This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 17:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions continued in southern Lebanon on Friday as Israel strengthened its offensives. Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids with heavy missiles on Jabal al-Labbouneh, the outskirts of Naqoura. Israeli artillery shelling also targeted the town of Jebbayn. Additionally, Israeli drones targeted the towns of Aita al-Shaab and Kfar Kila. On ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
David Barnea France Hamas Israel-Hamas Negotiations
According to an Israeli official, a delegation from Israel, headed by the chief of the nation's foreign intelligence service, the Mossad, arrived in Paris on Friday with the aim of "breaking the deadlock" in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. An Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad arrived in Paris on Friday to "unblock" talks for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 12:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled his vision for post-war Gaza on Friday, February 23, quickly rejected by the Palestinian Authority. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a plan for post-war Gaza that envisions local Palestinian officials without links to Hamas or its foreign backers governing the territory, Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad was "eliminated" by an Israeli drone strike in the West Bank on Thursday, February 22. According to the Israeli army, the target had been involved in previous attacks. Israel's army said on Friday that a Palestinian militant on his way to carry out a shooting attack was killed in a drone strike in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 00:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Thursday it reached a critical juncture as it struggles to cope with the war in Gaza. "It is with profound regret that I must now inform you that UNRWA has reached a breaking point," chief Philippe Lazzarini said, as donors freeze funding, Israel exerts pressure to dismantle the agency and ...
gdeveloper 2024-02-22 22:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of Doctors Without Borders expressed deep dismay, stating he was "appalled" by the United States' repeated vetoing of UN Security Council resolutions urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He accused the Council of deliberating and delaying while civilians continue to perish. The head of Doctors Without Borders, Christopher Lockyear, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) is on the brink of a funding crisis with no backup plan beyond March, warned the head of its Lebanon office in an interview with Thomson Reuters. Dorothee Klaus, the Lebanon chief, emphasized, "We do not have a plan B." Israel's accusations against 12 UNRWA employees in ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-02-22 20:42 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 22, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 20:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Centcom European Union Houthi Movement Iran Proxy
The US military announced, on Thursday, that American and allied forces intercepted six drones launched by Yemen's Houthis, which were suspected of targeting warships in the vicinity. American and allied forces shot down six drones launched by Yemen's Houthi insurgents that were likely targeting warships in the area, the US military said ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France has submitted a proposal to Lebanon outlining a path toward resolving the unabating violence in southern Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, centered around UN Resolution 1701, according to the Al-Markaziya news agency. While Lebanon has yet to respond to the French document, informed sources revealed that extensive discussions are ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 18:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Another deadly Israeli attack was carried out in southern Lebanon on Thursday, where a residential building between Kfar Remen and Nabatieh was the target of a drone strike. According to initial reports, at least two Hezbollah fighters, identified as Hassan Saleh from Adchit and Hisham Abdallah from Khiyam in south Lebanon, have been killed. Six ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The French Navy announced on Thursday, February 22, that it had downed two drones in the Red Sea. This comes shortly after a missile hit a merchant ship off the coast of Yemen. The French Navy destroyed two new drones originating from Yemen in Red Sea waters on Wednesday night, the Armed Forces General Staff announced at a press briefing on ...