This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli official told AFP on Saturday that the military is "preparing a response" to the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel earlier this week. "The IDF (Israeli military) is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel," the military official said on condition of anonymity as ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel that are being used in the conflict in Gaza. "I think the priority today is to return to a political solution, to stop delivering weapons for the fights in Gaza," he said during a special broadcast on France Inter radio dedicated to Francophonie. "France ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 14:25 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army warned residents to evacuate part of central Gaza on Saturday, saying the military was preparing to use "great force" against Hamas fighters in the area. The evacuation call is the first in weeks for Gaza as the Israeli military has largely shifted its focus to fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon. "Hamas and the terrorist ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-05 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tehran's top diplomat in Damascus on Saturday threatened an "even stronger" reaction to any aggression, as Israel readied its response to an Iranian missile attack earlier this week. "Our reaction to any attack by the Zionist regime is completely clear," Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in the Syrian capital, ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-05 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stated on Saturday that it would not abandon its positions in southern Lebanon, despite what it described as an Israeli request to "relocate." "On September 30, the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) notified UNIFIL of its intention to undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon. ...
Rayan Chami 2024-10-04 21:16 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 4th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 20:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations on Friday condemned what it called an "unlawful air strike" by Israel on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank that the Palestinian health ministry said killed 18 people the previous day. "The strike is part of a highly concerning pattern of unlawful use of force by ISF (Israeli security forces) during military-like ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 20:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of "shamelessly" attacking UN chief Antonio Guterres by declaring him "persona non grata" for not quickly condemning Iran's ballistic missile barrage. Israel "is shamelessly challenging UN Secretary-General Guterres," Erdogan told an audience at a defense technology fair in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 16:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Friday, the French government called on the country's universities to “prevent any risk of unrest” before October 7, and “strongly” condemned recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Paris. In a message sent to presidents of universities and higher education establishments, France's new Minister of Higher Education, Patrick Hetzel, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 13:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, assured on Friday, with a rifle beside him, that Tehran's allies, notably Hamas and Hezbollah, will not "back down" against Israel, which "won't last much longer." The head of state was speaking in Tehran before thousands of people, three days before the first anniversary of Hamas' unprecedented ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 11:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon’s southern regions have been rocked by relentless Israeli airstrikes, with reconnaissance and unmanned aircraft maintaining a constant presence over villages in the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts. The skies over Baalbeck and surrounding areas have also witnessed intense military activity. The Israeli Army announced that yesterday's raids ...
Ici Beyrouth 2024-10-04 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At least 18 people were killed in the West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarm, the Palestinian Health Ministry said late Thursday, following an air strike that the Israeli military claimed killed a local Hamas leader. A source within the Palestinian security services told AFP that the air raid was the deadliest in the West Bank since 2000. "Eighteen ...