War Diary: Day 117
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-01-31 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 31, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Is the Iranian Axis on the Defensive?
Malo Pinatel 2024-01-31 22:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
In the days following the drone attack on the Syrian-Jordanian border, two key players within the Iranian axis announced the suspension of their attacks on American positions in Iraq and Syria. Amid fears of retaliation and a wish to negotiate from a position of strength, let's revisit this unexpected turn of events. On Tuesday, January 30, the ...
Blinken on Fresh Mideast Tour 'In Coming Days'
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 20:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to return to the Middle East, in a fresh attempt at easing Middle East tensions, according to a US official. This comes as negotiations gain momentum regarding a proposal to halt Israel's offensive and secure the release of hostages held by Hamas. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return shortly ...
Red Sea Container Shipping Down 30% Over Attacks
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 19:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund announced on Wednesday that container shipping through the Red Sea has decreased by nearly one-third this year due to ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis. Container shipping through the Red Sea has dropped by nearly one-third this year as attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels continue, the International Monetary Fund ...
Three-Stage Gaza Truce Plan Being Examined by Hamas
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A source within the Palestinian militant group Hamas informed AFP on Wednesday that Hamas is currently reviewing plans for a three-stage truce with Israel. These plans envision a temporary halt to the Gaza war, to last several weeks. Hamas is reviewing plans for a three-stage truce with Israel, which foresee a weeks-long halt to the Gaza war, a ...
Israel Strikes Syrian Army Targets
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its warplanes struck Syrian army infrastructure overnight “in response” to rocket fire from the country. "Last night, a number of launches from Syria toward the southern Golan Heights were identified," the military said in a statement. "In response, the army fighter jets struck military ...
Editorial – Gaza: The Day After
Michel Touma 2024-01-31 11:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A (highly) cautious optimism marked the recent days of talks in Paris initiated at the end of last week by senior American, Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials. The sought-after objective is to achieve a ceasefire of at least one month, possibly two, in the Gaza conflict, with a particular focus on securing the release of hostages held by ...
Israel Floods Hamas' Tunnels
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fighting persists in Khan Younis on the 117th day of the Israel-Hamas war. As the Israeli army continues to flood Hamas' tunnel networks, international calls to save UNRWA are growing. Israel's army began flooding Hamas' network of tunnels as intense fighting rages in Gaza, with the UN warning of the potential "collapse of the humanitarian ...
Houthis Target US Warship in Red Sea
This Is Beirut 2024-01-31 10:48 - Reading : less than a minute
Iranian-backed Houthis fired "several" missiles at a US warship in the Red Sea, as they announced on Wednesday, hours after the US military reported shooting down a missile. "The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces (...) fired several... naval missiles at the American destroyer USS Gravely in the Red Sea," the Houthi statement said. Earlier, ...
Israel Returns Dozens of Exhumed Bodies
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 22:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In southern Gaza, Palestinians interred dozens of bodies in a mass grave on Tuesday after officials announced that Israel had returned remains it had previously exhumed from the territory. Gazans moved the bodies in blue plastic shrouds from a truck towards the newly dug mass grave east of Rafah, as witnessed by an AFP photographer. Health ...
UNSC Expresses Concern over Gaza's Deteriorating Humanitarian Conditions
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 21:57 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Security Council stated on Tuesday that it is concerned over the “dire” conditions in Gaza, urging all parties to the conflict to collaborate with the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Gaza. In a statement, the body expressed concern over the “rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation” in Gaza, where Israel ...
War Diary: Day 116
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-30 20:57 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 30, 2024.