This Is Beirut, 30/08 20:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), a US-based aid group, said on Friday an Israeli air strike killed four people accompanying its convoy in Gaza the day before, while the Israeli military said it had struck armed assailants. "An Israeli air strike yesterday killed four Palestinians in the lead vehicle of an Anera aid convoy carrying food and ...
This Is Beirut, 30/08 11:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel said it killed three Hamas militants in an air strike in the occupied West Bank on Friday, taking the death toll from a large-scale military operation now in its third day to at least 19. A top UN aid official meanwhile questioned "what has become of our basic humanity", as the war raged on in Gaza and humanitarian operations struggle to ...
This Is Beirut, 29/08 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel has agreed to a series of three-day "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow UN health officials to administer polio vaccinations in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday. "The way we discussed and agreed, the campaign will start on the first of September, in central Gaza, for three days, and there will be a humanitarian ...
Rayan Chami, 29/08 18:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Amid the ongoing conflict, Beirut's seafront is alive with activity as families savor the end of summer, reflecting the resilience that defines Lebanese identity.
Tylia El Helou, 28/08 20:42 - 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 August 28, 2024.
Rayan Chami, 27/08 20:15 - 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 August 27, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 27/08 18:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli military announced on Tuesday that it had rescued an Israeli hostage in Gaza, more than 10 months after his abduction during the Hamas attacks that triggered a devastating war. Kaid Farhan Alkadi, a 52-year-old Israeli Bedouin, was taken by Palestinian militants during the Hamas attack on October 7, the military said in a ...
27/08 09:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Have the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, currently taking place in Cairo, reached their final hurdle at the Philadelphi Corridor? This question arises as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed relative flexibility by accepting United States President Joe Biden's request for a partial withdrawal from the corridor during the ...
This Is Beirut, 26/08 21:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The United Nations said Monday it had been forced to halt its humanitarian operations in Gaza due to a new Israeli evacuation order for the Deir al-Balah area, a senior UN official said. "We are not operating today. As of this morning, we're not operating in Gaza," the official said, adding that since the start of the war the UN has sometimes had ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 26/08 20:50 - 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 August 26, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 26/08 14:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday, a day after truce talks in Cairo coincided with a major but brief cross-border escalation involving Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mediators held meetings in the Egyptian capital on Sunday, but reported no breakthrough in months of protracted negotiations as the fighting in Gaza raged ...
Rayan Chami, 25/08 20:59 - 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 August 25, 2024.