par This Is Beirut, 18/03 22:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al Jazeera has announced Israel’s release of their freelance correspondent who was detained during its raid on Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital. The journalist was detained and beaten by Israeli forces during their raid on the hospital. Correspondent Ismail Alghoul was detained along with other journalists early today when he was covering ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 21:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that a major ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah would be a "mistake," as the two leaders spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions. Netanyahu had also agreed to Biden's request to send a delegation of senior Israeli officials to Washington to discuss ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 19:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An outbreak of violence was recorded on Monday afternoon on the southern front, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed, targeting many villages. Mays al-Jabal in particular has been the target of several Israeli artillery strikes since early afternoon. Two people were slightly injured when a shell exploded in a house. ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini revealed that Israel had prevented his entry into the conflict-ridden and blockaded Gaza Strip. The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday Israel had blocked him from entering the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip where the UN has warned of impending ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 18:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli forces have killed Faiq Mabhouh, Hamas's internal security commander, at Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital on Monday morning, according to Israeli defense sources. The Israeli army announced Monday an operation was under way in Gaza's main hospital Al-Shifa, saying the complex was being used by senior Hamas militants. Soldiers "are ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 15:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the territory's north by May without urgent intervention, a UN-backed food security assessment said on Monday. "To have 50% of an entire population in catastrophic, near famine levels, is unprecedented," Beth Bechdol, the deputy director-general of the UN's Food ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 11:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's intelligence chief, Qatar's premier and Egyptian officials are expected to hold talks in Doha on Monday regarding a potential Gaza truce and hostage exchange deal, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP. The meeting between Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatar PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Egyptian envoys "is expected to ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 11:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army launched on Monday an operation around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting airstrikes on the devastated neighborhood where it is located. Israeli soldiers "are currently conducting a precise operation in the area of the Shifa hospital," a statement from the military said. "The operation is based on ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Oxfam claimed on Monday that Israel was defying the International Court of Justice by intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza. Anti-poverty charity Oxfam accused Israel on Monday of intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza during its war with Hamas, in violation of international humanitarian law. The non-governmental ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/03 21:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged on Sunday an agreement to secure the release of hostages in the conflict-stricken Gaza Strip, coupled with a sustained ceasefire, as negotiations between the conflicting parties intensified. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free hostages held in war-ravaged Gaza accompanied by a ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/03 19:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized senior Jewish American Senator Chuck Schumer, labeling Schumer's call for early election as "totally inappropriate." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted top Jewish American Senator Chuck Schumer for castigating the Israeli leader and calling for early elections, deeming this ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/03 15:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday, that Israeli forces would proceed with a planned ground operation in Rafah, located in southern Gaza. This decision has raised concerns about the potential for significant civilian casualties. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a planned ground ...