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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/05 11:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The armed wing of Hamas said it had taken "prisoner" at least one Israeli soldier in an ambush on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, a claim Israel denied. The Palestinian militant group targeted Israeli forces in a tunnel in the Jabalia camp and "all their members were killed, wounded or taken prisoner," said Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Ezzedine ...
par Lyne Sammouri, 25/05 20:09 - 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 25, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 25/05 18:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An Israeli official said Saturday the government intended to renew talks for a Gaza hostage release deal in the coming days, after a meeting with mediators in Paris. "There is an intention to renew the talks this week and there is an agreement," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The Israeli official did not elaborate on what had ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/05 14:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone strike in central Syria killed two fighters from Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement on Saturday, a war monitor said. "An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a Hezbollah car and truck near the town of Qusayr in Homs province, as they were on their way to Al-Dabaa military airport, killing at least two Hezbollah fighters and ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/05 12:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A tense and cautious calm prevails this morning in the border area of the eastern sector of southern Lebanon It extends from the Majidiya plain in Ghajar, through the outskirts of Mari in Hasbaya, to the Arqoub and the occupied Shebaa Farms. The clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli Army ceased late Friday night after the latter expanded ...
par This Is Beirut, 25/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Saturday that Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as he met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa. "Italy has decided to resume financing specific projects intended for assistance to Palestinian refugees, but only after rigorous controls that ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/05 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has downplayed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s thinly veiled threats of “Israeli plans to restore security on the northern border” with Lebanon. “Netanyahu thinks he can wage psychological warfare, talking about surprises he’s planning, to show that he’s strong on this level. To which I ...
par Lyne Sammouri, 24/05 21:06 - 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 24, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 24/05 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of the CIA is expected in Paris on Friday or Saturday to try to relaunch talks with Israel on a truce in Gaza, a Western source close to the matter told AFP. Israel gave the green light on Thursday to the resumption of negotiations for the release of hostages held in Gaza, while talks on a truce with the Palestinian Islamist movement ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/05 15:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that he had decided to "sever the connection" between Spain's diplomatic mission and Palestinians in the occupied West Bank over Madrid's recognition of a Palestinian state. "I have decided to sever the connection between Spain's representation in Israel and the Palestinians, and to prohibit the ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/05 21:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday, asserted his determination to “bring security back to the north of the country," to "enable inhabitants to return to their homes.” Speaking to the commander and division commanders at the Northern Regional Command, Netanyahu pointed out that they are “constantly operating at the ...