2023-12-22 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas are dangerously pushing the Gaza Strip towards famine. The UN-backed Global Hunger Monitoring System indicates that the entire population of Gaza is at an “imminent risk of famine,” with over half a million people living in “catastrophic conditions.” UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 21:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel bombed a newly reopened aid crossing point on Thursday, Hamas authorities said, hours before the United Nations Security Council was to make another attempt to pass a much-delayed resolution on pausing the Gaza fighting. Separate diplomatic efforts continued for a fresh truce and hostage release deal in the worst-ever Gaza war. The United ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2023-12-21 20:28 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 21, 2023.
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II on aid to war-battered Gaza, where Israel has been fighting Hamas militants since early October. Macron is then due to visit French troops stationed in the Middle Eastern country for a traditional Christmas meeting with forces deployed overseas. The ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-21 13:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for Israel to open an investigation into “the possible commission of a war crime” by its armed forces in Gaza. The UN received “disturbing information” regarding the death of “11 unarmed Palestinian men” in the city of Gaza on Tuesday evening during an Israeli Army ...
David Hale, 2023-12-21 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One of the harder things in foreign affairs, as in life, is dealing with new realities. Successful statecraft entails identifying new realities and equipping policies to protect and advance national interests in that light. An inability to adjust strategies in the face of new realities is an indicator of impending failure. The tragedy experienced ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 23:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Expectations grew over Israel and Hamas' move towards a new ceasefire and an agreement for the release of hostages in the Gaza conflict on Wednesday. These developments followed discussions in Europe and a visit to Egypt by the leader of the Palestinian militant group. Hopes rose that Israel and Hamas may be inching toward another truce and ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 22:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior US official stated in Baghdad on Wednesday, that the United States aims to actively collaborate with Iraq to tackle the increase in attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria. The United States wants to actively engage with Iraq to address a surge in attacks on American troops in Iraq and Syria, a top US official said Wednesday in ...
Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-20 21:34 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 20, 2023.
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 11:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The leader of Hamas arrived in Egypt on Wednesday as hopes grew that Israel and the Palestinian militant group might be inching toward another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war. The Qatar-based Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Cairo for discussions on “aggression in the Gaza Strip and other matters,” the group said in a ...
2023-12-20 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Does the American-French "plan" to address the situation in southern Lebanon include the implementation of Resolution 1701 along with its overall components? And is it aimed at facilitating a regional settlement? According to a Western diplomat, the debate over a post-Gaza phase is already underway. This is especially relevant as the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-19 23:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A UN Security Council vote on a resolution calling for a pause to the Israel-Hamas war was postponed again Tuesday, diplomatic sources said, as member states wrangled over wording while aid efforts in the Gaza Strip neared collapse. Three diplomatic sources said the vote on the text, the latest version of which seen by AFP calls for the ...