This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 22:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In the most severe day of bombing since the beginning of the war on Gaza on October 7, Israel intensified its airstrikes on southern Lebanon Sunday, leading to extensive destruction and confirmed injuries. Residential areas in Aytaroun witnessed significant Israeli air raids that resulted in injuries and massive damage that evoked destruction in ...
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-10 20:57 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 10, 2023.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A general strike will be observed on Monday December 11 in response to a global call for solidarity with Gaza, the National News Agency reported. The announcement was made Sunday evening by the General Directorate of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. A statement said caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced “the closure of all ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 19:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) accused Israel of wanting to expel Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, December 10. In response, the Israeli government rejected these accusations. The head of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees has accused Israel of laying the groundwork for the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 17:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the 65th day of the war in Gaza, and as the confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel enters its third month, footage of a neighborhood in Aytaroun in South Lebanon evokes destruction in Gaza. الغارات الاسرائيلية دمرت حياً كاملاً في بلدة #عيترون حيث سويت العديد من المنازل ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 16:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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EU diplomat Johan Floderus from Sweden, detained in Iran, has been accused of cooperating with Israel. Floderus is facing trial for "corruption on earth," a charge regularly used by the Islamic Republic against its opponents. Iranian authorities have accused a Swedish EU diplomat, held in a Tehran prison for more than 600 days, of conspiring with ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 16:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Human Rights Day and the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, the US embassy in Beirut underlined the “inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family.” In a message splashed on its X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, the embassy specifically highlighted ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Fighting continued in Gaza on Sunday, with Israel launching intense raids in Khan Yunis and on the Rafah road, as mediation efforts aiming for a new ceasefire continue within a shrinking timeframe amid the bombardments. Fighting raged on Sunday in the Gaza Strip in the third month of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 12:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of the Maronite Church, Patriarch Bechara al-Rai, launched on Sunday a scathing attack on Parliament which he accused of “violating Article 49 of the Constitution,” comparing MPs to “world leaders, whose hearts are made of stone,” as they supplied warring parties with most destructive weapons. Article 49 of the Constitution sets ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-10 11:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cross-border violence picked up again in South Lebanon early on Sunday with missile exchanges and Israeli air raids, following a night during which the Israeli army continued to launch flares over the villages of Tyre and the coastal area. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft also flew over villages adjacent to the Blue Line in the western and middle ...
2023-12-10 10:08 - Reading : less than a minute
Since the beginning of the Israeli bombings on October 8th, thousands have fled their villages in southern Lebanon. Faced with precarious living conditions, financial constraints and the fear of an uncertain future, these internally displaced individuals describe a daily life overshadowed by doubt and uncertainty.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-09 23:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza was once again the target of intense bombardment by Israeli army on Saturday, December 9. The latter announced that it was stepping up the pressure on the enclave in the wake of an American veto at UN Security Council. Gazans sought refuge in bombed-out hospitals as Israel vowed to "press harder" in its war with Hamas on Saturday, a day ...