This Is Beirut 08/03 14:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The US announced on Friday, March 8, that it would set up a humanitarian corridor from Cyprus to bring aid to the starving Gaza Strip, which is under constant Israeli bombardment. The EU also joined the effort. The United States plans to gather pace on Friday to get aid by sea into Gaza, where the UN has repeatedly warned of famine and Israel has ...
This Is Beirut 08/03 10:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden took a tougher stance on Israel during his annual State of the Union address on March 7, 2024. The address was an opportunity to announce that the US military would open a humanitarian corridor to Gaza. US President Joe Biden warned Israel on Thursday that it cannot use aid as a "bargaining chip" in its fight against Hamas ...
Sana Richa Choucair 07/03 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli media, and subsequently European media, has recently reviewed Tel Aviv's ultimatum regarding a diplomatic resolution to the escalating tensions on Lebanon’s southern front. This ultimatum is set to expire on March 14, fueling speculation that Israel is prepared to implement its own solution, which involves pushing Hezbollah further away ...
Chelsea Al Arif 07/03 21:21 - 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 7th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 07/03 20:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah announced, following its regular meeting on Thursday, that “it will communicate the party's position on the National Moderation bloc’s initiative at a later date.” The pro-Iranian party said its aim was “to reach a compromise solution to the presidential crisis.” As part of their initiative to resolve the presidential ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 19:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Israeli media, the Israeli Army issued protocols to commanders on Thursday regarding how their units should conduct internal investigations into the failures preceding the October 7 massacre. These inquiries aim to derive operational conclusions and will not scrutinize political leaders' policies to avoid conflicts with the ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
President Joe Biden will tell Congress on Thursday that he has ordered the US military to set up a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the beleaguered territory by sea, senior US officials said. The major announcement will not involve any US boots on the ground in the Palestinian enclave, as military personnel will stay offshore while ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 19:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli tank crew who killed one journalist and wounded six others in Lebanon in October "likely" opened fire on them with a machine gun, an expert report said Thursday. The strike in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border on October 13 instantly killed Issam Abdallah, a 37-year-old journalist for the Reuters news agency. Six others—two ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 16:31 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hopes of a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip faded again on Thursday, March 7, as the war entered its sixth month. Hopes dimmed on Thursday for a truce before Ramadan in the Israel-Hamas war that entered its sixth month with dozens more killed, according to the Gaza health ministry. The ministry said 83 more people had been killed ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel persisted intermittently throughout the day and in the evening Thursday, with Israeli artillery targeting the Marjayoun plain and the outskirts of the village of Khiam. while Israeli aircraft raided the villages of Aita al-Shaab and Aitaroun. Israel also reported that its army bombed Hezbollah's ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A senior Hamas official confirmed Thursday that the group's delegation in talks seeking a Gaza truce left Cairo for consultations in Doha, while voicing dissatisfaction with Israel's responses so far. "We are awaiting the final official response from the enemy (Israel)," said the official, who was involved in negotiations in Cairo but declined to ...
This Is Beirut 07/03 11:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi renewed China's call for a ceasefire in Gaza on Thursday, March 7, calling it, as it enters its sixth month, "a disgrace to civilization." China described the war in Gaza as a "disgrace to civilization" and called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire as the conflict stretched into its sixth month despite efforts ...