War Diary: Day 148
Rayan Chami 2024-03-02 20:52 - 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 2, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Southern Lebanon: Intensive Israeli Bombardment
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 19:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Saturday afternoon, following a morning marked by the deaths of three Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli raid on the Naqoura highway. In the afternoon, Israeli artillery bombarded the southwestern sector of Mays al-Jabal, setting fire to the village's neighborhoods but causing no ...
Gaza: A Truce Agreement in the Hands of Hamas
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 17:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Hamas delegation is expected to fly to Cairo Saturday for talks on a truce in Gaza, a source close to the group told AFP, as mediators scrambled to secure a deal. Egyptian, Qatari and US go-betweens have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas negotiators, trying to secure a pause in fighting before the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, ...
US Military Cargo Planes Begin Air Drop to Gaza
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 17:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
American cargo planes air-dropped 38,000 meals into the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday, part of a series of drops planned by Washington to help curb a growing humanitarian crisis in the war-racked territory. The United Nations has warned of famine in Gaza, and more than 100 people were left dead earlier this week in a frenzied scramble for food ...
Gaza: Ceasefire Talks Resume Tomorrow in Cairo
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 13:50 - Reading : less than a minute
According to Egyptian security sources, talks on the Gaza ceasefire are due to resume in Cairo tomorrow, Sunday. The sources said: "The parties have agreed on the duration of the truce in Gaza and on the release of hostages and detainees", explaining that "the conclusion of the agreement still requires agreement on the withdrawal of Israeli ...
Gaza: EU to Unlock €50 Million for UNRWA
This Is Beirut 2024-03-02 11:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Commission announced it was strengthening aid funding for Palestinians. Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said the EU "will proceed to paying 50 million euros to UNRWA and increase emergency support to the Palestinians by 68 million euros in 2024". UNRWA is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Its funding from international partners ...
War Diary: Day 147
Tylia El Helou 2024-03-01 21:15 - 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 1st, 2024.
Palestinian Factions Including Hamas Show ‘Unity’ at Moscow Talks
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 15:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah said on Friday they would pursue "unity of action" in confronting Israel after representatives met at Russia-hosted talks. The meeting in Moscow on Thursday brought together Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah and other Palestinian groups for talks on the war in Gaza and an eventual post-war ...
Bou Habib: 'We Are Ready for War Should It Be Imposed on Us'
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 15:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib stated that the government is consulting with Hezbollah. He indicated that "discussions are a must while no final decision has been taken yet." "The French have proposed good ideas that we are studying and we will respond to them next week," he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera. The ...
Deaths at Aid Delivery Site in Gaza Draw Condemnation
This Is Beirut 2024-03-01 11:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Numerous countries expressed their concerns and condemned the killing of more than 100 Palestinians on Thursday, after Israeli troops opened fire on them while they were scrambling for food aid. Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid on Thursday, in a chaotic incident that the Health Ministry ...
South Lebanon: Israeli Strike on Blida Causes Victims
This Is Beirut 2024-02-29 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of cross-border fire continued on the southern front late Thursday, with an Israeli drone targeting a house in Blida. According to preliminary information, the strike resulted in two casualties. The Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Message Scouts civil defense teams and ambulances rushed to the targeted area to extinguish the fire and ...
Khalil Helou: Mutual Political Will Key to Stability in South Lebanon
Élie-Joe Kamel 2024-02-29 22:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
International diplomatic negotiations are intensifying with a view to a new truce between Hamas and Israel. Two weeks before the start of Ramadan, the progress of these talks and the conditions of a possible truce remain unclear following a meeting in Paris between Americans, Qataris, Egyptians and Israelis, and in light of recent indirect ...