This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 18:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday called on all sides to exercise "caution" on the border between Israel and Lebanon in his first telephone conversation since he was elected with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Starmer told his counterpart the "situation on the northern border of Israel was very concerning, and it was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 16:18 - Reading : less than a minute
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert arrived in Israel on Sunday for a three-day visit, her office announced in a statement. “Since assuming office last month, Hennis-Plasschaert has extensively engaged the Lebanese leadership and key interlocutors on ways to deescalate tensions across the Blue Line,” the statement ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-07 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel intensifies air strikes in Gaza as the war enters its tenth month, while truce negotiations with Hamas mediated by Qatar continue amid significant challenges. Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its tenth month on Sunday, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-07-06 21:10 - 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 6th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-06 16:33 - Reading : less than a minute
A relative calm reigned on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Saturday. In the Bekaa, at the junction of Chaat in Baalbeck, an Israeli drone targeted a car causing the death of the Hezbollah fighter Maytham Mustafa el-Attar. In southern Lebanon, Israeli warplanes carried out raids against the town of Houla and the outskirts of Odaisseh. Hezbollah ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-06 10:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Reuters is reporting, Saturday, that Hamas has accepted a US proposal to end the fighting in Gaza. This proposal would see talks begin on releasing hostages, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement that brings the cessation of hostilities, a senior Hamas source told Reuters. Hamas have also reportedly agreed to drop the demand that Israel ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-07-05 21:46 - 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 5, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 18:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli prime minister's spokesman said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release but Israel will send a delegation for more talks with Qatari mediators next week. The head of the Mossad spy service held a first round of talks in Doha on Friday and returned to Jerusalem. "It was agreed that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 13:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caution prevails on the southern border on Friday after the intensive clashes of the day before. In the latest developments, Israeli drone strikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Markaba before noon on Friday, injuring one person, according to primary reports. Israeli artillery shelling was also recorded on the outskirts of Hebbariyeh and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli military raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Friday left five people dead, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said. At least 12 Palestinians have now been killed in Israeli operations this week in the West Bank, where tensions have intensified since the start of the Gaza war in October. Troops surrounded a building ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-05 12:38 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hamas officials, led by top Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya, met on Friday. This meeting builds upon previous engagements, reflecting a continued collaboration between the two groups. The discussion encompassed a review of the latest security and political developments in Palestine, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-07-04 23:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued unabated on Thursday. At around 7:20 PM on Thursday, Israeli warplanes attacked Aita al-Shaab with two air-to-surface missiles and the border town of Dhayra in the western sector with phosphorus shells. There were numerous developments on the ground throughout the day, with Israeli ...