This Is Beirut, 30/06 19:42 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City's Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas's command structure dismantled in the northern area. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled the devastated neighborhood, where the Israeli army said it has fought Palestinian militants both "above and below ground" ...
This Is Beirut, 29/06 23:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza on Saturday, the third day of an Israeli military operation that has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians and compounded what the United Nations called "unbearable" living conditions in the territory. An AFP correspondent reported explosions from the Shujaiya area near Gaza City, and ...
This Is Beirut, 28/06 21:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's military on Friday said it was conducting raids backed by air strikes in northern Gaza, killing "dozens" of militants in an area where it had declared the command structure of Hamas dismantled months ago. The operation in Shujaiya, on the edge of Gaza City, caused numerous casualties, witnesses and medics said on Thursday, when it ...
Rayan Chami, 28/06 20:43 - 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 28th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 28/06 18:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Union imposed on Friday asset freezes and visa bans on several firms and individuals accused of helping to finance Palestinian militant Islamist group Hamas, Brussels said. The sanctions were the second round to be imposed by the EU on the Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad groups after their attack on Israel on October 7. Overall, ...
This Is Beirut, 28/06 18:17 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In the office of one of Israel's most recognizable Arab politicians, framed pictures show him posing with famous figures like Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In front of Ahmad Tibi's desk is the Arabic slogan, “The more beautiful days are those we did not yet live,” which the parliamentarian says is a poignant reminder ...
Hala Abdallah, 26/06 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 June 26th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 26/06 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Humanitarian Aid Chief Martin Griffiths raised the alarm on Wednesday, warning that the spread of Israel’s war against Hamas to Lebanon will be “potentially apocalyptic.” Speaking with reporters in Geneva, he described Lebanon as “the flashpoint beyond all flashpoints,” pointing to the south in particular. Griffiths ...
This Is Beirut, 26/06 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Norway's largest pension fund said on Wednesday that it had divested from US industrial group Caterpillar because of the risk its equipment was being used by the Israeli Army in Gaza. “For a long time, Caterpillar has supplied bulldozers and other equipment that has been used to demolish Palestinian homes and infrastructure to clear the way for ...
Lyne Sammouri, 25/06 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 25th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 25/06 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Gaza civil defence agency said an Israeli air strike early on Tuesday killed 10 members of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh's family, in an attack the Israeli military did not immediately confirm. The strike hit the Haniyeh family home in Al-Shati refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, said Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the Hamas-ruled territory's ...
This Is Beirut, 24/06 14:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli army claimed on Monday to have killed Muhammad Salah, a senior official and weapons development expert of Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, while declaring that it was continuing its operations in Rafah. In a statement, the army said its air force had “eliminated terrorist Muhammad Salah, who was responsible for projects ...