par This Is Beirut, 14/05 21:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Two people were killed on Tuesday evening in an Israeli drone strike that targeted their car on the Tyre-Naqoura road, near a shopping center. Palestinian sources said the two victims were members of the Islamic Jihad. Their identities were not immediately released. Their car was targeted by three missiles. The raid followed a heavy exchange of ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/05 21:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations said on Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began issuing evacuation orders for the south Gaza City eight days ago. At the same time, another 100,000 people have fled their homes amid renewed fighting in northern Gaza, the UN said, meaning that around a quarter of Gaza's population of ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/05 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The top UN court said that it would hold hearings on Thursday and Friday over South Africa's request to impose emergency orders on Israel to halt its Rafah offensive. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will hear lawyers from South Africa on Thursday, followed by Israel's response the next day, it said in a statement. Earlier ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/05 12:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tuesday morning saw a relatively cautious calm on the southern front. An Israeli drone targeted the Qandouli neighborhood, west of Mays al-Jabal, while the locality of Zebqine was bombed. For its part, the Israeli army announced that warplanes had attacked "a military building in which a Hezbollah member had been spotted" on Monday evening, ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 14/05 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's incursion on Rafah bears no resemblance whatsoever to Gaza’s military operation. Behind the facade of this so-called "limited operation" lie calculated political objectives aimed at securing a decisive victory, enabling Israel to achieve a ceasefire on its own terms, rather than those of Hamas. This unfolds amidst expectations ...
par Chelsea Al Arif, 13/05 20:38 - 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 13th, 2024.
par Salam Zaatari, 13/05 11:50 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Ehud Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel, recently shed light on the motivations driving certain ministers within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle to advocate for escalated conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in a televised interview with the LCI channel, Barak asserted that these ministers are pushing for heightened ...
par Charles Chartouni, 13/05 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Aside from pacifist daydreaming and faked humanitarianism, how evitable are the battles in Rafah and South Lebanon? Is the unilateral pressure on Israel likely to forestall the inevitable confrontation on both sides of the border, while Hamas and Hezbollah are still determined to derail diplomatic mediations and engage in long hauled conflicts ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/05 22:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military said Sunday it had opened a new border crossing into the northern Gaza Strip as aid agencies warned that barely any aid was reaching residents of the territory. "In accordance with the directive of the government of Israel and in coordination with the US government, the 'Western Erez' crossing was opened," the military said in a ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/05 21:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Egypt announced on Sunday its intention to join South Africa in its recent request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to impose further emergency measures on Israel, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. Egypt on Sunday announced its intention to formally support South Africa's case at the ICJ against Israel, alleging genocide in ...
12/05 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute
The exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued intermittently on Sunday throughout the day, with the Israeli army bombarding the Labbouneh-Naqoura region, the outskirts of Wazzani, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hammam and Shebaa. It also conducted two raids on an area between the villages of Hebbariyeh and Fardis, as well as on ...
par Hala Abdallah, 12/05 20:43 - 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 12th, 2024.