Hezbollah Commander and Two Others Killed in Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut 26/07 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Hezbollah commander and two others were killed on Saturday in two separate Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon.  Israeli drones struck late in the afternoon a house with two missiles in the town of Debaal, killing Ali Gharib and Mohammad Abboud. The strike occurred in the town square, prompting immediate response from emergency ...

Hamas Rejects Trump Remarks on Gaza Talks Breakdown

This is Beirut 26/07 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas officials expressed surprise on Saturday at US President Donald Trump's accusation that the group "didn't really want" a ceasefire and hostage release deal for Gaza. Trump made the allegation on Friday, a day after Israel and the United States quit indirect negotiations with Hamas in Qatar that had lasted nearly three weeks. "Trump's ...

United Kingdom 'Taking Forward' Gaza Food Airdrop Plan

This is Beirut 26/07 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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British Prime minister Keir Starmer on Saturday spoke to his French and German counterparts and outlined UK plans to get aid to people in Gaza and evacuate sick and injured children, his office said. "The prime minister set out how the UK will also be taking forward plans to work with partners such as Jordan to airdrop aid and evacuate children ...

At Least 28 Killed in Israeli Strikes Across Gaza, Civil Defense Says

This is Beirut 25/07 21:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli military operations killed at least 23 people on Friday across the Palestinian territory, with another five killed in an overnight air strike. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that five people were killed in a strike on Gaza City that hit a school building sheltering Palestinians ...

One in Three Gazans “Not Eating for Days,” Warns WFP

This is Beirut 25/07 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Almost a third of people in Gaza are "not eating for days," the United Nations food aid agency told AFP on Friday, saying the crisis has reached "new and astonishing levels of desperation." The Rome-based World Food Programme had previously warned of a "critical risk of famine" in war-raged Gaza, over which international condemnation of Israel's ...

Guterres Denounces Gaza Starvation as a “Moral Crisis” and Urges Immediate Ceasefire

This is Beirut 25/07 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday slammed the international community for turning a blind eye to the suffering of Palestinians starving in the Gaza Strip, calling it a "moral crisis that challenges the global conscience." "I cannot explain the level of indifference and inaction we see by too many in the international community – ...

Washington "Strongly" Rejects France's Plan to Recognize a Palestinian State

This is Beirut 25/07 05:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States "strongly" rejected on Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to recognize a Palestinian state, calling it a "reckless" decision that undermines peace. “This reckless decision only serves Hamas propaganda and sets back peace. It is a slap in the face to the victims of October 7th,” declared U.S. Secretary of ...

Macron Says France Will Recognise State of Palestine, Angering Israel

This is Beirut 24/07 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday his country would formally recognise a Palestinian state during a UN meeting in September, the most powerful European nation to announce such a move. At least 142 countries now recognise or plan to recognise Palestinian statehood, according to an AFP tally -- though Israel and the United States ...

U.S. Joins Israel in Withdrawing Negotiators from Gaza Talks

This is Beirut 24/07 21:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States joined Israel on Thursday in pulling its negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks, with special envoy Steve Witkoff blaming Hamas for failing to reach a deal and saying Washington would "consider alternative options". France meanwhile announced it would formally recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in ...

At Least 12 Dead, Over 100 Injured in Explosions at Weapons Depot in Northwestern Syria

This is Beirut 24/07 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

A series of explosions killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 100 at a weapons depot in northwestern Syria on Thursday, a monitor said. "Multiple blasts at a weapons and ammunition warehouse belonging to the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) killed at least 12 people and wounded more than 100 in Maaret Misrin, in northern Idlib province," ...

Two Palestinian Teenagers Killed by Israeli Army in the West Bank

This is Beirut 24/07 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Palestinian Authority said Thursday that two Palestinian teenagers were killed by the Israeli army overnight near Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank, while the army said it had killed “terrorists.” "The General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the Ministry of Health of the martyrdom of young Ahmad Ali Asaad Ashira al-Salah ...

Gaza: UN Unable to Verify Number of Aid Shipments Awaiting Distribution Due to Lack of Access

This is Beirut 24/07 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations said Thursday it does not know how many aid consignments are currently in Gaza awaiting distribution, as it has not been authorized by Israel to be present at the crossing points. The Israeli military denied on Wednesday that it was blocking humanitarian aid and claimed that 950 trucks were in Gaza waiting for international ...