Palestine

Israeli Air Strike Kills Two Palestinian Doctors in Gaza

Gaza's civil defense agency said on Sunday that two doctors were killed in an Israeli air strike on the city of Deir al-Balah in a central area of the Palestinian territory. "The bodies of Doctor Muhammad Nimr Qazaat and his son, Doctor Youssef, were recovered (as they were killed) because of an Israeli raid on the city of Deir al-Balah in the ...

Israeli Assault Continues as Rafah Civilians Evacuate

Israeli airstrikes targeted areas in Gaza on Saturday, including Rafah, where Israel broadened their evacuation directive. The UN cautioned about a potential "epic" catastrophe if a full-scale invasion of the densely populated city proceeds. Israeli strikes on Saturday hit parts of Gaza, including Rafah, where Israel expanded an evacuation order, ...

War Diary: Day: 218

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 11th, 2024.    

Israeli Army Reports More Rockets at Kerem Shalom Crossing

The Israeli Army said that rockets were launched on Saturday from Rafah in southern Gaza towards the Kerem Shalom crossing, which was temporarily shut earlier this week after deadly fire. "Four launches were identified that crossed from the Rafah area," the military said in a statement, adding that one rocket was intercepted by Israeli air ...

Israel Orders Further Gaza Evacuations Amid Rafah Offensive

The Israeli military on Saturday ordered Palestinians to leave more areas of eastern Rafah and the northern Gaza Strip as it pressed ahead with its fight against Hamas militants. The latest evacuation order, which some residents told AFP they had received via text and audio messages to their phones, comes days after Israeli tanks and troops ...

War Diary: Day: 217

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 10th, 2024.

Blinken to Criticize Israel in Congressional Report

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will submit a long-awaited report to the US Congress on Friday which, according to Axios, is highly critical of Israel's conduct during the Gaza war, but assesses that Israel didn't violate the human rights stipulations required to access US weapons. In February, the Biden administration issued a new national ...

Israel Ends Gaza Talks and Proceeds to Bomb Rafah

Israel has submitted its reservations about a proposal for a hostage release deal to Gaza truce mediators, and considers this round of negotiations in Cairo to have ended, a senior Israeli official said to Reuters. The Israeli delegation is returning from the Egyptian capital and Israel will proceed with its operation in Rafah and other parts of ...

War Diary: Day: 216

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 9th, 2024.

War Diary: Day 215

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 8th, 2024.

Washington Police Clear Pro-Palestinian University Encampment

Police forcibly cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University in the United States capital on Wednesday, arresting dozens in the latest clash with students demonstrating over the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Republicans in Congress had pressured local authorities to act on the encampment, summoning Washington's ...

Netanyahu and CIA Chief Discuss 'Pausing' Rafah Assault

An Israeli official said visiting CIA Director Bill Burns and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Wednesday "the possibility" of suspending military operations in Gaza's Rafah in exchange for Hamas freeing hostages. Netanyahu and the US spy chief, who has been involved in mediation efforts in the Israel-Hamas war, met in Jerusalem as part ...