This Is Beirut, 24/08 16:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A top United States general began an unannounced visit to the Middle East on Saturday to discuss ways to avoid any new escalation in tensions that could spiral into a broader conflict, as the region braces for a threatened Iranian attack against Israel. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began his trip in ...
This Is Beirut, 24/08 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A source who has close knowledge of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo stated that Israeli negotiators and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over the latter's demand for Israel to keep the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Two major issues in negotiations supported by Egypt, Qatar ...
This Is Beirut, 24/08 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. "The ...
Lyne Sammouri, 23/08 21:21 - 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 23, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 23/08 18:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Talks in Cairo on reaching a Gaza truce have made progress, the White House said Friday, as it urged Israel and Hamas to move forward. The White House confirmed that CIA chief William Burns and senior official Brett McGurk were participating in discussions that began at a preliminary level on Thursday evening. "There has been progress made. We ...
Hala Abdallah, 22/08 21:19 - 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 22, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 22/08 12:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaza's first polio case in 25 years has sparked a challenging vaccination campaign amid ongoing conflict, with UN agencies preparing to vaccinate 640,000 children despite severe logistical obstacles. The Gaza Strip's first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass ...
This Is Beirut, 22/08 04:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas as talks on a truce faltered. The US and Israeli leaders spoke hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended a tour of the Middle East aimed at reaching an accord as tensions rise in the region. In a statement on ...
Rayan Chami, 21/08 20:49 - 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 21, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 21/08 18:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said on Wednesday two people were killed and 10 children injured in the latest Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter, while the Israeli military reported it hit a Hamas command center. "Two martyrs were recovered and 15 injured, including 10 children" after Israeli planes struck the Salah al-Din school in Gaza ...
This Is Beirut, 21/08 01:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken appealed Tuesday to Hamas urgently to accept a ceasefire plan to ease suffering in Gaza but also entered a public spat with Israel as he capped a new round of shuttle diplomacy. The US Secretary of State closed his ninth wartime trip to the region, in which he warned that the US-backed truce proposal may be the ...
This Is Beirut, 20/08 21:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Qatar on Tuesday as part of a Middle East tour to push forward talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old Gaza war. A US senior official traveling with Blinken in the Middle East criticized "maximalist" remarks attributed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on maintaining control of ...