This Is Beirut 2024-09-20 15:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestine International Criminal Court
Israel said on Friday it had submitted an "official challenge" to a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor for an arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ICC prosecutor Karim Khan in May requested the court to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes ...
2024-09-20 13:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a significant escalation since the onset of cross-border confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel on October 8, Israeli artillery resumed striking targets in southern Lebanon following a violent Thursday night. Israeli bombardment on Friday targeted Bayt Lif killing a Hezbollah member. Israeli artillery also targeted the outskirts of the ...
2024-09-19 22:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions in South Lebanon increased significantly, as Israeli raids on various villages and areas in the region intensified on Thursday night. Several Israeli media outlets indicate that over fifty raids were carried out in less than an hour, following the discovery of several Hezbollah launchers that were preparing to blast northern Israel. In ...
2024-09-19 21:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has vowed retaliation against Israeli attacks involving booby-trapped communication devices, which he described as a “declaration of war.” Nevertheless, his primary focus remains securing a ceasefire in Gaza. With a somber demeanor, an occasionally muffled voice and a delivery punctuated by sighs, Hezbollah ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 21:14 - Reading : less than a minute
Commenting on Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's speech, Yoav Gallant, Israel’s Defense Minister, threatened that “Hezbollah will pay an increasing price as time goes by.” “Our goal is to ensure the safe return of Israel’s northern communities to their homes,” stated Gallant in a statement following Nasrallah's speech, which ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Israel on Thursday that it will face a "crushing response from the resistance front" after thousands of communication devices used by Hezbollah in Lebanon exploded. Israel has not commented on the attacks that killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two days, but has said it will widen the scope of its ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 20:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Thursday evening, a strike against "the headquarters of the 810th Harmon Brigade in the Ma'aleh Golani barracks with a barrage of Katyusha rockets" claimed by Hezbollah killed two soldiers in the Israeli army. The Israeli army reported that "an officer and a soldier were killed and another soldier seriously injured in an anti-armor missile ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-19 20:23 - 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 September 19, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 20:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday urged against "escalatory actions by any party" in the Middle East, following the explosions of devices of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah blamed on Israel. "France and the United States are united in calling for restraint and urging de-escalation when it comes to the Middle East in general and when ...
2024-09-19 17:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Norta Global Ltd has emerged in the investigation of the booby-trapped pagers that exploded on Tuesday in Lebanon, killing 12 and injuring over 3,000, mostly Hezbollah fighters. According to Hungarian media Telex, this Bulgarian company, founded on April 14, 2022 (one month after the establishment of the Hungarian PR firm BAC Consulting Kft), is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 17:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following two waves of communication device explosions that targeted Hezbollah members on Tuesday and Wednesday across several Lebanese regions, notably in Beirut's southern suburb, caretaker Minister of Health Firas Abiad confirmed a death toll of 37. In a briefing to the press at the Ministry's emergency operations center, Abiad said the first ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-19 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli media reported on Thursday that Israel has proposed a new deal that would see hostages released from Gaza in exchange for safe passage for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the cessation of fighting. Public broadcaster Kan reported that the proposal would also call for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a new governance system in Gaza, ...