This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 18:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The US neither wants an "escalation" nor an "extended war with Iran", as it it will not join any Israeli counterattack, insisted White House officials on Sunday, a day after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. The United States said Sunday it will not join any Israeli counterattack on Iran, with President Joe Biden ...
Samar Kadi 2024-04-14 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel overnight Saturday to Sunday in retaliation to Israel’s deadly strike on its Damascus consulate on April 1, This is Beirut put forward three questions to Dubai-based Middle East security and defense analyst, and director of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday was successfully intercepted with US and ally assistance, marking a major escalation in the ongoing covert conflict between the two nations. Iran's unprecedented overnight attack on Israel has been "foiled," the Israeli military said Sunday, with hundreds of missiles and drones intercepted with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 11:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Iranian army said Sunday its drone and missile attack on Israel, in retaliation for a deadly strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, has "achieved all its objectives." "Operation Honest Promise... was completed successfully from last night to this morning and achieved all its objectives," Mohammad Bagheri, the Iranian armed forces' chief of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 11:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While Iran launched its drone and missile attack on the Hebrew state on Saturday night, Israeli bombardment of villages in southern Lebanon continued unabated until dawn. At the same time, Israeli reconnaissance planes flew over the entire Lebanese territory and interceptor missiles exploded in the sky. Early on Sunday morning, a series of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 09:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Mossad, Israel's intelligence service, said on Sunday that Palestinian militant group Hamas rejected the latest truce proposal put on the table a week earlier in Cairo by the mediators. The rejection of the proposal of truce proposed by the three countries mediating the negotiations – the USA, Egypt and Qatar – "proves that (Hamas chief ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 06:38 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
President Joe Biden said US forces helped Israel shoot down nearly all the drones and missiles fired by Iran Saturday, but appeared to guide the key US ally away from retaliating against Tehran by saying Israel had now shown its strength. Biden added that he was convening fellow G7 leaders on Sunday to coordinate a diplomatic response against ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 06:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Sunday over Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, the body's president said. The meeting is aiming to be held at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Sunday and is at Israel's request, a spokesperson for Malta, which holds the rotating presidency this month, told the media Saturday ...
Ici Beyrouth 2024-04-14 04:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iranian strikes caused "minor damage" to an Israeli base, army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Sunday, after Iran's state media reported "heavy blows" to the base from its missiles. "Only a few missiles fell in the territory of the state of Israel with slight damage to a military base in the south, with only slight damage to the infrastructure," ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 01:28 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Countries around the world condemned Iran's strikes on Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to further destabilize the Middle East. Here are some of the main reactions so far: United States US President Joe Biden promised "ironclad" support for Israel after holding an urgent meeting with top security officials. "I just met with my ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-14 00:13 - Reading : 9 minute(s)
Iran announced at dawn on Sunday that it carried out a "one-off" drone attack from its territory against Israel on Saturday, warning the latter not to retaliate. Tel Aviv promised to react. The drone attack, launched late on Saturday night by Iran against Israel, appears to be limited in time. Tehran made this clear even before the projectiles ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-04-13 22:36 - 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 April 13th, 2024.