22/04 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The airstrikes between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Monday night along the southern border. The Israeli army conducted a raid on a residence in Srifa, where two people were injured. Media reports suggested that the strike was aimed at the home of Hezbollah leader Ali Najdi. Hezbollah reportedly surrounded the targeted house, while the ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli military aircraft attacked the Jabal Abou Rached area near Sarireh at dawn on Monday. The Israelis also carried out strikes against al-Mahmoudiyeh (Marjayoun). For its part, Hezbollah announced that it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the Dhayra and Hanita sites with missiles in the morning. An Israeli Air Force drone was ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 10:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three civilians were injured in a car ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, the Israeli police said, adding that they were searching for suspected assailants who fled on foot. The incident occurred on Techelet Mordechai street in Jerusalem on a day when Israeli Jews marked the start of the Passover holidays. "A short time ago, a report ...
par Charles Chartouni, 22/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Iranian tempestuous power projections in the larger Middle East, the militarization of national security, the repeated attempts at creating an international authoritarian counter-order, and the false sense of omnipotence and ubiquitousness are hardly tested with the derailment of the war objectives set after the October 7, 2023 attack in South ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 21:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. "In the coming days, we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages," Netanyahu said in a video ...
par Tylia El Helou, 21/04 21:01 - 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 April 21st, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Washington could impose sanctions on an Israeli Army unit for possible abuses committed against Palestinians in the West Bank prior to the October 7 Hamas attack, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The Al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon announced on Sunday afternoon that they bombed the military barracks of Shomera in the western sector of the Upper Galilee with a salvo of 20 Grad-type rockets. Additionally, Hezbollah announced that it targeted and destroyed espionage equipment at the Misgav Am site. Earlier in the afternoon, the Israeli air ...
par Sana Richa Choucair, 21/04 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the navigation systems at Beirut International Airport (BIA) have been experiencing near-daily disruptions, compromising the safety of civil aviation and causing the interruptions of some flights. What is the source of these disruptions, and what are BIA’s options? According to ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 17:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant referred to the conflict with Hezbollah on the Lebanese southern border as Israel’s "biggest challenge arena," stating, "we are approaching a decisive point." He added during his statement on Sunday from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, "We have not yet achieved our goals in the war, but we have not given ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 16:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed on Sunday the armed forces' "success" in the unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13 as an illustration of Iran's "greatness" on the international stage. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country's armed forces for their "success" in his first public comments since ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 13:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as the army confirmed it "neutralized" two attackers who fired at soldiers. The incident, after numerous deaths during an Israeli raid further north in the Palestinian territory, added to a two-year surge of violence in ...