par This Is Beirut, 28/05 11:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU foreign ministers have a "significant" discussion about sanctioning Israel if it continues to flout international humanitarian law, said Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin on Monday. “There was a very clear consensus about the need to uphold the international humanitarian legal institutions,” Martin told reporters following the Foreign ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/05 10:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah continued in the South on Tuesday. The latest development on the ground includes artillery shelling targeting farmers in the Marjayoun plain and gunshots on Jabal al-Labbouneh and Jabal al-Alam in the morning. During the night, the Israeli army targeted with heavy artillery shells the outskirts of the towns ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 22:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egypt's military said Monday a border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, where Israeli forces are deployed, adding that a probe had been launched. "The Egyptian armed forces, through the competent authorities, are investigating a shooting incident in the Rafah border area which led to the martyrdom of a guard," a ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 22:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Two people were killed on Monday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted an Islamic Jihad fighter near the Salah Ghandour hospital in Bint Jbeil. The Islamic Jihad fighter, riding his motorcycle, was killed in the strike, while a hospital guard, severely wounded, succumbed later. In retaliation to this attack, Hezbollah claimed responsibility ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 21:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians. Adding to already heightened tensions since Israel launched a ground operation in Rafah in early May, the Israeli and Egyptian militaries reported a ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to call a meeting with Israel to get it to explain its actions in its Rafah offensive despite a UN court ruling, the bloc's top diplomat said. "We got the necessary unanimity to call for an association council with Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Israel has ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 16:32 - Reading : less than a minute
An Egyptian soldier was killed in a shootout with the Israeli army at the Rafah crossing on Monday, according to a report by Israeli website Walla. Earlier, the Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv reported that an Egyptian soldier was killed during an exchange of gunfire with the Israeli army at the crossing. Several others were injured in the exchange ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/05 12:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's foreign ministry said on Monday that it had told the Spanish consulate in Jerusalem to stop offering consular services to Palestinians from June 1 over Madrid's recognition of a Palestinian state. The ministry said that Spain's consulate in Jerusalem is "authorized to provide consular services to residents of the consular district of ...
par Rayan Chami, 26/05 21:09 - 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 26, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 26/05 19:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa on Sunday for international talks on building up the Palestinian Authority to eventually take over Gaza rule from Hamas. A "strong" Palestinian Authority is needed to bring peace in the Middle East, Borrell said just before going into the meeting with ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/05 16:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As humanitarian aid and diplomatic efforts for a truce and hostage release gain momentum, Israel's intensified bombardment of Gaza continued on Sunday. Meanwhile, the sound of sirens could be heard in Tel Aviv. Israel's armed forces bombarded Gaza on Sunday, but officials also said diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in coming days ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/05 16:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sunday was marked by drone strikes on Naqoura, Aita al-Shaab, Yarun and Houla, killing at least six people. Mohammad Baydoun, a Hezbollah fighter, was killed on Sunday morning in an Israeli drone strike targeting a motorcycle in the Naqoura region, near the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The attack was ...