This Is Beirut, 2024-01-22 10:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel escalated its attacks in southern Lebanon on Monday, with Israeli artillery positions shelling several towns late into the night. Two fighters, one from Hezbollah and one from Hamas, were killed. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the towns of Maroun al-Ras and Aitaroun at around 7:30 in the morning. The towns of Labbouneh and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-21 23:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On the 107th day of the conflict between Hamas and Israel, Hamas issued a document outlining its perspective on the events of October 7 and urging an end to what it termed "Israeli aggression." Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas's demand for "surrender." Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday defended its October 7 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-21 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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In a video shared on social media, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his ongoing opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state, considering it a significant threat to Israel's existence. "I will not compromise on full Israeli security control over all the territory west of Jordan," Netanyahu affirmed on Sunday. This ...
Aubin Eymard, 2024-01-21 14:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to the U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal, the Palestinian armed group Hamas has reportedly lost between 20% and 30% of its fighters since October 7. The article, dated January 21st, cites sources within U.S. intelligence agencies. This figure aligns with statements made by the Israeli military last week, which announced the deaths of ...
2024-01-21 10:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan received Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Turkey on Sunday to discuss the release of the Israeli hostages and the introduction of a ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas's Qatar-based chief Ismail Haniyeh has held a meeting with the Turkish foreign minister, diplomatic sources said on Sunday, in the first official contact ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-21 10:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli Prime Minister reaffirmed to the US President his opposition to the restoration of Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza. Fierce fighting continued on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, while Israel carried out operations in the West Bank, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirming his opposition to "Palestinian sovereignty" in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-20 23:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saturday, Israel continued its ground offensive south of the enclave. In Tel Aviv, thousands of people demonstrated, calling for the return of hostages held in Gaza and early elections to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Gaza Strip witnesses a staggering rise in casualties, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-20 16:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior Hamas official dismissed on Saturday comments by US President Joe Biden about the possibility of Israel agreeing to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Biden said Friday it was still possible that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could agree to some form of a Palestinian state after the two leaders spoke by phone for the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-20 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Soaring tensions triggered by the Israel-Hamas war are being felt in Syria, which has been targeted by air raids and other attacks launched from several countries. On Saturday, Israel launched its second high-profile targeted assassination in the country in less than a month, killing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' spy chief for Syria and three ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-20 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli strike on Damascus killed ten people in a building where "Iran-aligned leaders" were meeting on Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Among the dead are four members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the head of the info unit, according to sources close to Syria, as reported by Reuters. The ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-20 11:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel ratcheted up its attacks in the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, where at least 90 people were killed overnight, according to the health ministry in Gaza. Witnesses said the Israeli bombardment was again focused overnight on Khan Younes, the largest city in Gaza's south, although Palestinian media also reported intense fire around ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-19 23:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
While the international community remains divided on the solution to the Gaza war, fierce fighting continues in the southern enclave. Under sustained bombardment from the Israeli air force, nearly 20,000 infants have been born 'in hell,' according to UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram. Negotiations persist between Israel and Hamas to achieve a new ...