This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two Palestinian women were killed by Israeli fire in the only Catholic complex in Gaza, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem published on Saturday, December 16. The institution condemned the "cold-blooded" killing. A Christian mother and daughter were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic ...
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-16 20:24 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 16, 2023.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 19:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The main shipping companies have announced that they are stopping transits via the Suez Canal, due to the increase of Houthi attacks in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The latest example is the French CMA-CGM and Swiss MSC, which announced such a measure on Saturday 16 December. Like Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, the French company CMA CGM ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 17:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Israel
The Israeli army made public on Saturday, December 16, the initial findings of the investigation into the killing of three hostages by one of its soldiers in Gaza. There are currently 129 hostages still being held captive in the Hamas-controlled enclave. The Israeli army said Saturday that three hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers carried a ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-16 09:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
CONFLICT Gaza Hamas hostages Israel
Three Israeli hostages in Gaza were mistakenly killed by the Israeli Army during an operation in a neighborhood in Gaza City, leading to national mourning, protests, and calls for the release of the remaining hostages. Israel has been in a state of shock since Friday after the deaths of three of its hostages in Gaza, killed when troops ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Bab el-Mandeb Gaza Hamas Houthis Israel
War between Israel and Hamas entered on Friday, December 15 its 70th day since the bloody and unprecedented attack that the Palestinian Islamist movement launched against Israel on October 7 from the Gaza Strip. According to Israel, 1,139 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack and around 250 kidnapped and taken to Gaza. A total of ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al Jazeera Arabic cameraman Samer Abu Daqa was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza on Friday, December 15. His bureau chief Wael Dahdouh was also injured at the arm. An Al Jazeera journalist was killed on Friday and another injured in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, the Qatari channel reported. "It is with heavy hearts that we share the ...
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-15 20:20 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 15, 2023.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Several Western countries raised their voices to Israel over the violence provoked by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank on Friday, December 15. Tel Aviv is currently facing an international outcry on this issue, as atrocities committed against Palestinians have exploded since 7 October. Western nations and the European Union Friday urged ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 17:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel announced it was temporarily opening border crossing at Kerem Shalom for humanitarian purposes on Friday, December 15. The aim is to relieve congestion at Rafah, in Egypt. Israel approved Friday the "temporary" delivery of aid into Gaza via its Kerem Shalom border crossing, the prime minister's office said, opening a new route for supplies ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel continued its offensive in Gaza on Friday, despite increasing international calls for restraint. The United States emphasized that the effort to crush Hamas should not result in a long-term Israeli occupation of the territory. Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza on Friday despite mounting international calls for restraint, with key backer ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-15 11:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A projectile fired from Yemen by Houthi militia hit a cargo ship in the Red Sea on Friday, a US official and an intelligence firm said, the latest in a series of attacks. "We are aware that something launched from a Houthi-controlled region of Yemen struck this vessel which was damaged, and there was a report of a fire," the US defense official ...