War Diary: Day 116
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-30 20:57 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 30, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Netanyahu Caught in a Crossfire
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 17:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that the war in Gaza is not "a new round" with Hamas, and that Israel will not end the war without achieving its objectives. These, he said, were to eliminate Hamas, return the hostages and ensure that Gaza no longer posed a threat to Israel. With regard to reports of a possible hostage ...
Hezb Sniper Hit and Israeli Shelling on Southern Border
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 15:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army targeted the outskirts of the towns of Labbouneh and Naqoura with artillery shelling on Tuesday morning, while heavy machine gun rounds from the Birkat Risha locality were fired towards the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft also flew over the western and central sectors overnight, over the villages in ...
Gaza War Rages on as Hamas 'Studies' New Truce Deal
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 15:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fighting was still devastating Khan Younis on the 116th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, on Tuesday January 30. Meanwhile, the truce agreement drafted in Paris is reportedly being "studied" by the Palestinian movement controlling Gaza. Deadly fighting and bombardment rocked Gaza on Tuesday as international mediators pushed for a new ...
Hezbollah’s Terms for a Settlement, Internally and Regionally
2024-01-30 14:04 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The race is on between diplomatic initiatives and the big explosion. Messages and mediation efforts between countries that intend to prevent a catastrophic war abound. Hezbollah is being advised to excercise caution and de-escalate to spare Lebanon total destruction, one that Hezbollah alone would bear responsibility for. Israel, in turn, is being ...
New Zealand Suspends UNRWA Funding, Following Broader Trend
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 13:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
New Zealand halts funding to UNRWA on Tuesday, January 30, amid allegations of involvement with Hamas. Aid of around 1 million NZD is on hold. New Zealand announced on Tuesday that it was suspending funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), following accusations that some of its employees were involved in the Hamas attack on ...
Cameron Paves the Way for British Palestine Recognition
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 13:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
British Foreign Minister David Cameron said that the UK is considering, with its allies, recognizing a Palestinian state, according to remarks reported by the BBC. This would be done as part of a precise diplomatic approach, aimed at achieving "irreversible progress" towards a two-state solution. The head of British diplomacy, who is making his ...
Hezbollah Denies Berri and Mikati’s Exclusion in Land Border Demarcation
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 11:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In the midst of the cross-border exchange on the Lebanese-Israeli border, the continuous war in Gaza and the anticipation of the US decision in retaliation to the targeting of its troops in Syria, an unprecedented development circulated in the media on Tuesday concerning the land border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel. According to ...
Syria-Jordan Border Attack Caused by 'Confusion?'
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 11:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
According to US officials, the pro-Iranian drone strike that killed three people on the Syrian-Jordanian border on Sunday, January 29, was the result of a mix-up. The unmanned aircraft may have been mistaken for an American. US forces may have mistaken the drone that killed three of their soldiers and wounded around thirty others on Sunday for an ...
Yemeni Minister of Information Prosecutes Houthis
Badih Karhani 2024-01-30 11:20 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
The Yemeni Minister of Information, Mouammar al-Iryani, outlines to This is Beirut the Houthis' destabilizing conduct in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb. For him, these actions have no connection to events in Gaza, but serve the Iranian agenda. What is the true objective behind the Houthi strikes against maritime traffic in the Red Sea? Is it true ...
Israeli Special Forces Raid Jenin Hospital, Three Palestinians Killed
This Is Beirut 2024-01-30 10:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army's special forces carried out an operation in a Jenin hospital on Tuesday, January 30. Dressed as doctors, the soldiers killed three Palestinians. Undercover Israeli troops raided a West Bank hospital and shot dead three Palestinians early on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, while the Israeli army said that ...
War Diary: Day 115
Lyne Sammouri 2024-01-29 22:32 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 29, 2024.