par This Is Beirut, 12/03 22:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli security forces announced increased presence in Jerusalem's Old City on the first Friday of Ramadan, as tensions run high over the Gaza war. Israel's police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem's Old City for Ramadan's first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. "We are ...
par Tylia El Helou, 12/03 20:44 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 12th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 12/03 16:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Ramadan, usually a holy month of prayer and family, is not the same this year in war-torn Gaza. Displaced residents are forced to welcome it in horrible situations, as they are forced to live under constant bombings and attacks.
par This Is Beirut, 12/03 15:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Qatar Majed al-Ansari said on Tuesday that Israel and Hamas remain far from reaching a deal to halt the Gaza fighting and secure the release of hostages, despite ongoing mediation efforts by Qatar. Israel and Hamas are not close to a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and free hostages, mediator Qatar said ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/03 12:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes carried out a raid on Tuesday near Safrin on the way to Baalbeck, the second such attack in the area in two days. Less than half an hour later, another strike targeted the village of Nabi Sheet in the same area. Two rockets were fired at Nabi Sheet, one targeting a three-storey building in the heart of the village, near the ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 12/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbollah Israel
The growing local discontent with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exceeds that observed outside Israel’s borders, due to the endless internal rifts within his government and the string of failures in his performance since the Al-Aqsa Flood attack against Israel on October 7. Could his ousting become a much needed and unavoidable step? ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/03 22:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel reported on Monday that a Gaza airstrike during the weekend aimed at a high-ranking Hamas operative, but his fate remained uncertain regarding whether he was killed. Israel said on Monday that an air strike in Gaza over the weekend targeted a senior Hamas militant, but it was unclear whether he was killed. The strike occurred "between ...
par Tylia El Helou, 11/03 20:32 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 11th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 11/03 14:07 - Reading : less than a minute
The precarious calm that prevailed on Sunday night until Monday morning was marked by the dropping of Israeli leaflets over the area of Wazzani. The leaflets read, "Hezbollah is endangering your lives and those of your families." In a warning addressed to the inhabitants of the South, the Israelis declared, "Hezbollah facilitates the entry of its ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/03 12:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan started on Monday in Gaza with no truce in sight as the US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators failed to reach agreement on it. The weeks of talks in Cairo aimed for a six-week truce and the release of many of the hostages taken on October 7 that Hamas is still holding. In return, Israel would free Palestinian ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/03 20:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday aid delivered via a planned maritime route would go "to those who need it" in Gaza, where famine looms after five months of war. Gallant travelled to the "shores of Gaza" on a military boat to inspect "preparations being made for the construction of a sea dock" that would receive humanitarian ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/03 20:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel said on Saturday its spy chief had met with his US counterpart as part of efforts to secure the release of hostages still held in Gaza. "The head of the Mossad, David Barnea, met yesterday (Friday) with the head of the CIA, Bill Burns, as part of the ceaseless efforts to advance another hostage release deal," Prime Minister Benjamin ...