War in the Middle East

US Sanctions Network Financing Houthis
US Sanctions Network Financing Houthis

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 13 individuals and entities alleged to have provided financial support to Yemen's Houthi rebels. The rebels are currently launching missiles at Israel and targeting commercial ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea. The United States on Thursday leveled sanctions on 13 individuals and entities ...

War Diary: Day 62
War Diary: Day 62

This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 7, 2023.

Mikati: Lebanon to Add Reuters-AFP Reports to Its Complaint Against Israel
Mikati: Lebanon to Add Reuters-AFP Reports to Its Complaint Against Israel

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Thursday that "the Lebanese government will take all necessary measures to include the reports" published by Reuters and AFP agencies about the Israeli attacks on journalists in South Lebanon on October 13 in the complaint filed against Tel Aviv with the United Nations Security Council. On ...

Killed Journalist: Reuters Investigation Points to Tank Fire
Killed Journalist: Reuters Investigation Points to Tank Fire

Separate investigations by the AFP, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International into the death of Issam Abdallah and the injuries inflicted on six other journalists on October 13 in southern Lebanon also point to “Israeli strikes.” An investigation by Reuters, published on Thursday, into the bombing that killed one of its journalists and ...

Attack on Journalists in Lebanon: AFP Points to Israeli Army
Attack on Journalists in Lebanon: AFP Points to Israeli Army

A joint investigation conducted by AFP and British independent investigators Airwars into the strikes that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other reporters points to Israel. An Agence France-Presse investigation, published on Thursday, into the bombing that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters, ...

Watchdogs Urge 'War Crime' Probe for Israeli Strike on Journalists
Watchdogs Urge 'War Crime' Probe for Israeli Strike on Journalists

Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are urging a “war crime” investigation into an Israeli strike in Lebanon that killed journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others, including AFP photographer Christina Assi. AFP and Reuters investigations reached the same conclusions. The Israeli strike that killed one journalist ...

Bombardment Resumes in Southern Lebanon
Bombardment Resumes in Southern Lebanon

The Maronite Patriarch, Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, began a visit to Tyre on Thursday morning to show solidarity with the inhabitants and displaced persons of southern Lebanon. Bombardments resumed in southern Lebanon on Thursday morning following a night of precarious calm. Israeli artillery targeted the areas of Wadi Al-Slouki, Hula, and Markaba ...

RSF Advocates for Free Press Movement in Gaza via Rafah
RSF Advocates for Free Press Movement in Gaza via Rafah

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Israel and Egypt to allow journalists to move freely across the Rafah crossing. During the two-month Israel-Hamas conflict, no reporters were authorized to enter Gaza via Rafah, RSF said. Media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Israeli and Egyptian authorities on Thursday to allow journalists ...

The Cairo Agreement, Lebanon’s Pandora’s Box (2/2)
The Cairo Agreement, Lebanon’s Pandora’s Box (2/2)

In this second part about the Lebanese-Palestinian agreement signed in Cairo on November 3, 1969, we delve into the timing of this arrangement and its underlying motives. The Cairo Agreement, signed on November 3, 1969, granted the presence of armed Palestinian resistance in Lebanon. An analysis of the regional situation at that time is ...

Israel-Hamas Battles Rage on in South Gaza
Israel-Hamas Battles Rage on in South Gaza

Israeli forces clashed on Wednesday with Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city, while the UN warned of an imminent complete breakdown in public order. This comes after nearly two months of war triggered by deadly attacks on Israel. Israeli forces battled Hamas militants in Gaza's main southern city on Wednesday, as the UN warned a complete ...

Continuous Escalations on the Lebanese-Israeli Southern Border
Continuous Escalations on the Lebanese-Israeli Southern Border

In a recent resumption of hostilities along the Lebanese-Israeli southern border, tensions escalated as both sides engaged in a series of attacks throughout the day. An Israeli aerial drone conducted a raid, targeting the area between the towns of Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun with a guided missile. Simultaneously, artillery shelling pounded the same ...

Guterres Invokes Article 99 in Rare Move
Guterres Invokes Article 99 in Rare Move

The United Nations leader cautioned on Wednesday that he anticipates a complete breakdown of public order soon in Gaza due to the dire conditions caused by the ongoing and relentless Israeli bombardment. Guterres invoked Article 99, alerting the Security Council to any matter he deems a threat to international peace and security. The head of the ...