This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 18:32 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for an immediate ceasefire in the intense fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The United States' deputy representative at the UN, Robert Wood, said the resolution was "divorced from reality" and "would have not moved the needle forward on the ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 14:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah resumed in southern Lebanon before midday on Friday after a brief period of precarious calm. Israeli artillery bombardments fervently resumed, targeting the area between the towns of Chihin and Zebqine, as well as the outskirts of the town of Jebin, which was overflown by Israeli reconnaissance ...
Ici Beyrouth 2023-12-08 13:46 - Reading : less than a minute
How does UNIFIL maintain dialogue between the Lebanese and Israeli armies? How does it work towards regional stability? Has its mission evolved since the beginning of the conflict in South Lebanon? Watch This is Beirut's interview with Andrea Tenenti, spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 13:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN Security Council, under pressure from Secretary-General António Guterres, will vote on an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Friday. The outcome of the session is uncertain amid Israel's relentless bombardment, severe restrictions on essentials items, and escalating violence in Gaza and the West Bank. The UN Security Council will meet on Friday ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-08 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A multi-rocket attack targeted the US Embassy in the well-guarded Green Zone in Baghdad Friday, December 8, amid escalating regional tensions linked to the raging war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported. Salvos of rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone early Friday, ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 22:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 13 individuals and entities alleged to have provided financial support to Yemen's Houthi rebels. The rebels are currently launching missiles at Israel and targeting commercial ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea. The United States on Thursday leveled sanctions on 13 individuals and entities ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2023-12-07 20:25 - 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 7, 2023.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 15:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Thursday that "the Lebanese government will take all necessary measures to include the reports" published by Reuters and AFP agencies about the Israeli attacks on journalists in South Lebanon on October 13 in the complaint filed against Tel Aviv with the United Nations Security Council. On ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 15:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Separate investigations by the AFP, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International into the death of Issam Abdallah and the injuries inflicted on six other journalists on October 13 in southern Lebanon also point to “Israeli strikes.” An investigation by Reuters, published on Thursday, into the bombing that killed one of its journalists and ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 13:58 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
A joint investigation conducted by AFP and British independent investigators Airwars into the strikes that killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other reporters points to Israel. An Agence France-Presse investigation, published on Thursday, into the bombing that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters, ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 13:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch are urging a “war crime” investigation into an Israeli strike in Lebanon that killed journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others, including AFP photographer Christina Assi. AFP and Reuters investigations reached the same conclusions. The Israeli strike that killed one journalist ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-07 12:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite Patriarch, Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, began a visit to Tyre on Thursday morning to show solidarity with the inhabitants and displaced persons of southern Lebanon. Bombardments resumed in southern Lebanon on Thursday morning following a night of precarious calm. Israeli artillery targeted the areas of Wadi Al-Slouki, Hula, and Markaba ...