This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 18:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas said Friday the Palestinian group rejected "new conditions" in a Gaza ceasefire plan the United States presented after two days of talks with Israeli negotiators in Qatar. As international pressure mounted for a ceasefire after more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden said: "We are closer ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
A man was killed on Friday, and another was injured in a raid on Aitaroun, as reported by the Ministry of Health's Emergency Operations Center. Another airstrike targeted Aitaroun, a little later on during the day, when two missiles landed in an open area without any reported casualties. Additionally, a fire broke out in Marjayoun due to Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-16 11:42 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Negotiators seeking a Gaza ceasefire were set to meet for a second day in Qatar on Friday, while top European diplomats were expected in Israel to stress the urgency of averting a wider war. The on-and-off truce talks reconvened in Qatar's capital on Thursday without Hamas, which has accused Israel of obstructing a deal and insists on the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-15 21:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, stressed on Thursday that “the decision to respond to Israel has been made and will be implemented.” This statement by Hezbollah's number two comes at a time when a meeting sponsored by the United States, Qatar and Egypt is being held in Doha to relaunch talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-15 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Early Thursday evening, an Israeli drone struck the area between the localities of Deir Siryan and Taybeh in southern Lebanon, setting off fires. Thursday morning's phosphorus bombardment of a house in Khiam caused a fire and left “two injured Islamic Message Scouts rescue workers, one in Khiam and a second in Qabrikha,” according to an ...
Rayan Chami 2024-08-15 21:00 - 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 August 15, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-15 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Pressure is mounting for a Gaza ceasefire as talks resumed Thursday in Qatar, aiming to stop the spread of a war that the territory's Health Ministry said has killed 40,000. A source with knowledge of the talks confirmed to AFP that they had begun in the Qatari capital Doha. The source did not disclose whether Hamas had dispatched any delegates ...
2024-08-15 17:03 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
As negotiations for a potential ceasefire in Gaza resume in Doha, the Middle East remains on edge, awaiting Iran’s response to the assassination of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Two camps are clashing in the region, both ideologically and militarily: Israel, backed by American support and regional bases, and the "Axis of ...
2024-08-15 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
There has been a proposal to renew the mandate for the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) south of the Litani river for six months instead of one year. This is the first time — since Resolution 425 was adopted on March 19, 1978, establishing the UNIFIL forces and since Resolution 1701 was passed on August 12, 2006, strengthening ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-15 11:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions continued to rise on the southern front on Thursday as heavy Israeli artillery was reported on the towns of Khiam, Deir Mimas, and Naqoura. As a result, a house in Khiam caught fire, with no injuries reported until the moment. According to Israeli media, sirens sounded in the Western Galilee “after a suspected drone breached Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-14 22:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli raid on Wednesday evening targeted the village of Marjayoun, killing two people and wounding four, according to the Ministry of Health's Emergency Operations Center. Initial information indicated that the dead were members of the 'Fajr' force, affiliated with the Jamaa Islamiya group. Another Israeli airstrike reportedly destroyed an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-14 14:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Presidential envoy Amos Hochstein stated that “a diplomatic solution can be achieved since no one wants a full-scale war between Lebanon and Israel.” After meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Wednesday, he stressed the need for de-escalation, revealing that “US President Joe Biden asked him to return to Lebanon before the ...