This Is Beirut 2024-04-01 11:27 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli police announced on Monday that they had arrested the sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Israel, where she lives, as part of a "terrorism" investigation by the police and Shin Bet (internal security). Sabah Abdel Salam Haniyeh, 57, an Israeli citizen, is "suspected of having contacts with Hamas operatives and identifying herself ...
2024-04-01 10:36 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The Russian and Iranian imperial wars in Ukraine, Georgia and the Larger Middle East, their similes throughout the geopolitical landscapes (Taiwan, Philippines, Eastern Armenia, Syrian-Iraqi interfaces/ China, Russia-Turkey-Azerbaidjan…), and their models of governance are redefining the landmarks of renewed fascism, political violence and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-01 10:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas has apologized for the first time to Gazans for the suffering caused by the war, in a lengthy statement published Sunday evening on its Telegram channel. The Palestinian Islamist movement "apologizes" for the difficulties caused by the war against the Israeli army, which has been going on for almost six months. But it also reiterates its ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-01 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army has withdrawn tanks and vehicles from the Al-Shifa hospital complex in Gaza following a major operation, as confirmed by the Gaza health ministry on Monday. The health ministry in Gaza said Monday the Israeli military had withdrawn tanks and vehicles from the complex housing the besieged territory's main hospital, Al-Shifa, days ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-31 23:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
This Sunday, more than 100,000 people gathered in front of the Knesset in Jerusalem in what is considered by Hebrew media as the largest demonstration since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. This demonstration comes after Israeli law enforcement violently disrupted protests that took place on Saturday night on Begin Street in Tel ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-31 20:37 - Reading : less than a minute
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a team with the United Nations organisation was at the Al-Aqsa Hospital compound when the Israeli military targeted a journalists’ tent in the courtyard. The official said in a post on X that four people were killed and 17 injured, but WHO personnel – who were at the hospital ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-03-31 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 31, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-31 19:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Hamas official told AFP on Sunday the Palestinian militant group had not made a decision on whether to send a delegation to a new round of truce and hostage release talks. Talks were to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian TV station Al-Qahera reported, two days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave approval for fresh ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-31 19:27 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Violence resumed on Sunday afternoon on the southern front between Hezbollah and Israel when a car in the town of Kounin in the area of Bint Jbeil was targeted by an Israeli drone strike. The attack resulted in the death of the driver and left one person wounded, according to certain media. View this post on Instagram A post ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-31 17:41 - Reading : less than a minute
UNIFIL spokesperson in Lebanon Andrea Tenenti revealed that "the peacekeepers who were wounded in the shelling (in South Lebanon) had no warning and were taken off-guard," noting that "currently, there is no direct information available" to determine the source of the fire or make accusations. "We are investigating the origin of the fire," he ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-31 11:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli police said a man was shot dead Sunday after stabbing an Israeli soldier at bus station in the southern city of Beersheva. Another soldier was wounded in the attack, police said, and the Israeli army said one of its troops then "neutralised the terrorist". The Israeli military said an "IDF officer was lightly injured as a result of a ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-03-30 22:43 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 30th, 2024