This Is Beirut 2024-07-25 11:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Vladimir Putin met Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Moscow to discuss what the Russian leader described as an "escalation" in the Middle East, images on television showed Thursday. The meeting late Wednesday comes at a time when Russia, which saved Assad's government through its military intervention in 2015 during a civil war, could mediate ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 21:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed for his country and the United States to stand together in a landmark speech Wednesday aimed at rallying support from a US Congress divided over his military campaign in Gaza. "For the forces of civilization to triumph, America and Israel must stand together," Netanyahu said, after arriving to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 21:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The arrival of an Israeli delegation in Doha for discussions on new demands for a truce in Gaza has been postponed, a source with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday. Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of discussions, the source told AFP that the meetings, which had been scheduled for Thursday, were postponed until ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-07-24 20:48 - 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 July 24, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 11:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam at dawn on Wednesday, leading to fires in the area. Israeli warplanes also carried out a raid on a house in the same town of Kfarhamam, destroying it completely. The town of Kfarchouba has also been intermittently subjected to Israeli artillery shelling since early morning. On its ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-07-24 11:01 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Palestinian factions announced the signing of a “national unity” in agreement on Tuesday, July 23, in Beijing. This is Beirut spoke with researcher Guy Burton, a specialist in Sino-Middle Eastern relations, to highlight China's role in the Levant. On Tuesday, July 23, Musa Abu Marzouk, a senior official in Hamas’ political bureau, announced ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-24 10:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress on Wednesday, seeking to rally support at a time of tensions between his country and its main military backer over the war in Gaza. Washington has been increasingly critical of the mounting toll on civilians, while protests in Israel by families of ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-07-23 21:14 - 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 July 23, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-23 21:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Continuous fire exchange prevailed on the southern border on Tuesday. Hezbollah announced the death of one of its fighters, Sadiq Atef Atwi. Atwi was killed earlier in the day in an Israeli drone attack on a delivery van passing in the locality of Shaqra, heading to Wadi Saluki. Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Khiam, Hula and Aita ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-23 10:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An Israeli operation in Khan Younes, Gaza, killed 81 people and wounded over 200, while Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived in Washington amid pressure for a truce. The Health Ministry in Gaza said Monday that an Israeli operation in the main southern city of Khan Younes killed 89 people and wounded more than 200, after Israel warned its forces ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli delegation will travel to Doha on Thursday to discuss new demands for a Gaza truce and hostage-prisoner exchange, a source with knowledge of the talks said. The delegation would meet with mediator Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to discuss three Israeli requests, including control over the return of civilians ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-22 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on Monday afternoon with two missiles targeting a house in the town of Chihine. Ambulance vehicles were dispatched immediately to the town. Several media outlets reported that the airstrike resulted in one killed and several injured. The military wing of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, (SSNP) known as ...