This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 22:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU foreign ministers have reached an agreement to expand sanctions on Iran targeting its drone and missile programs, including their transfer to proxies. The sanctions will be imposed on individuals and entities involved in supplying Iranian missiles and drones to terrorist organizations supporting the regime, according to top EU diplomat Josep ...
Rayan Chami 2024-04-22 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 22nd, 2024.
Malo Pinatel 2024-04-22 19:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, a "cat-and-mouse game" between Israeli drones and Hezb air defense has steadily emerged in Lebanese skies. As a new Israeli drone was shot down on Monday, Ici Beyrouth takes a look at the main equipment involved. On Monday, Israeli forces reported the interception of one of their drones above the village ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli military aircraft attacked the Jabal Abou Rached area near Sarireh at dawn on Monday. The Israelis also carried out strikes against al-Mahmoudiyeh (Marjayoun). For its part, Hezbollah announced that it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the Dhayra and Hanita sites with missiles in the morning. An Israeli Air Force drone was ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 11:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said on Monday the chief of its intelligence directorate has resigned after taking responsibility for failures leading to the unprecedented October 7 attack by Hamas. Major General Aharon Haliva is the first high-ranking official to step down for failing to prevent the attack that shocked Israel and the international ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 10:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three civilians were injured in a car ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, the Israeli police said, adding that they were searching for suspected assailants who fled on foot. The incident occurred on Techelet Mordechai street in Jerusalem on a day when Israeli Jews marked the start of the Passover holidays. "A short time ago, a report ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-22 10:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Rockets have been fired at US forces in Syria on Sunday, in the latest rocket attack targeting the US coalition. Rockets were fired late Sunday from northern Iraq at a military base in Syria housing a US-led coalition, according to Iraqi security forces. The anti-jihadist coalition said one of its fighter jets in Iraq had "destroyed a launcher ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-21 21:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. "In the coming days, we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages," Netanyahu said in a video ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-04-21 21:01 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 21st, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-21 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu
Washington could impose sanctions on an Israeli Army unit for possible abuses committed against Palestinians in the West Bank prior to the October 7 Hamas attack, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-21 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The Al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon announced on Sunday afternoon that they bombed the military barracks of Shomera in the western sector of the Upper Galilee with a salvo of 20 Grad-type rockets. Additionally, Hezbollah announced that it targeted and destroyed espionage equipment at the Misgav Am site. Earlier in the afternoon, the Israeli air ...
2024-04-21 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the navigation systems at Beirut International Airport (BIA) have been experiencing near-daily disruptions, compromising the safety of civil aviation and causing the interruptions of some flights. What is the source of these disruptions, and what are BIA’s options? According to ...