This Is Beirut 18/03 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's operation last week resulted in the death of the Hamas militant group's third-in-command, as confirmed by the White House on Monday. This announcement follows Israel's earlier statement regarding a targeted airstrike in Gaza, though confirmation of the militant's death was initially withheld. Israel killed the Hamas militant group's ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 22:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al Jazeera has announced Israel’s release of their freelance correspondent who was detained during its raid on Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital. The journalist was detained and beaten by Israeli forces during their raid on the hospital. Correspondent Ismail Alghoul was detained along with other journalists early today when he was covering ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 21:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday that a major ground offensive in Gaza's Rafah would be a "mistake," as the two leaders spoke for the first time in a month amid growing tensions. Netanyahu had also agreed to Biden's request to send a delegation of senior Israeli officials to Washington to discuss ...
Rayan Chami 18/03 21:24 - 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 18th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 18/03 19:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An outbreak of violence was recorded on Monday afternoon on the southern front, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed, targeting many villages. Mays al-Jabal in particular has been the target of several Israeli artillery strikes since early afternoon. Two people were slightly injured when a shell exploded in a house. ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 18:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini revealed that Israel had prevented his entry into the conflict-ridden and blockaded Gaza Strip. The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Monday Israel had blocked him from entering the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip where the UN has warned of impending ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 18:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli forces have killed Faiq Mabhouh, Hamas's internal security commander, at Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital on Monday morning, according to Israeli defense sources. The Israeli army announced Monday an operation was under way in Gaza's main hospital Al-Shifa, saying the complex was being used by senior Hamas militants. Soldiers "are ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 15:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the territory's north by May without urgent intervention, a UN-backed food security assessment said on Monday. "To have 50% of an entire population in catastrophic, near famine levels, is unprecedented," Beth Bechdol, the deputy director-general of the UN's Food ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 11:33 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's intelligence chief, Qatar's premier and Egyptian officials are expected to hold talks in Doha on Monday regarding a potential Gaza truce and hostage exchange deal, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP. The meeting between Mossad chief David Barnea, Qatar PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and Egyptian envoys "is expected to ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 11:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army launched on Monday an operation around Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, with witnesses reporting airstrikes on the devastated neighborhood where it is located. Israeli soldiers "are currently conducting a precise operation in the area of the Shifa hospital," a statement from the military said. "The operation is based on ...
This Is Beirut 18/03 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Oxfam claimed on Monday that Israel was defying the International Court of Justice by intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza. Anti-poverty charity Oxfam accused Israel on Monday of intentionally preventing the delivery of aid into Gaza during its war with Hamas, in violation of international humanitarian law. The non-governmental ...
Charles Chartouni 18/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The unfolding international political dynamics are intertwined and unlikely to be construed unless they correlate with internal political dynamics and ideological subtexts. This primary observation seems compatible with various political evolutions throughout the large geopolitical spectrum and its variations. While reviewing the conflict-ridden ...