This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 21:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Wednesday, Hezbollah fired "at least 215 rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel," according to the Israeli army, following the elimination on Tuesday evening of a senior Hezbollah official, Taleb Sami Abdallah, and three other fighters in Jwaya. Wednesday thus saw a significant escalation of violence in the exchange of fire in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to work to seal a Gaza ceasefire agreement, saying not all Hamas demands were acceptable but voicing hope gaps could be closed. Consulting with key mediator Qatar on the Hamas response to the plan outlined by US President Joe Biden, Blinken said the Palestinian group could have given a "clear ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 18:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls on Wednesday for a diplomatic solution between Israel and Lebanon and said that a Gaza ceasefire deal would have a major effect in lowering tensions. “What I've heard from everyone concerned is there is a strong preference for a diplomatic solution,” Blinken told reporters in ...
2024-06-12 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
For the first time, complaints are emerging within Hezbollah's military wing. Key cadres are beginning to express divergent opinions, fueled by the group's perceived lack of care for their displaced families. According to a report on "Al-Hadath", some reserve fighters in the pro-Iranian militia have refused to participate in the war against Israel ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 12:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As violence surges in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians and human rights groups decry an increasingly blurry distinction between the Israeli army and settlers, emboldened by the current pro-settlement government. In the West Bank, the "line that never really existed between the army and the settlers" has now "been completely erased", said Joe ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 12:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A UN investigation concluded on Wednesday that Israel has committed 'crimes against humanity' during the war in Gaza, including that of "extermination", while saying Israeli and Palestinian armed groups have both committed war crimes. The independent Commission of Inquiry's report is the United Nations' first in-depth investigation into the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-12 11:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel continued its policy of field targeting in the south. On Tuesday evening, it targeted Hezbollah members consisting of the "highest-ranking leader" in the town of Joya in the Tyre district. Hezb announced in a statement the death of "Commander Talib Sami Abdullah," nicknamed "Hajj Abu Talib," from the town of Adchit in southern Lebanon. A ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-11 23:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas gave its official response to the latest truce proposal for Gaza on Tuesday, calling for a "complete halt" to Israeli "aggression" as fighting raged in the Palestinian territory. The response came after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his eighth Middle East tour since the October 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war, pushed the ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-06-11 21:18 - Reading : less than a minute
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 June 11th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-11 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli aircraft bombed a three-story house in Jouaya, injuring six people, according to preliminary information obtained by This is Beirut. Ambulances were rushed to the scene. According to the Al Arabiya television channel, a member of Hezbollah, Salim Soufan, was killed. In addition, several villages in the western sector were hit by flare ...
This Is Beirut 2024-06-11 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is back in the region for a tour aimed at securing a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
This Is Beirut 2024-06-11 19:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States on Tuesday promised $404 million in new aid for the Palestinians at an emergency summit in Jordan, where world leaders backed a US push for a ceasefire as the only ultimate solution to help war-ravaged Gaza. Jordan and Egypt called for urgent talks on the Dead Sea as aid groups warned conditions were worse than ever in Gaza, ...