War in the Middle East

Two Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza
Two Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza

Two Al Jazeera journalists were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the Qatar-based channel reported, as war rages in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. "Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip," the network reported, adding ...

The Impact of Haniyeh's Death on Gaza Talks
The Impact of Haniyeh's Death on Gaza Talks

Negotiations over the Gaza ceasefire and hostages have already been complex. How might they shift following the death of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, killed on Tuesday night in Iran? Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed on Tuesday night in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the investiture of the new Iranian President, ...

Haniyeh is Dead, What Does Iran Do Next?
Haniyeh is Dead, What Does Iran Do Next?

Following the killing of Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday, the region may be on the precipice of war, as an Iranian response seems likely, which may pull its entire so-called "axis of resistance" into war. In the early hours of Wednesday, Israel struck a building in Tehran in an attack that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. [readmore ...

Blinken: US 'Not Aware of or Involved in' Haniyeh's Death
Blinken: US 'Not Aware of or Involved in' Haniyeh's Death

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was "not aware of or involved in" the killing of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. "I can't tell you what this means. I can tell you that the imperative of getting a ceasefire, the importance that that has for everyone, remains," Blinken said in an interview ...

Who Will Take Over Hamas' Leadership After Haniyeh's Death?
Who Will Take Over Hamas' Leadership After Haniyeh's Death?

Following Ismail Haniyeh's death on Wednesday, a fundamental question remains: Who will take over Hamas's leadership now? The leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Iran, on Wednesday morning. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/israel-hamaswar/277344"] Following his death, Hamas’ future leader ...

Who Was Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's Political Leader?
Who Was Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas's Political Leader?

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, killed in Iran on Wednesday, had made a name for himself in 2006 when he became Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority following his movement's surprise victory in the legislative elections. He was a long-standing advocate of reconciling armed and political struggle within the group, and enjoyed good ...

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed in a Strike in Tehran
Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh Killed in a Strike in Tehran

Hamas said Wednesday its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country's new president. "Brother, leader, mujahid Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the movement, died in a Zionist strike on his headquarters in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of the ...

Israel Says It Has 'Eliminated' Fouad Shokr
Israel Says It Has 'Eliminated' Fouad Shokr

Israel struck Hezbollah's stronghold in South Beirut on Tuesday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had killed the commander responsible for the attack. Israel's army said its jets had "eliminated" Fouad Shokr, a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for carrying out an attack on the ...

Gaza Official Says 300 Killed in Khan Younes as Israeli Army Ends Assault
Gaza Official Says 300 Killed in Khan Younes as Israeli Army Ends Assault

Gaza's civil defense agency said Tuesday that an Israeli operation in and around the territory's second city of Khan Younes killed about 300 people since it began last week, while the army said it had "eliminated 150 terrorists." "Since the beginning of the Israeli ground invasion of the eastern part of Khan Younes province, the civil defense and ...

South Lebanon: One Killed and Three Wounded in Israeli Strikes
South Lebanon: One Killed and Three Wounded in Israeli Strikes

Tensions remain high on the southern front as an Israeli raid targeted the Jebchit locality in the Nabatieh district early Tuesday afternoon, injuring three people. Ambulances were quickly dispatched to transport the wounded to nearby hospitals. Preliminary reports indicate that Hezbollah intercepted the Israeli planes using air defense systems. ...

Erdogan’s Threats Against Israel Are Meant to Serve Him Locally
Erdogan’s Threats Against Israel Are Meant to Serve Him Locally

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened intervention against Israel, on Sunday, in a speech at a party meeting in his hometown of Rize. He said: “We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do the same to them." Past ...

Druze Leaders Reject Israeli Threats to Retaliate for Rocket Strike
Druze Leaders Reject Israeli Threats to Retaliate for Rocket Strike

Druze leaders in the annexed Golan Heights have distanced themselves from Israeli threats to retaliate against Hezbollah for a deadly rocket strike on a Druze Arab town in the territory. Most of Majdal Shams's around 11,000 mainly Druze residents still identify as Syrian more than half a century after Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria ...