This Is Beirut, 2024-05-11 16:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-11 00:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called for an investigation into mass graves allegedly containing hundreds of bodies near Gaza hospitals, while the organization's chief warned of the risk of an "epic humanitarian catastrophe" at Rafah. On Friday, the UN Security Council called for an "independent" and "immediate" investigation ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-05-10 22:40 - 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 10th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-10 22:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several independent UN experts denounced on Friday attacks made against the International Criminal Court (ICC), particularly from Israel and the United States, which "promote a culture of impunity." "It is distressing to see State officials threatening to retaliate against a Court for pursuing international justice," a statement by the experts ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-09 21:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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 ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-05-09 21:37 - 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 9th, 2024.
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-05-08 21:27 - 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 8th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-08 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
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 ...
2024-05-08 20:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Could there possibly be two versions of a ceasefire proposal for Gaza? Could there have been a modified version unbeknownst to Israeli authorities? According to Israeli statements, the Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire in the enclave, approved by Hamas on Monday, differs from the one previously endorsed by Tel Aviv. However, there appears ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-08 18:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, due to closed border crossings. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern city of Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt which is the main conduit for aid ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-07 23:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel deployed tanks into Rafah on Tuesday, in southern Gaza, taking control of the border crossing with Egypt, an action that the United Nations stated obstructed access to the crucial humanitarian route. Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with Egypt Tuesday, in an operation the United Nations said denied ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-05-07 22:40 - 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 7th, 2024.