This Is Beirut, 19/09 20:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday urged against "escalatory actions by any party" in the Middle East, following the explosions of devices of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah blamed on Israel. "France and the United States are united in calling for restraint and urging de-escalation when it comes to the Middle East in general and when ...
This Is Beirut, 19/09 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli media reported on Thursday that Israel has proposed a new deal that would see hostages released from Gaza in exchange for safe passage for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the cessation of fighting. Public broadcaster Kan reported that the proposal would also call for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a new governance system in Gaza, ...
Lyne Sammouri, 17/09 21:44 - 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 September 17, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 17/09 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday morning, in contrast to the previous day, a noticeable calm settled over the southern front. Israeli military fired shells targeting the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab and Yarine in the western sector. Concurrently, an Israeli sweep operation was initiated from Malkiya and Bayad towards the town of Blida. Fighter jets broke the sound ...
Vanessa Kallas, 16/09 21:12 - 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 September 16, 2024.
16/09 19:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United States Special Presidential Envoy Amos Hochstein that Israel values US support, but will do "what is necessary" to tackle Hezbollah's threats, adding that "fundamental change" was needed on the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hochstein also met with senior officials in Israel including Defense ...
16/09 18:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The first Palestinian ambassador to Spain presented his credentials on Monday to Spanish King Felipe VI after Madrid in May formally recognized a Palestinian state. The head of state welcomed Housni Abdel Wahed to the royal palace in Madrid for the traditional ceremony for newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Spain, according to images ...
16/09 17:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that Tehran would never give up on its missile program, claiming the need for deterrence for its security in the Middle East. Iran has defied Western calls for years to limit its missile program. The United States and its allies have more recently accused Iran of sending ballistic missiles to ...
This Is Beirut, 16/09 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a flurry of escalating tensions along the Israeli-Lebanese border, Israeli artillery strikes continue on Monday. An Israeli air raid on the town of Houla Monday afternoon killed one Hezbollah combatant and injured two. Israeli artillery had targeted the town of Aita al-Shaab with three heavy shells on Monday morning. It launched three ...
This Is Beirut, 15/09 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Ministry of Defense is recruiting African asylum seekers to carry out "potentially deadly" operations in Gaza in exchange for obtaining permanent resident status in Israel, according to reports by the Israeli media outlet Haaretz. Defense officials, speaking unofficially, confirmed to the center-left daily the existence of this ...
Hala Abdallah, 15/09 20:39 - 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 September 15, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 14/09 22:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's Civil Defense announced on Saturday the deaths of eleven people, including women and children, in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City that was sheltering Palestinians displaced by the war. "We have recovered the bodies of eleven martyrs, including four children and three women, after an Israeli warplane carried out a ...