This Is Beirut, 2024-05-24 21:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a call Friday with his US counterpart Joe Biden to allow UN aid through the crucial Kerem Shalom crossing to conflict-torn Gaza, the White House said. "President Biden welcomed the commitment from President al-Sisi to permit the flow of UN-provided humanitarian assistance" through the crossing, it ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-05-24 21:06 - 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 May 24, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-24 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of the CIA is expected in Paris on Friday or Saturday to try to relaunch talks with Israel on a truce in Gaza, a Western source close to the matter told AFP. Israel gave the green light on Thursday to the resumption of negotiations for the release of hostages held in Gaza, while talks on a truce with the Palestinian Islamist movement ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-23 23:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini said Thursday that Israeli authorities are prioritising the private commercial sector at the main crossing point for goods entering Gaza. "When it comes to the crossing in Kerem Shalom, the private sector for the time being is being prioritised," Lazzarini told AFP, adding that the ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-05-23 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 May 23, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-23 20:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt, on Thursday, praised the Qatari role – as part of the Quintet (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt) – “in unblocking the presidential elections in Lebanon," to fill a seat "which had been vacant since October 31, 2022.” Joumblatt, who is on a visit to ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-23 17:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior official at Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza said it was under Israeli military siege for a fifth straight day on Thursday, after soldiers stormed it the previous day. "We are still under siege for the fifth day in a row," the hospital's acting director, Dr. Mohammad Saleh, told AFP. "Soldiers are present in the hospital's courtyard ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-05-22 20:31 - 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 May 22, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-22 10:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on Wednesday that they will recognise a Palestinian state from May 28, hoping other European countries will follow suit. A furious Israel immediately announced it was recalling its envoys to Ireland and Norway for "urgent consultations"and was expected to do the same with its ambassador to Spain. Norwegian ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-05-21 21:32 - 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 May 21, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-21 17:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel reversed its decision to shut down an Associated Press (AP) live video feed from Gaza on Tuesday, following a storm of criticism and US pressure. Israel walked back its decision to shut down an Associated Press live video feed of war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, following a protest from the US news agency and concern from the White ...
2024-05-21 16:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli forces were still fighting Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday, reporting ground fighting and air strikes on 70 targets across the enclave in the last 24 hours. There was no let-up in Gaza's devastating war between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday. More than seven months of deadly warfare caused a humanitarian catastrophe, leaving the majority of the 2.4 ...