This Is Beirut, 2024-04-04 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The talks that Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political bureau, held with the Iranian leadership in Tehran recently exposed the depth of the discrepancies within the Islamist movement's leadership after the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2728 calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The Iranian officials have reportedly stressed ...
2024-04-03 23:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Benny Gantz Palestine Hamas
Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war cabinet and the main political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for early legislative elections on Wednesday. "We will soon be calling on voters, and for that, we must agree on a consensual date in September for the legislative elections," said Gantz, who is also a member ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-03 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mounting pressure is being directed towards the UK government on Wednesday, urging it to halt arms export licenses to Israel. This call came in response to an Israeli strike that tragically claimed the lives of three UK citizens and four individuals employed by World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza. The UK government faced growing pressure ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-02 23:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union Palestine Hamas
The World Bank released a new report on Tuesday, with a damage assessment, concluding that the Israel-Hamas war has resulted in approximately $18.5 billion worth of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza. The World Bank says the Israel-Hamas war has caused damage of around $18.5 billion to Gaza's critical infrastructure, according to a new ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-02 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...
Tylia El Helou, 2024-04-02 20:48 - 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 April 2nd, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-02 10:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Food aid organization World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip. "World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza," the US-based charity said in a statement. It stated that those killed were "from Australia, Poland, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-01 23:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Biden administration is set to approve the sale of as roughly 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal slated to be worth over $18 billion, as reported by CNN. This transaction would be the largest United States foreign military sale to Israel since October 7, with the administration also preparing to notify Congress of the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-01 20:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...
Tylia El Helou, 2024-04-01 20:55 - 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 April 1st, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-01 12:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's interior ministry accused the Palestinian Authority's Fateh group of sending security officials disguised as charity truck drivers into northern Gaza, sparking tensions between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority The interior ministry in Gaza accused the Fateh of deploying security officials into northern Gaza while posing as charity truck ...
2024-04-01 10:36 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The Russian and Iranian imperial wars in Ukraine, Georgia and the Larger Middle East, their similes throughout the geopolitical landscapes (Taiwan, Philippines, Eastern Armenia, Syrian-Iraqi interfaces/ China, Russia-Turkey-Azerbaidjan…), and their models of governance are redefining the landmarks of renewed fascism, political violence and ...