Rémi Amalvy 2024-01-10 19:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein, US President Joe Biden's Diplomatic and Senior Advisor for Energy and Investment, is expected to return to Lebanon on January 10 or 11, at the latest, to engage in discussions over the ongoing confrontations in southern Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel and actively work towards finding solutions. As part of his new mission in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 19:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions on the southern border escalated Wednesday afternoon between Israel and Hezbollah. In recent hostilities, two civilians were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Hassan Ali Tawil lost his life due to an Israeli artillery shell that fell near his home in Kfar Kila. The Red Cross, aided by UNIFIL and the Lebanese army, recovered the body ...
2024-01-10 15:06 - Reading : less than a minute
Michel Touma 2024-01-10 14:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
A meticulously negotiated political resolution, under the guidance of the United States, to revert to the strict implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701; or a steadily mounting military escalation amplifying the risk of a large-scale conflagration, potentially surpassing the severity witnessed in 2006? For several weeks, the Lebanese ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that Mahmoud Abbas is dedicated to overhauling the Palestinian Authority with the aim of potentially reuniting the conflict-affected Gaza and the occupied West Bank under its governance. US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is committed ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 13:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bou Habib, asked the Lebanese mission to the United Nations to submit a new complaint to the Security Council on Tuesday 9, in response to Israel's complaint about Lebanon's non-compliance with Resolution 1701. The complaint condemns the hostile actions carried out by the Israeli forces ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 12:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The villages in southern Lebanon are being bombarded relentlessly by Israel on Wednesday. The Israeli army targeted a house at dawn on Wednesday in Kfarchouba – Hasbaya. Civil defense teams worked from 3:30 AM until 6:00 AM to retrieve the body of a deceased person, reportedly a member of Hezbollah, and to extinguish the fire that erupted due ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-10 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US and UK military forces successfully intercepted over 20 drones and missiles in the Red Sea, launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels. London has characterized this event as the "largest attack" to date by the Iran-backed insurgents. US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen's Houthis, in what ...
Rami Rayess 2024-01-10 07:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The main question on every Lebanese citizen’s mind since the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7—which led to a political and military operation of seismic magnitude in Gaza—revolves around the nature of the conflict unfolding in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah engaged Israel the following day. The key concern is whether it will escalate ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 23:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas International Criminal Court
Intense strikes were reported overnight in Khan Yunis and Rafah, the biggest cities in the southern part of Gaza, which are crowded with internally displaced people. Israel's army said its forces killed 40 militants over the past 24 hours in "expanded ground operations including air strikes" in Khan Younes, and that troops had seized AK-47 ...
This Is Beirut 2024-01-09 22:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The WHO announced a reduction in its capacity to aid Gaza residents on Tuesday, citing a "humanitarian catastrophe" unfolding in the territory due to the war led by Israel against Hamas. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Tuesday that its ability to assist the residents of Gaza has diminished, as a "humanitarian catastrophe" unfolds in ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-09 22:16 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 9, 2024.