This Is Beirut 2024-02-24 11:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Overnight strikes on Gaza killed dozens, the territory's Ministry of Health said on Saturday, as Israel's spy chief joined talks in Paris seeking to unblock negotiations on a truce. The negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
Fady Noun 2024-02-24 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are around two hundred Lebanese who have fallen, arms in hand, in a “low-intensity” war sparked by Hezbollah against Israel. Today, they are deathly visages. For many, their demise came in the early weeks of war measured much like a pregnant woman counting the months and days leading to childbirth. Sometimes, they met their end in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 23:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed a post-war Gaza plan that faced criticism from the United States, a key ally. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas both rejected the plan on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a plan for post-war Gaza that drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-23 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Hamas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken restated on Friday Washington's stance against Israel's reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and any efforts to diminish the size of Palestinian territory. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on Friday Washington's opposition to any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel as well as any reduction of the ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-02-23 21:41 - 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 23rd, 2024.
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 ...