This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces traded cross-border attacks a day after the Lebanese Health Ministry reported three civil defense members killed in an Israeli attack. The Iran-backed group said that it bombarded the northern Israeli town of "Kiryat Shmona twice with a volley of Falaq rockets" early on Sunday "in response to the enemy ...
2024-09-07 20:29 - 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 September 7, 2024.
2024-09-07 16:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three members of the Lebanese Civil Defense have been killed and two others were wounded Saturday evening in a targeted Israeli strike on the southern town of Froun. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported that the attack occurred while the Civil Defense team was combating fires caused by recent Israeli raids in Froun. One of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A precarious calm reigned on Saturday morning at the southern border, following a violent escalation that has resurfaced overnight. Sirens blared on Saturday morning in Ras Naqoura and the Western Galilee areas after suspicions of a drone infiltration from Lebanon. Additionally, the Israeli Army targeted Aita al-Shaab, while Hezbollah announced ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-09-06 20:53 - 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 September 6, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 18:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Turkish-American female activist was shot dead Friday during a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank town of Beita, where the army acknowledged opening fire. Turkey identified the woman as Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, saying she was killed by "Israeli soldiers" and condemning her "murder". The mayor of Beita and the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 13:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli army withdrew from the city of Jenin and its refugee camp on Friday after a 10-day operation that left 36 dead across the occupied West Bank, witnesses said. After days of destructive incursions by soldiers backed by armored vehicles and bulldozers, residents who had earlier fled began returning to their homes in the camp, a bastion ...
2024-09-06 13:22 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut 2024-09-06 05:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas called on the United States on Thursday to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no deal in the making. The two sides have traded blame over stalling talks for a ceasefire and hostage exchange, as Netanyahu faces pressure to seal a deal following the deaths ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-09-05 21:13 - 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 September 5th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 20:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas's lead negotiator on Thursday urged the United States to press Israel for a truce in Gaza, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of blocking a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. "If the US administration and its President (Joe) Biden really want to reach a ceasefire and complete a prisoner exchange deal, they must abandon their ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-05 18:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli shelling of South Lebanon continued on Thursday afternoon, with Israel targeting Ras al-Dahr, the western quarters of the locality of Mays al-Jabal, as well as the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab in the central sector. A Hezbollah combatant, identified as Abbas Anis Ayoub, was killed and another wounded in an Israeli airstrike earlier ...