This Is Beirut 2024-03-24 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
US intelligence chief Bill Burns and his Israeli counterpart David Barnea left Qatar late on Saturday night following talks on a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a source briefed on the talks told AFP. The CIA and Mossad chiefs "departed Doha to brief their respective teams back home on the latest round" of talks, the source said on condition ...
Rayan Chami 2024-03-23 21:32 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 23, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 20:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A top Israeli commander has said troops will continue their operation at Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa until the last militant is «in their hands». Israeli forces launched the operation in and around Al-Shifa hospital on Monday, saying senior Hamas operatives were based at the sprawling compound. Days of heavy fighting have followed, with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-23 12:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to arrive in Egypt on Saturday at the border with the Gaza Strip, amid growing concerns about the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory and a forthcoming Israeli ground offensive in the overcrowded town of Rafah. After five and a half months of war between Israel and the Islamist ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 22:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, denied on Friday statements attributed to him by pro-Hezbollah media, according to which his government intended to pay compensation to the victims of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. He clarified that it is impossible, under the current circumstances, to take any measures to assess and determine the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 22:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
American Task Force on Lebanon Amos Hochstein
The American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) hosted a reception in Michigan with White House Senior Advisor Amos Hochstein and members of the Lebanese American community. The event, which took place on March 19, presented an opportunity for Hochstein to discuss US leadership in promoting peace along the Lebanon-Israel border. He briefed the local ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 21:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon will lodge a complaint against Israel at the UN Security Council, accusing it of disrupting navigation systems and civil aviation around Beirut airport, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Since the Gaza war erupted on October 7, the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, a Hamas ally, has been exchanging near-daily cross-border fire with the ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-03-22 21:14 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 22, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 17:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia and China vetoed on Friday a US resolution stressing the "necessity" of an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, arguing that it is "hypocritical". France, however, remains determined to find "an agreement" in the UN Security Council. Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 16:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel reported the seizure of 800 hectares (1,977 acres) of land in the West Bank on Friday, deemed as "state lands" by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, marking the largest such action in decades. Israel reported Friday the seizure of 800 hectares (1,977 acres) of land in the occupied West Bank, which activists called the largest action of its ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 13:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken will head to Israel on Friday to push for a ceasefire ahead of a key UN vote on the US' ceasefire resolution. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel on Friday to press for a truce in Gaza, ahead of a key UN Security Council vote on a US draft resolution on the need for an "immediate" ceasefire. The United States ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-22 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China expressed support on Friday for UN Security Council efforts to end the conflict in Gaza but refrained from explicitly stating whether it would back a US draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. China said on Friday that it supported steps by the UN Security Council to end fighting in Gaza. It did not say whether Beijing, a ...