This Is Beirut 2024-05-18 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen’s southwestern city of Mokha overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday. “A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker was reportedly attacked” about 10 nautical miles southwest of Mokha, Ambrey said, adding that information “indicated ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-18 10:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it killed a senior Palestinian militant during an air strike on an "operations center" in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. "A number of significant terrorists were inside the compound," the Israeli Army said in a statement posted to Telegram. It said the strike by a fighter jet and helicopter ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-05-17 21:48 - 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 May 17th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 14:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Thirteen Western countries, including many traditionally supportive of Israel, appealed to it Friday not to launch a large-scale offensive on Rafah. "We reiterate our opposition to a full-scale military operation in Rafah that would have catastrophic consequences on the civilian population," read the appeal, sent by the countries' foreign ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 13:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine International Court of Justice
During a hearing at the International Court of Justice, Israel strongly rejected South Africa's accusations of genocide in Gaza and its calls for an ordered ceasefire. Israel lashed out Friday at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, describing it as "totally divorced" from reality, as Pretoria urges judges to order a ceasefire in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. "Today at approximately 9 AM (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 22:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military and Israel said. The US Central Command said the pier was "successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza" at around 7:40 am (0440 GMT), with around 500 tonnes of aid ...
Rayan Chami 2024-05-16 21:58 - 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 May 16th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Arab League called for a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Palestinian territories at a summit dominated by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza strip. The "Manama Declaration" issued by the 22-member bloc called for "international protection and peacekeeping forces of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territories" ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 11:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine International Court of Justice
As over 600,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel's invasion of the city, South Africa has accused Israel of "genocide" urging the International Court of Justice to order a halt to the Israel-Gaza War. South Africa accused Israel Thursday at the top UN court of stepping up what it called a "genocide" in Gaza, urging judges to order a halt to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli troops shot and killed three men during clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials stated early Thursday. Several others were injured during the confrontation between Israeli forces and Palestinian activists in the town of Tulkarem in the northwest of the territory, the Palestinian Authority's health ministry told ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Army confirmed on Thursday that “for the first time, a security facility was targeted last night in the Golan Junction as a result of the explosion of a Hezbollah drone.”The Israeli Army radio also announced that the Army “sent technical teams to the scene and is investigating the extent of damages.” In parallel, 'Al-Hadath' ...