This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 22:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France has granted refugee status to a Gazan who claims to have been forced to flee Khan Younes in 2022 due to "persecution" by Hamas. He fled the Gaza Strip in 2022 to escape Hamas' "persecution" and was granted refugee status by the French National Asylum Court (CNDA), which since February has ruled that the territory was experiencing ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-04-09 20:39 - 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 9th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel is buying 40,000 tents to shelter almost half a million Gazans ahead of a ground attack on what it claims is Hamas' last bastion in Rafah, a government source said Tuesday. Israel has invited tenders for the tents, each housing 12 people, or some 480,000 people in total, according to the proposal published on the website of the defense ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 15:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel continues strikes in Gaza on Tuesday as it begins preparations ahead of a future Rafah invasion, whilst Cairo negotiations continue. Israel bombed targets in Gaza on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the army will destroy Hamas despite ongoing Cairo talks toward a ceasefire and hostage deal. More than six months ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 14:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany rebuked Nicaragua's claims in the ICJ on Tuesday that its arms transfer make it complicit to "genocide" in Gaza, claiming that Israel's security is at the "core" of German foreign policy. Israel's security is at the "core" of German foreign policy, the UN's highest court heard on Tuesday, where Berlin denied a claim that it is aiding in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 11:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian military position overnight in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, the military said on Tuesday. The cross-border fire came days after an air strike blamed on Israel destroyed the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing senior military commanders and raising regional tensions. The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The French Foreign Minister has suggested sanctioning Israel over aid access to Gaza, whilst influential Senator Elizabeth Warren says Israeli actions in Gaza may be "genocide". France's Foreign Minister put forward on Tuesday the possibility of sanctions on Israel to pressure it to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. "There must be levers of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-09 10:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Turkey restricted its exports to Israel on Tuesday, in response to the Gaza war and growing anger among the Turkish population against maintaining trade relations with Israel, which has promised retaliatory measures. Turkey said it would impose trade restrictions on Israel starting Tuesday over the war in Gaza, covering a range of products ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-08 23:21 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The White House said on Monday that negotiators had presented Hamas with a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, but that it was up to the Palestinian militant group to decide. Talks in Cairo over the weekend involving CIA chief William Burns, Israel, Hamas, and Qatar were "serious," but it was too early to say whether they ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-04-08 21:34 - 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 8th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-08 19:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The EU mission escorted 68 ships and repelled 11 attacks since it was established less than two months ago, according to a report by the Associated Press. It only defends vessels and does not engage in military strikes. The Iran-backed Houthis, who control much of war-torn Yemen, have been targeting the vital shipping lane since November in a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-08 19:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Francis met on Monday relatives of several Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in the October 7 attacks, the Vatican said. The 87 year-old Argentinian pontiff previously met a group of relatives of hostages at the Vatican in November. On the same day, he met Palestinians who have family in Gaza. Members of five Israeli families had a private ...