Southern Front: Israeli Leaflets and Renewed Bombardments
2023-12-15 11:21 - Reading : less than a minute
War in the Middle East
Dissonnances Between Tel Aviv and Washington
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 69th day on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 18,787 people were killed in Israeli bombardments, most of them women, children and teenagers. For its part, Israel announced that 1,200 people, mostly civilians, died in the attack on 7 October. In addition, around a hundred Israeli ...
Attackers of the American Embassy in Iraq Linked to Authorities
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 23:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iraqi authorities have stated that the assailants who took part in the attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad on December 8 had links to security forces, according to a statement published on Thursday December 14. The American presence in Iraq is regularly targeted by pro-Iranian militias. Iraq said Thursday it had arrested several attackers ...
Israeli Soldiers Desecrate a Mosque in Jenin
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 22:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Israeli soldiers seized the microphone of a mosque in Jenin to sing religious songs, according to the Israeli army on Thursday, December 14th. These incidents are said to have occurred during an Israeli operation in the town, which began on Tuesday. The Palestinian presidency on Thursday condemned what it called the "shameful desecration" ...
War Diary: Day 69
Chelsea Al Arif 2023-12-14 20:39 - 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 14, 2023.
Sullivan in Israel to Express Biden’s Discontent
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 19:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Thursday December 14. This visit comes at a time when the White House is beginning to express its dissatisfaction with the destruction caused by the Israeli offensive. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Israel on Thursday, ...
Two killed in Israeli Strikes in South Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 19:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions persisted in southern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon following a morning marked by violence, notably in the village of Markaba, where two people, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed by Israeli shelling. Hezbollah announced Thursday night the death of one of its fighters in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the village ...
Houthis Attack a Danish Ship in the Red Sea
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 18:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Bab el-Mandeb cargo ship Houthis
Yemeni Houthis have targeted another cargo ship in the Red Sea, according to statements by a US official on Thursday December 14. The attack, carried out with a missile against a ship belonging to a Danish company, is said to have missed its target. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired a missile at a cargo ship en route to Saudi Arabia on ...
Israel's Airstrikes on Gaza Strain Relations with the US
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 17:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel continued bombing Gaza on Thursday in its conflict with Hamas, as a top White House adviser visited Jerusalem amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. President Biden on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel's "indiscriminate bombing" of the enclave. Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday in its war against Hamas militants as a top White House ...
Geagea: I No Longer Expect Anything from France
This Is Beirut 2023-12-14 12:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, has declared that he "no longer expects anything from France" and that he is "now a target for Hezbollah." In an interview with the French weekly “Valeurs actuelles,” Geagea denounced the French government's stance on Lebanon. According to him, "France only listens to the balance of power. ...
Israel Determined for War without Global Support
This Is Beirut 2023-12-13 22:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel has expressed its determination to pursue the war in the Gaza Strip "regardless of international support," following a decisive UN General Assembly vote in favor of a ceasefire. Israel has vowed to press ahead with its war in the Gaza Strip "with or without international support" after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a ...
War Diary: Day 68
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-13 21:31 - 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 13, 2023.