Rayan Chami, 08/06 21:45 - 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 June 8, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 08/06 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Saturday its troops had rescued four Israeli hostages alive from Gaza after a "complex daytime operation." "Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization from the Nova music festival on October 7," the military said in a statement, ...
This Is Beirut, 07/06 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States reestablished on Friday a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries into Gaza after the structure suffered storm damage and underwent repairs in a nearby port, the country's military said. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully reestablished the temporary pier in Gaza, enabling the continued delivery of much-needed ...
This Is Beirut, 07/06 12:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, presented two conditions to mediators necessary for Hamas to agree to any proposal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday . According to the Wall Street Journal, Sinwar said that Hamas would not agree to any agreement that did not contain Israeli commitments to a permanent ceasefire. He also set ...
06/06 23:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese national football team was held to a draw by Palestine (0-0) in the World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, resulting in Lebanon's elimination from the race for the 2026 World Cup. Disappointing, one might say! The Lebanese national football team drew 0-0 with their Palestinian counterpart in the fifth and penultimate round of qualifiers ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 06/06 21:30 - 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 June 6, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 06/06 21:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said Thursday that US President Joe Biden's proposed Gaza ceasefire deal was "just words," and that the Palestinian militant group had not received any written commitments related to a truce. On the other hand, Egyptian State-linked al-Qahera News reported, citing a high-level source, that they have received ...
This Is Beirut, 06/06 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, said on Thursday that Israel had bombed one of its Gaza schools "without prior warning" to thousands of displaced sheltering there. The military said it had killed several "terrorists" in a "precision strike on a Hamas compound embedded inside an UNRWA school" in the Nuseirat ...
This Is Beirut, 05/06 22:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States warned on Wednesday against an "escalation" in Lebanon, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks about a potential operation, stating that such conflict would only harm Israeli security. "We don't want to see that escalation of the conflict, which would just lead to further loss of life from both Israelis ...
Lyne Sammouri, 05/06 21:46 - 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 June 5, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 05/06 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met with Hamas members in Doha Wednesday for talks on a Gaza truce, a source with knowledge of negotiations told AFP. The lead mediators met with the Palestinian militant group to "discuss a deal for a truce in Gaza and the exchange of hostages and ...
Makram Haddad, 05/06 17:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese national soccer team plays a crucial match against Palestine on Thursday in the double Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup. The Lebanese national team will face its Palestinian counterpart tomorrow at 7pm (Beirut time) at the "Jassem Bin Hamad" stadium of the al-Sadd club in the Qatari capital, Doha. The ...