on a ceasefire in Gaza. The second is about de-escalation at the border. Hochstein did not receive ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 20:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel persisted in the south on Wednesday. Hezbollah announced the deaths of its fighters: Hassan Muhammad Ali Saab, Jihad Ahmad Hayek, Hassan al-Mujtaba Yousef Ahmad and Wahbi Mohammed Ibrahim, raising the death toll to four for the day. The pro-Iranian party claimed responsibility for targeting the headquarters ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 12:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire have resumed on the southern border between Hezbollah and the Israeli army after the end of an undeclared truce during Eid al-Adha. On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army raided the town of Yaroun, killing three people. The Israeli army announced that the three victims were “Hezbollah agents.” An Israeli drone targeted a ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 22:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Washington is still reviewing one shipment of bombs for Israel over concerns about their use in crowded areas of Gaza, but that other weapons are moving as usual. Blinken's remarks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in Tel Aviv that the top American diplomat had assured ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Foreign Minister threatened on Tuesday to destroy Hezbollah in the event of a “total war,” after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group stepped up cross-border attacks on northern Israel. “We are very close to the moment when we will decide to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and Lebanon. In a total war, Hezbollah ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The town of Borgholieh, north of Tyre, was the scene of several successive Israeli raids on Monday. The Israeli air force launched its third attack of the day on the town on Monday evening, targeting a car and causing injuries. A motorcycle was also the target of a drone raid in the Borgholieh region, injuring several people. This attack comes ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 19:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited relatives of hostages killed in Gaza to a meeting at his home, several families told AFP Tuesday, as criticism mounts over his response to the hostage crisis. In the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 251 people were kidnapped from southern Israel. Of the 116 hostages still in Gaza, 41 ...
par David Hale, 18/06 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There is conventional wisdom held in some quarters that the risk of a full-blown war between Hezbollah and Israel will begin to recede if and when the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches a ceasefire or end state. If only it were so simple. It is true that Hezbollah leaders assert they will continue the fight they joined on October 8, 2023, ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 16:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli raid targeted a car near the village of al-Borgholiyeh north of Tyre on Tuesday, as cross-border fire exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah resumed following a two-day undeclared pause. Initial reports said the driver was injured in the attack. The Israeli army also shelled the Shebaa valley in the Hasbaya district and the outskirts ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 11:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Monday over the Gaza war and failure to negotiate the release of scores of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory. Protests against Netanyahu's handling of the war against Hamas have gathered pace, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of ...