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Israel Threatens to 'Enter Lebanon After Rafah'

While Israeli media reported on Thursday, citing an official, that Israel “will enter Lebanon after completing the Rafah operation,” Washington reiterated that “restoring calm to the Israeli-Lebanese border is a priority” for the United States. UNIFIL echoed similar concerns over the escalation on Lebanon’s southern front between ...

Israel Strikes Residential Building In Damascus Suburb

Two people were injured on Thursday in an air strike on a residential building in a Damascus suburb, Syrian state media said, blaming the strike on Israel. "The Israeli enemy launched an aerial attack from the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a residential building on the outskirts of Damascus," the Syrian state news agency SANA said, citing a ...

War Diary: Day 174

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 28th, 2024

Netanyahu Under Pressure Over Ultra-Orthodox Conscription

Netanyahu's governing coalition is facing pressure over the longstanding issue of ultra-Orthodox Conscription, as he seeks a delay in instituting their compulsory miitary service. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Israel's top court Thursday for a new delay on compulsory military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews, an issue that has put his ...

West Bank: Raid in Jenin, Terror Attack Near Jericho

Three Palestinians were killed and several others were arrested in an Israeli military operation in Jenin on Wednesday, while in Jericho, an assailant opened fire on vehicles on Thursday, wounding three people, including a teenager. Israeli forces on Wednesday killed three people in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health ...

Israel Backtracks on Canceled Rafah Talks

Israel wants to reschedule talks in Washington to discuss a possible offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, days after it canceled the trip in protest at a UN ceasefire resolution, a US official said Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily scrapped the visit on Monday after Israel's closest ally, the United States, abstained on the UN ...

Israel Aims to Enhance Its War Readiness on the Northern Border

Israel continues to reinforce its military capabilities ahead of a potential conflict with Lebanon. Following the deployment of the "Mountain Brigade," known as Heharim, to the regions of Mount Hermon and Mount Dov along the southeastern border with Lebanon, Tel Aviv has resumed its military training activities in the northern sector. This ...

Rmeish Mayor: Keep War Away From Our Families and Homes

Amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the pro-Iranian party attempted to implicate the village of Rmeish in its “resistance efforts,” as if the damage inflicted on the South since October 8 was not enough. Rmeish residents, who have only recently started to return to their homes and lives after more than ...

Intense Israeli Bombing Hits Gaza, Notwithstanding UN Cease-Fire Resolution

Israel bombed the southern Gaza Strip intensively on Tuesday night, while international pressure for an "immediate ceasefire" is growing on Netanyahu's government. The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is ...

War Diary: Day 172

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for March 26, 2024.

Brussels Bans Israeli-Made Products

The Municipal Council of the City of Brussels unanimously voted, on Monday evening, in favor of a motion aimed at prohibiting the purchase of products from Israeli settlements through public procurement, according to Belgian media. The council unanimously adopted the proposal, introduced by member Benoit Hellings, which calls on the local ...

US to Continue Aid Drops into Gaza

The United States will continue dropping essential aid from the air into the Gaza Strip, the White House said Tuesday, after Palestinian militant group Hamas called for them to end following fatal drownings and stampedes. "Air drops are one of the many ways that we are helping to provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and we will ...