War Diary: Day 323
Hala Abdallah 2024-08-24 20:47 - Reading : less than a minute
From to , brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 24, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Southern Lebanon: A Relatively Calm Day
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli airstrikes continued to target southern Lebanese villages and towns on Saturday. Hezbollah announced the death of one fighter from the town of Tulin in Southern Lebanon. In the early hours of Saturday, explosions were reported over the towns of Tamra and Iblin in Lower Galilee, northern Israel, coinciding with air raid sirens warning of ...
Adwan Calls for Army Deployment in South Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 19:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
George Adwan, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Administration and Justice, called on Lebanon’s outgoing Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, to convene the government and deploy the Lebanese army along the Southern border to prevent further escalation of the ongoing conflict. Adwan emphasized that "this would facilitate the implementation of ...
Top US General Makes Unannounced Middle East Trip
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 16:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A top United States general began an unannounced visit to the Middle East on Saturday to discuss ways to avoid any new escalation in tensions that could spiral into a broader conflict, as the region braces for a threatened Iranian attack against Israel. Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, began his trip in ...
Netanyahu Insists on Keeping Philadelphi Corridor
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A source who has close knowledge of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo stated that Israeli negotiators and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are at odds over the latter's demand for Israel to keep the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Two major issues in negotiations supported by Egypt, Qatar ...
Hamas Sends Delegation to Cairo, but Won't Attend Truce Talks
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group was sending a delegation to Cairo on Saturday but that they would not attend Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. "The ...
Southern Lebanon: Eight Killed, Including Seven Hezbollah Members, in Israeli Raids
2024-08-23 22:47 - Reading : less than a minute
War Diary: Day 322
Lyne Sammouri 2024-08-23 21:21 - 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 August 23, 2024.
Israeli Raids Near Hama and Homs, Syria
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Several blasts sounded simultaneously on Friday evening in the vicinity of the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama, following several Israeli raids, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). These included airstrikes targeting fuel depots west of Homs. According to the London-based NGO, these are controlled by Hezbollah. The SOHR ...
Tehran Reiterates Threats of Retaliation Against Israel
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his French and British counterparts in telephone conversations on Friday that it was his country's right to retaliate against Israel for last month's assassination of a Hamas official in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iran blames Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail ...
White House Says 'Progress Made' in Cairo Talks on Gaza truce
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 18:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Talks in Cairo on reaching a Gaza truce have made progress, the White House said Friday, as it urged Israel and Hamas to move forward. The White House confirmed that CIA chief William Burns and senior official Brett McGurk were participating in discussions that began at a preliminary level on Thursday evening. "There has been progress made. We ...
Seven Killed in Israeli Raids on Tayr Harfa and Aita al-Jabal
2024-08-23 11:49 - Reading : less than a minute