This Is Beirut 2024-02-29 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
CNN published an article about the American administration and intelligence officials being concerned that Israel is planning a ground incursion into Lebanon that could be launched in late spring or early summer. CNN published an article on Thursday about the American administration and intelligence officials being concerned that Israel is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-29 10:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The health ministry said on Thursday that more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war between the militant group and Israel began nearly five months ago. While mediators say a truce deal between Israel and Hamas could be just days away, aid agencies have sounded the alarm of a looming famine in Gaza's north. Children ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-28 22:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Al-Aqsa Compound Al-Aqsa mosque Gaza Hamas
The United States called on Israel on Wednesday, to permit Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, following a suggestion by a far-right minister to prohibit Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-28 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel reportedly carried out airstrikes near Damascus on Wednesday, according to Syrian media, marking the latest attack amid escalating regional tensions since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel carried out strikes Wednesday near Damascus, Syrian official media said, the latest reported attack amid soaring regional tensions ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-02-28 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 28th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-28 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki asserted on Wednesday that Hamas comprehends the reasons for which it should not participate in a new government within the Palestinian territories. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said Wednesday he believes Hamas understands why it should not be part of a new government in the Palestinian ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 23:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the Israeli strike against Hezbollah positions in Baalbeck on Monday, attacks between the pro-Iranian group and the Hebrew state escalated on Tuesday, while, according to the US State Department, Israel wants a “diplomatic solution” to its conflict with Hezbollah. Hezbollah fired a salvo of rockets at western Galilee, while the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 22:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Attempts to organize an Israel-Hamas ceasefire to allow the release of hostages held in Gaza dominated the first day of a state visit to France by Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Qatar has played a key mediation role since the Gaza war erupted in October, and international diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent days to halt ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-02-27 22:07 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 27th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 20:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, expressed deep concern about the gradual escalation in the exchange of fire across the Blue Line, which increases the risk of a broader conflagration and undermines Security Council Resolution 1701 voted in 2006. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Wronecka urged an immediate halt to the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 19:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations stated on Tuesday that Israeli forces are consistently impeding access to individuals in Gaza, which is making the delivery of aid increasingly challenging in what has evolved into a chaotic conflict zone devoid of law and order. Israeli forces are "systematically" blocking access to people in Gaza, complicating the task of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-27 14:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Political circles close to Hezbollah claim that a ceasefire in Gaza would only be followed in southern Lebanon on the armed group's terms. It would refuse a shaky compromise, and would not commit to a ceasefire on the Lebanese front without knowing Hamas' position on the truce agreement currently being negotiated. The pro-Iranian militia ...