War in the Middle East

Lebanese and Egyptian Diplomats Call for Application of 1701
Lebanese and Egyptian Diplomats Call for Application of 1701

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 ...

State Department: 'Escalation in the Middle East Serves No-one's Interest'
State Department: 'Escalation in the Middle East Serves No-one's Interest'

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 ...

Twelve Dead in Israeli Raids on West Bank
Twelve Dead in Israeli Raids on West Bank

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 ...

Five Killed in an Israeli Attack on Mayfadoun, Hezb Strikes Nahariya and Acre
Five Killed in an Israeli Attack on Mayfadoun, Hezb Strikes Nahariya and Acre

An Israeli drone attacked a two-story house on Tuesday morning in Haret al-Nadi in the town of Mayfadoun. Ambulances headed to the scene. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Health announced that the attack led to the death of five people. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Health ...

Lebanon-Israel Mediation: Before or After Settlement?
Lebanon-Israel Mediation: Before or After Settlement?

The race between war and settlement is at its peak. Which one will prevail? Given the current situation on the ground, notably the declared positions of the Hebrew State and the Iran-led “Obstructionist (Moumanaa) Axis,” urgent evacuation advisories for foreigners and heightened security measures including the closure of some embassies in ...

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US Administration Works "Around the Clock" for a Ceasefire in Gaza

US President Joe Biden held crisis talks on Monday on a potential Iranian counterattack on Israel, as his administration said it was working around the clock to avoid all-out war in the Middle East. Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in frantic diplomacy to try to ease tensions sparked by a suspected Israeli attack that killed ...

US Personnel Wounded in Attack on Iraq Base
US Personnel Wounded in Attack on Iraq Base

A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel on Monday, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel. The rocket fire is the latest in a series of attacks targeting Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq, which hosts American troops as well as personnel from the ...

US CENTCOM Chief in Israel to Assess Security
US CENTCOM Chief in Israel to Assess Security

The Israeli military said the head of US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel on Monday to assess the security situation as fears grow of a regional war. Kurilla met Israeli army chief Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi and "held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in ...

Blinken Urges All Sides in Mideast to 'Refrain From Escalation'
Blinken Urges All Sides in Mideast to 'Refrain From Escalation'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged all sides in the Middle East to avoid "escalation," his spokesman said, as fears grew of an imminent Iranian counterattack on Israel. "It's important that all parties take steps over the coming days to refrain from escalation and calm tensions," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told ...

War Diary: Day 304
War Diary: Day 304

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 5th, 2024.

UN Says Nine Employees 'May Have Been Involved' in October 7
UN Says Nine Employees 'May Have Been Involved' in October 7

The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) "may have been involved" in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which sparked war in Gaza, and have been fired. "We have sufficient information in order to take the actions that we're taking, which is to say, the termination of these ...

South in Turmoil, Drone Strikes and Direct Hits
South in Turmoil, Drone Strikes and Direct Hits

In recent field developments, one person was killed and another wounded in an Israeli raid that targeted a motorcycle with several drone strikes between Jebchit and A'eba, in the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement announcing the death of one person ...