par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 10:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli Embassy communications operation in South Korea quickly turned into a fiasco on Thursday, December 28. Involving a propaganda video imagining an attack on Seoul similar to that of October 7, the operation provoked the outrage of the South Korean government. The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 23:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The French shipping company CMA-CGM has resumed its partial transit through the Red Sea, following the recent announcement by the Danish group Maersk, which stated its intention to resume operations. This decision coincides with the establishment of a US-led naval coalition tasked with safeguarding the maritime route against potential attacks by ...
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-27 21:21 - 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 27, 2023.
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 20:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While the holiday season continues to cast its shadow over the country, there is no calm on the southern front as harsh Israeli bombardment persists. The Israeli army announced that they targeted infrastructure and military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Additionally, they launched flare bombs over the villages of the western ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The former president of Lebanon's Jewish community has died on Tuesday. Jews have been living in Lebanon for 2,000 years, but their numbers shrank from some 22,000 before the 1975-1990 civil war to around 30 today, according to Hout. Contacted by This is Beirut, the late Mr. Arazi's sister stressed that "he took the initiative to rebuild the ...
par Michel Touma, 2023-12-27 16:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Unexpectedly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a strange jolt a few days ago. The leader of the Likud party found it necessary to publicly reassert his opposition to the Oslo Accords and spirit. The accords, the result of a bold and historic decision in 1993 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (under Yasser Arafat) and the ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The committee of former Lebanese Prisoners in Israel filed an information notice on Tuesday against the Patriarchal Maronite Vicar of Haifa and Jerusalem, Archbishop Moussa el-Hage, and the Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Catholic Church for the Holy Land, Archbishop Camille Semaan, for "communicating with the Israeli army." The two Lebanese ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Tuesday with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to discuss shifting “to a different phase” of the Israel-Hamas war, a White House official said. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss steps to improve the humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza and minimize harm to ...
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-26 21:06 - 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 26, 2023.
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Indian authorities initiated on Tuesday an investigation into reports of an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, which fortunately resulted in no casualties. Indian police were investigating reports of a blast near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday that did not cause any casualties. Officers cordoned off the embassy as they ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In a series of hostile incidents in Qlayleh today, the main road leading to the town faced targeted airstrikes, resulting in damage to several cars, as reported by the National News Agency in Tyre. The situation escalated with Israeli airstrikes on the Maaliya plain near Qlayleh, south of the city of Tyre. The area witnessed four drone strikes, ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 17:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations on Tuesday, expressed deep concern over Israel's ongoing bombardment of the central Gaza Strip, emphasizing the urgent need for Israeli forces to implement all possible measures to safeguard civilians. The United Nations said Tuesday it was "gravely concerned" by Israel's continued bombardment of the central Gaza Strip and ...