War in the Middle East

An Israeli Proposed Truce at the Southern border
An Israeli Proposed Truce at the Southern border

With tensions persisting at the southern border between Israel and Hezbollah, an Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, highlighted a proposal made by Israeli officers regarding "a 48-hours truce at the border between Lebanon and Israel, under the condition that if it gets violated, South Lebanon will be subjected to a heavy attack." According to ...

Fighting Rages Across Gaza Where Death Toll Surges
Fighting Rages Across Gaza Where Death Toll Surges

Saturday, Israel continued its ground offensive south of the enclave. In Tel Aviv, thousands of people demonstrated, calling for the return of hostages held in Gaza and early elections to oust Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Gaza Strip witnesses a staggering rise in casualties, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects ...

War Diary: Day 106
War Diary: Day 106

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 20, 2024.

Hamas Dismisses Biden Comments on Palestinian State
Hamas Dismisses Biden Comments on Palestinian State

A senior Hamas official dismissed on Saturday comments by US President Joe Biden about the possibility of Israel agreeing to the establishment of a Palestinian state. Biden said Friday it was still possible that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could agree to some form of a Palestinian state after the two leaders spoke by phone for the ...

South Lebanon: Four Killed in al-Bazouriyeh, Including Two Hezb Members
South Lebanon: Four Killed in al-Bazouriyeh, Including Two Hezb Members

Exchanges of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued unabated on Saturday morning, following a night of incessant bombardment, as Israel continued its targeted attacks in Lebanon. Two Hezbollah members were killed on Saturday in an Israeli drone attack on a Pathfinder car on the al-Bazouriyeh road (caza of Tyre). In the afternoon, ...

Syria Faces Upsurge in Strikes Amid Gaza War
Syria Faces Upsurge in Strikes Amid Gaza War

Soaring tensions triggered by the Israel-Hamas war are being felt in Syria, which has been targeted by air raids and other attacks launched from several countries. On Saturday, Israel launched its second high-profile targeted assassination in the country in less than a month, killing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' spy chief for Syria and three ...

Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Leaders Killed in Syria
Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Leaders Killed in Syria

An Israeli strike on Damascus killed ten people in a building where "Iran-aligned leaders" were meeting on Saturday, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Among the dead are four members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including the head of the info unit, according to sources close to Syria, as reported by Reuters. The ...

Gaza: At Least 90 People Killed Overnight
Gaza: At Least 90 People Killed Overnight

Israel ratcheted up its attacks in the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, where at least 90 people were killed overnight, according to the health ministry in Gaza. Witnesses said the Israeli bombardment was again focused overnight on Khan Younes, the largest city in Gaza's south, although Palestinian media also reported intense fire around ...

Israel Pushes South as Diplomacy Slowly Advances
Israel Pushes South as Diplomacy Slowly Advances

While the international community remains divided on the solution to the Gaza war, fierce fighting continues in the southern enclave. Under sustained bombardment from the Israeli air force, nearly 20,000 infants have been born 'in hell,' according to UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram. Negotiations persist between Israel and Hamas to achieve a new ...

Southern Front: Israel Warns That Time for Diplomacy Is Running Out
Southern Front: Israel Warns That Time for Diplomacy Is Running Out

Hezbollah would deliver a "real slap" to Israel if it extended its "aggression" at its northern border, threatened the deputy secretary-general of the pro-Iranian militia, Naim Kassem, on Friday. Restoring stability to the southern Lebanese border and "the region" relied on ending aggression in Gaza, insisted Kassem, in response to the threats ...

EU Sanctions Hamas Financiers Ahead of Brussels Meetings
EU Sanctions Hamas Financiers Ahead of Brussels Meetings

EU foreign ministers will engage in a series of meetings on Monday with counterparts from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Arab nations. Ahead of the meeting on Friday, the EU added six individuals to an asset freeze and visa ban blacklist for financing Hamas. EU foreign ministers will hold a series of meetings Monday with counterparts from ...

Borrell Accuses Israel of Financing Hamas
Borrell Accuses Israel of Financing Hamas

Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said on Friday that Israel financed the creation of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas with the aim of weakening the Palestinian Authority. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied these accusations made by his opponents in Israel ...