War Diary: Day 173
Tylia El Helou 27/03 20:47 - 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 27th, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Israel Aims to Enhance Its War Readiness on the Northern Border
This Is Beirut 27/03 19:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel continues to reinforce its military capabilities ahead of a potential conflict with Lebanon. Following the deployment of the "Mountain Brigade," known as Heharim, to the regions of Mount Hermon and Mount Dov along the southeastern border with Lebanon, Tel Aviv has resumed its military training activities in the northern sector. This ...
New Poll Shows US Opinion Now Disapproves Israeli War in Gaza
This Is Beirut 27/03 19:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Gallup Organization poll published on wednesday shows that American public opinion disapproves of Israel's actions in Gaza. After narrowly supporting Israel's military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel's actions, while 36% approve it, according to a ...
Rmeish Mayor: Keep War Away From Our Families and Homes
Rayan Chami 27/03 16:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the pro-Iranian party attempted to implicate the village of Rmeish in its “resistance efforts,” as if the damage inflicted on the South since October 8 was not enough. Rmeish residents, who have only recently started to return to their homes and lives after more than ...
Intense Israeli Bombing Hits Gaza, Notwithstanding UN Cease-Fire Resolution
This Is Beirut 27/03 11:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel bombed the southern Gaza Strip intensively on Tuesday night, while international pressure for an "immediate ceasefire" is growing on Netanyahu's government. The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is ...
Rafah's Fate Teeters on the Edge
Sana Richa Choucair 26/03 23:14 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Between Monday's UN resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and Israel's preparations for an assault on Rafah, the fate of this densely populated city in the enclave's south now teeters on the edge. The UN Security Council approved on Monday the first resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, five and a half ...
War Diary: Day 172
Chelsea Al Arif 26/03 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for March 26, 2024.
US to Continue Aid Drops into Gaza
This Is Beirut 26/03 22:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States will continue dropping essential aid from the air into the Gaza Strip, the White House said Tuesday, after Palestinian militant group Hamas called for them to end following fatal drownings and stampedes. "Air drops are one of the many ways that we are helping to provide desperately needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and we will ...
Israeli Negotiators Leave Doha Blaming Hamas for Talks Failure
This Is Beirut 26/03 21:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel recalled its negotiators from Qatar on Tuesday, after considering mediated talks on a Gaza truce "at a dead end" due to demands by Hamas, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. The official, who is close to the chief of the Mossad who is heading up the talks, accused Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar of sabotaging the diplomatic efforts "as ...
Israeli Army Confirms Killing of Marwan Issa
This Is Beirut 26/03 21:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army's spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, officially confirmed in a press conference that Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’ military wing, was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike carried out in the central Gaza Strip earlier this month. “We have checked all the intelligence,” Hagari said in a televised ...
Netanyahu Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Marie de La Roche Saint-André 26/03 21:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
After nearly 6 months of war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be caught between internal dissent and international pressure as he fights for his survival. The war he is waging against Hamas has gradually lost its legitimacy in the eyes of the international community, as civilian casualties mount without significant ...
Two Deadly Israeli Raids in Bekaa
This Is Beirut 26/03 20:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Two people were killed and a third wounded in an Israeli raid in the Bekaa region, on Tuesday afternoon. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, which had been declining in violence in recent days, intensified again on Monday evening and during the day on Tuesday. Twice in less than three hours, Israeli aircraft attacked Bekaa, targeting Hermel ...