War Diary: Day 92
Tylia El Helou, 2024-01-06 21:50 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 6, 2024.
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UN Warns Gaza 'Uninhabitable' as War Rages On
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-06 21:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the 92nd day of the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, relentless Israeli airstrikes continue to batter Gaza. The civilian population, lacking adequate shelter, grapples with severe shortages, all while international mediations struggle to yield tangible results. Israel bombed southern Gaza Saturday as the UN warned the besieged ...
Haniyeh Urges Blinken to Focus On Ending Israeli "Aggression"
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-06 21:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to focus on ending the war on Saturday, January 6. Currently in Turkey, Blinken is conducting a Middle East diplomatic tour in a bid to calm rising tensions. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has called on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use his current Middle East tour ...
Gaza: Blinken Meets Erdogan in Istanbul
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-06 20:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
As the situation in Gaza reaches a critical point, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The discussions centered around the escalating conflict in Gaza and deliberations on Sweden's potential accession to NATO. Washington's top diplomat discussed the Israel-Hamas war with Turkey's ...
Colonna Urges Iran to Stop 'Destabilising Acts'
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-06 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her Iranian counterpart Saturday that "Iran and its affiliates" must stop "destabilising acts" that could spark a broader conflict in the Middle East amid the war in Gaza. During a telephone call with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Catherine Colonna "delivered a very clear ...
Gaza Fighting Rages as Gallant Lays Out Post-War Plan
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-05 23:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Emmanuel Macron Palestine Hamas
Bombing persisted in Gaza on Friday as the international community began to assess Israel's initial proposals for the governance of the territory, following its prolonged conflict with the militant group Hamas, now entering its fourth month. Bombing continued across Gaza on Friday as the world began to digest Israel's first proposals for the ...
German FM to Visit Middle East on Sunday
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-05 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock is set to embark on Sunday on her fourth visit to Israel since the start of the Gaza war, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the Ministry. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel on Sunday for her fourth visit since the outbreak of the Gaza war on October 7, Foreign Ministry ...
War Diary: Day 91
Rayan Chami, 2024-01-05 20:52 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 5, 2024.
The Intelligent Recap: This Week's AI News Report
Alissar Boulos, 2024-01-05 19:18 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening and welcome to 2024’s first edition of The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, January 5th and the 91st day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s news: a violent turn of events in Lebanon when a senior Hamas official is assassinated in Beirut, the security situation in the South escalates, Hassan Nasrallah gives his third and fourth ...
Geagea: Hezbollah Seeks to Bolster Its Power, Rather Than Support Gaza
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-05 12:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Samir Geagea, head of the Lebanese Forces (LF), said that Hezbollah does not want to engage in a war with Israel over Gaza, but rather seeks to strengthen its presence on the internal scene in order to achieve its objectives on the one hand, and to enable Iran to advance its regional interests, on the other. However, according to Geagea, Israel ...
Diplomatic Activity Amid Mideast Escalation
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-04 22:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
The war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 90th day as of Thursday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack carried out by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7 within Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. Approximately 1,140 people, predominantly civilians, died in this attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest ...
Blinken to Tour Middle East Over Gaza, Escalation Talks
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-04 22:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarks, on Thursday, on his fourth trip to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war. Anticipating challenging discussions, he aims to advocate for immediate aid to the distressed Gaza Strip and to push for de-escalation in the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East on ...