This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ynet, an Israeli media organization, reported on Tuesday that the Israeli military assessed that a decision on a hostage deal or to begin the Rafah operation will come in the next 48 to 72 hours. Officials from Hamas left Cairo after talks with Egyptian officials on a new cease-fire proposal in Gaza, Egypt's state-owned Al-Qahera News satellite ...
2024-04-30 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The statement issued at the conclusion of the Elysée meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Lebanese Army (LAF) Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun was capped with the assurance that "President Macron will guarantee follow-through on various points." Consequently, he dispatched Foreign ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 23:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Several European Union member states are expected to recognize the Palestinian statehood by the end of May. The announcement was made by the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday, on the sidelines of a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. Addressing the World Economic Forum stage in Riyadh, Josep Borrell reiterated ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia has opted to normalize its relations with Israel, according to a foreign diplomat familiar with the situation. However, the kingdom is deliberating whether to enact this decision in the weeks ahead, or postpone it until after the United States presidential elections in November. Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 23:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The roadmap proposed by Paris to end the armed conflict between Hezbollah and Israel was reportedly handed over to the Lebanese authorities on Monday. The move follows French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné's visit to Lebanon, on Sunday. Beirut was the first leg of a regional tour that includes Saudi Arabia, where the French minister is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 22:27 - Reading : less than a minute
In a recent escalation of tensions, Israeli airstrikes targeted multiple locations in southern Lebanon, including Khiam and Tayr Harfa. Reports indicate that no casualties were reported in Tayr Harfa, where a house was targeted. Furthermore, Israeli drones were observed flying at unusually low altitudes over the towns of Odaisseh, Taybeh and ...
Alissar Boulos 2024-04-29 22:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In Saudi Arabia, Western diplomacy is discussing, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a ceasefire in Gaza, while in Israel, the debate continues regarding an invasion of Rafah, in the southern part of the Palestinian enclave. Time is of the essence, and it is still uncertain which option will prevail: a ground invasion of Rafah, ...
Rayan Chami 2024-04-29 21:49 - 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 29th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 21:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Columbia University Students defied an ultimatum set by their administration after talks over demonstrations supporting Gaza have faltered, on Monday, while in Paris, authorities cleared up student protests at Sorbonne University. Student demonstrators at Columbia University on Monday defied an ultimatum to disperse or face immediate ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 19:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of "potentially thousands" of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Monday. The Palestinian militant group has been given "a very generous offer of a sustained 40 days ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The World Central Kitchen is to resume operations, according to an announcement made by its CEO Erin Gore. The nonprofit organization was supplying meals in Gaza until seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike nearly a month ago. The US-based charity, founded by celebrity Spanish-American chef Jose Andres, provides food to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More than 30 rockets were launched on Monday morning from southern Lebanon towards the Galilee panhandle and Upper Galilee, and were intercepted by the Israelis. The bombing was claimed by Hamas' military wing, al-Qassam Brigades, operating in southern Lebanon in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1701 and 1559. In a statement, the ...