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World Bank Estimates Gaza Infrastructural Damage at $18.5 bn

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 23:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Bank released a new report on Tuesday, with a damage assessment, concluding that the Israel-Hamas war has resulted in approximately $18.5 billion worth of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza. The World Bank says the Israel-Hamas war has caused damage of around $18.5 billion to Gaza's critical infrastructure, according to a new ...

Blinken and Séjourné Discuss Gaza Aid Workers and Ukraine

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 22:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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During a press conference in Paris alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné criticized the Israeli airstrike which resulted in the killing of seven individuals associated with the US-based charity World Central Kitchen. French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné condemned, on Tuesday, the ...

Herzog Apologizes for Killing of Gaza Aid Workers

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...

War Diary: Day 179

par Tylia El Helou, 02/04 20:48 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 2nd, 2024.

Iranian President Says Israel's Syria Attack 'Will Not Go Unanswered'

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raissi condemned on Tuesday a deadly air strike blamed on Israel against his country's consular annex in Damascus, saying the "cowardly crime will not go unanswered." "After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its ...

USA Warned at Last Moment of Israeli Attack in Syria

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 10:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to reports from Axios, the United States was notified just minutes before Israel carried out an airstrike in Syria, targeting an Iranian embassy building. Notably, Israel didn't seek explicit approval from Washington; instead, they informed the US authorities when the aircraft were already en route to Damascus. Axios also states that ...

7 Aid Workers Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 02/04 10:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Food aid organization World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip. "World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza," the US-based charity said in a statement. It stated that those killed were "from Australia, Poland, ...

US Set to Approve $18 Billion in F-15s to Israel

par This Is Beirut, 01/04 23:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Biden administration is set to approve the sale of as roughly 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal slated to be worth over $18 billion, as reported by CNN. This transaction would be the largest United States foreign military sale to Israel since October 7, with the administration also preparing to notify Congress of the ...

Damascus Attack: No Red Lines for Israel

par Bassam Abou Zeid, 01/04 22:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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  Will Iran retaliate for the Israeli strike on its consulate in Damascus, which resulted in the deaths of several Iranian Revolutionary Guard officials, most notably Mohammad Reza Zahedi? This strike has highlighted the absence of diplomatic or political red lines against Israeli attacks. It indicates that all military moves and operations ...

Netanyahu Vows to Enact Al Jazeera Ban

par This Is Beirut, 01/04 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...

War Diary: Day 178

par Tylia El Helou, 01/04 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Palestine Hamas Israel

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 1st, 2024.

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