This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 attack. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at a time when Gaza's 2.3 million people are in dire need of food, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 18:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The UN's top court threw out Nicaragua's request on Tuesday for emergency measures to stop Germany sending military supplies to Israel because of its action in the Gaza war. International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam said that the circumstances presented to the court did not warrant "provisional measures." Nicaragua hauled ...
2024-04-30 15:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese students across the country gathered in their respective campuses on Tuesday to protest against the human rights violations in Gaza. These protests come after weeks of university student protests across the world, most notably in America, Canada and France, where students have gotten expelled and arrested for their participation. The ...
Shahir Idriss 2024-04-30 15:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The French initiative for settling the conflict in South Lebanon underwent slight modifications that preserved its core content while refining the language related to the three stages of the proposed solution. These changes were crafted to maintain a non-provocative tone, fostering acceptance and facilitating negotiations among all concerned ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The southern Lebanese villages of Al Adayse and Yaroun were targeted by Israeli warplanes on Tuesday at noon, in parallel with continuous reconnaissance flights over the South's central and western sectors. For its part, Hezbollah claimed in a statement on Monday evening “targeting a building where Israeli soldiers are stationed in Doviv ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 15:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to enter Rafah "with or without a deal." He also claimed that the humanitarian evacuation of Rafah "has already begun." In a meeting with the families of hostages taken on October 7, Netanyahu said, “The idea that we will stop the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 11:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States concluded that five Israeli security force units committed serious human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank before the Hamas attack in October, the State Department said on Monday. Israel has taken remedial measures with four of these units, making US sanctions less likely. Consultations are under way with ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
China said on Tuesday that rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing recently for "in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation." "The two sides fully expressed their political will to achieve reconciliation through dialogue and consultation, discussed many specific issues and made positive progress," ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ynet, an Israeli media organization, reported on Tuesday that the Israeli military assessed that a decision on a hostage deal or to begin the Rafah operation will come in the next 48 to 72 hours. Officials from Hamas left Cairo after talks with Egyptian officials on a new cease-fire proposal in Gaza, Egypt's state-owned Al-Qahera News satellite ...
2024-04-30 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The statement issued at the conclusion of the Elysée meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Lebanese Army (LAF) Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun was capped with the assurance that "President Macron will guarantee follow-through on various points." Consequently, he dispatched Foreign ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 23:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Several European Union member states are expected to recognize the Palestinian statehood by the end of May. The announcement was made by the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday, on the sidelines of a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in Riyadh. Addressing the World Economic Forum stage in Riyadh, Josep Borrell reiterated ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia has opted to normalize its relations with Israel, according to a foreign diplomat familiar with the situation. However, the kingdom is deliberating whether to enact this decision in the weeks ahead, or postpone it until after the United States presidential elections in November. Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with ...