Israel Claims 'Intent' to Renew Gaza Hostage Talks

This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 18:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli official said Saturday the government intended to renew talks for a Gaza hostage release deal in the coming days, after a meeting with mediators in Paris. "There is an intention to renew the talks this week and there is an agreement," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The Israeli official did not elaborate on what had ...

Southern Front: Israeli Army Bombs Two Forests

This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 15:42 - Reading : less than a minute

The Israeli artillery targeted on Saturday the outskirts of the town of Naqoura and the "Pine Forest" on the outskirts of the town of Kfar Hamam, as well as the forested area of Markaba. Additionally, several shells landed on the outskirts of the town of Rmaeish near Taybeh, causing a fire in the area. Moreover, the outskirts of Zebqine and ...

Macron Discusses Gaza War With Arab Ministers

This Is Beirut 2024-05-25 01:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France's president, Emmanuel Macron, Qatar's prime minister and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan held talks Friday on the Gaza war and ways to set up a Palestinian state alongside Israel, the French presidency said. Macron organized the meeting amid growing international concerns over the Israel-Hamas war. It came a few ...

Almost 100 Aid Truck Enter Gaza Via US Pier

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 22:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US-built temporary pier on the coast of Gaza has delivered 97 trucks of aid since operations began a week ago, a UN spokesman said Friday, after what he called a "rocky start." The UN World Food Programme "took possession of 97 trucks since the floating dock came into operation" on May 17, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio ...

Sisi Agrees to Allow Gaza Aid Through Kerem Shalom Crossing

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 21:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a call Friday with his US counterpart Joe Biden to allow UN aid through the crucial Kerem Shalom crossing to conflict-torn Gaza, the White House said. "President Biden welcomed the commitment from President al-Sisi to permit the flow of UN-provided humanitarian assistance" through the crossing, it ...

Nasrallah: 'We Hold the Element of Surprise'

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has downplayed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s thinly veiled threats of “Israeli plans to restore security on the northern border” with Lebanon. “Netanyahu thinks he can wage psychological warfare, talking about surprises he’s planning, to show that he’s strong on this level. To which I ...

War Diary: Day 231

Lyne Sammouri 2024-05-24 21:06 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 May 24, 2024.

EU Studying Possible Role Monitoring Rafah Crossing

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 21:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union is studying whether it could play a role monitoring the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after Israel's war with Hamas ends, officials said Friday. The 27-nation bloc set up a mission in 2005 to help monitor the crossing, but that was suspended two years later after militant Islamists Hamas took control of ...

Houthis Claim Attack on Greek-Owned Ship in Red Sea

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 18:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The Houthis on Friday claimed an attack using ships, drones and missiles, on a Greek-owned ship off Yemen's coast. The attack "targeted the ship Yannis, which belongs to a Greek company, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, as it passed through the Red Sea," the group's military spokesman, Yahya Saree, said in a statement. The Joint Maritime ...

Global Reaction to ICJ Ruling to Halt Rafah Offensive

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 18:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The top United Nations court on Friday ordered Israel to halt military operations in Rafah "immediately," a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on Israel more than seven months into the Gaza war. South Africa, who is pursuing the case, hailed the ruling, with Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor saying it was a "much ...

ICJ Orders Israel to Halt Rafah Offensive and Open Aid Crossings

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 17:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ), top United Nations court, ordered on Friday Israel to halt military operations in Rafah, a landmark ruling likely to increase mounting international pressure on Israel more than seven months into the Gaza war. ICJ rulings are legally binding, but the court has no concrete means to enforce them. Israel ...

Israeli Raid in Mays el Jabal Kills Two Hezbollah Fighters

This Is Beirut 2024-05-24 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Following a relatively quiet morning, Israel resumed its raids on Lebanese villages, which it has been targeting since the opening of the southern front on October 8, 2020. A strike against the center of Mays el-Jabal killed two Hezbollah members, Hassan Adel Chaabi and Husein Nabil Mawla, and wounded an unknown number. Hezbollah responded to ...