This Is Beirut 2024-08-07 05:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Both Iran and Israel should avoid escalating conflict, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, in his most direct wording toward US ally Israel on the Middle East's spiraling tensions. "No one should escalate this conflict. We've been engaged in intense diplomacy with allies and partners, communicating that message directly to Iran. We ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 21:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Yahya Sinwar, one of Hamas' most influential leaders, was designated on Tuesday as the new head of the Palestinian group. Sinwar, also known as Abu Ibrahim, was born on October 29, 1962, in Khan Younis. Long unknown to the general public, he became known for his presumed role in the events of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas announced on Tuesday that it has chosen Yahya Sinwar as its new leader, following the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. Hamas said in a statement that it has named Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau. "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announces the selection of leader Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-08-06 21:21 - 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 August 6th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 20:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
This afternoon, Beirut experienced a state of panic and fear due to repeated sonic booms by Israeli warplanes, just minutes before a speech by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who spoke on the occasion of the week of mourning for military commander Fouad Shukr. Today's sonic boom over the capital and across the Lebanese territory was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a second address in a week, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, reiterated his party’s determination to respond to Israel’s assassination of its top commander, Fouad Shokr, in a strike on its stronghold in south Beirut, but hinted that it won’t happen anytime soon. “Our response is coming definitely, be it alone or in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 19:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting against compulsory military service for their community broke into an army base near Tel Aviv on Tuesday, the military said in a statement. "Over the past few hours, dozens of protestors attempted to break into the Tel Hashomer base during protests that took place outside of the base", a military statement ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 16:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army radio reported that 17 injuries were recorded in a Hezbollah attack on Nahariya with drones. The mayor of Nahariya spoke of injuries and material damage. In recent field developments, the town of Aita al-Shaab in the central sector was subjected to intermittent artillery shelling on Tuesday. Additionally, Israeli warplanes raided ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 13:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah is reportedly growing low on cash, and its reserves in dollars are dwindling because Iran is no longer able to supply it with enough money due to its economic situation. According to a diplomat from the five-nation commission known as the Quintet, and based on reports he received from his government, the Iran-backed party “is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 13:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib called for the full implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 and Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon. For Bou Habib, "the only way to restore calm to Lebanon is to stop the war in Gaza." The Lebanese head of diplomacy made his remarks on Tuesday morning at a press conference held in Cairo with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 13:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amid heavy and rising tensions in the Middle East following the assassination of Hamas’ Political Bureau Chairman, Ismail Haniyeh, and Hezbollah cadre, Fouad Shokr, the US State Department drew a road map to the upcoming events in the region, carrying overt and hidden messages. After deliberating with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Ben Abdul ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 12:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestinian officials said Israeli forces killed 12 people in three separate raids in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, as violence in the occupied territory showed no sign of abating. Five people were killed in the Jenin area and four in Aqaba town in Tubas district when Israeli forces carried out early-morning raids, the health ministry in ...