This Is Beirut, 2024-04-07 21:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Walid Joumblatt, former head of the Progressive Socialist Party, called on Sunday for a return to the 1949 Armistice Agreements, which imposed a specific zone along the border between the Lebanese and Israelis with restrictions on armaments. He conveyed this matter to the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Ain al-Tineh. The purpose of ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-04-07 20:45 - 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 April 7th, 2024.
Malo Pinatel, 2024-04-07 18:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Israeli decision to withdraw its forces from Khan Younes on Sunday raises questions, especially in light of recent American pressures. Is it a prelude to a lasting ceasefire or a mere delay before a powerful comeback towards Rafah? The Israeli military announced on Sunday the near-complete withdrawal of its forces from southern Gaza. This ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-07 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemeni Houthi militants have claimed to have launched rockets and drones targeting a British ship and two Israeli vessels heading to Israeli ports, according to an Al Jazeera report. British maritime security firm Ambrey had said that two ships had been targeted off Yemen, raising the number of incidents reported to three in under 24 ...
Malo Pinatel, 2024-04-07 15:11 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The announcement, made on Friday by the Netanyahu government, of the opening of the Erez-Beit Hanoun border crossing aims to facilitate the entry of more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Here's an overview of the primary ways of delivering aid to the enclave: by land, by air or by sea. On Friday, April 5, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-07 10:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
The devastating war in the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday. As negotiators meet in Cairo for the umpteenth attempt to reach a truce, Israel is piling up criticism from within its own camp. The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-06 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity," the United Nations' humanitarian chief said Saturday. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, called for a "collective determination ...
Hala Abdallah, 2024-04-06 22:15 - 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 April 6th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-06 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Trucks filled with medicine provided by the UN entered for the first time on Saturday morning through the Erez-Beit Hanoun crossing point, according to images. The vehicles were then supposed to reach two hospitals located in the northern part of Gaza. Israel made the decision on Friday to temporarily open this border crossing located north of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-06 12:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Truce talks in Gaza are due to resume this weekend in Cairo, where Joe Biden has urged negotiators to convince Hamas, while Iran is preparing its retaliation to Israel's attack on its Damascus consulate. American and Israeli negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that has ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-06 11:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli strikes on seven aid workers from World Central Kitchen in Gaza represent one tragedy apiece for the Biden administration, but the United States is unlikely to make any major policy changes towards its ally. President Joe Biden has stood firmly by Israel amid months of mounting domestic and international outcry over the humanitarian toll ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-04-05 20:57 - 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 April 5th, 2024.