War Diary: Day 57
Lyne Sammouri 2023-12-02 20:59 - 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 2, 2023.
War in the Middle East
France Is Developing a Mechanism to Enforce Resolution 1701
2023-12-02 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In the aftermath of the July 2006 war, the United Nations Security Council issued Resolution 1701, establishing a south zone of the Litani River free from weapons and illegitimate armed elements. In exchange, Israel was expected to cease its violations of Lebanon's airspace, territory and waters. Nonetheless, this resolution has not been ...
Israel Kills Iranian Agents in Syria Strike
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 16:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli airstrikes near Damascus on Saturday resulted in the deaths of two officers from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two fighters aligned with Hezbollah, according to a report from a war monitoring group. Israeli air strikes killed two Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers and two pro-Hezbollah ...
Continued Fire Exchanges in South Lebanon on Saturday
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 16:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire continued Saturday between Israel and Hezbollah along Lebanon’s southern border, while the morning was marked by high tensions between the parties. The Israeli army fired flares targeting the towns of Wadi Hamoul and Labbouneh, east of Naqoura, sparking fires under the overhead of reconnaissance planes. It also attacked a ...
Editorial: Urgency of a Strict Application of Resolution 1701
Michel Touma 2023-12-02 15:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli invasion of Lebanon in June 1982 compelled the Lebanese and Israeli governments to formally sign the May 17 Agreement (1983) following extensive and difficult negotiations. This was an official document that definitively ended the state of hostility between the two countries, thereby laying the foundation for the withdrawal of the ...
Hotels in Lebanon Lose Out on the Christmas Season
2023-12-02 11:01 - Reading : less than a minute
As the situation in Gaza and South Lebanon escalates, hotels in all touristic areas of Lebanon are struggling to secure almost any reservations ahead of Christmas and New Year's Eve.
Israel Resumes Gaza Strikes After Truce Collapse
This Is Beirut 2023-12-02 10:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On December 2nd, Israel resumed airstrikes in Gaza for a second day after a truce with Hamas collapsed, disregarding international appeals for an extension. The Gaza Ministry of Health reported nearly 200 casualties since the truce ended, as Israel pulled negotiators back from Qatar after an 'impasse.' Israel carried out deadly bombardments in ...
Hezbollah's Response to Resumed Attacks Against Gaza Would Be Harsher
This Is Beirut 2023-12-01 22:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Friday that he was informed by Hezbollah officials that they will have a harsher response against Israel if it resumes its attacks against Gaza following the seven-day truce that expired Friday. “During my recent visit to Beirut, I heard from resistance leaders that the response will be ...
Gaza Once Again Under Israeli Bombs
This Is Beirut 2023-12-01 22:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 56th day on Friday December 1, since the Palestinian Islamist movement launched a bloody attack on Israeli soil on 7 October from the Gaza Strip, where it seized power in 2007. According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in this attack, during which around 240 people were abducted ...
Three Journalists Killed by Israeli Strikes in Gaza
This Is Beirut 2023-12-01 20:37 - Reading : less than a minute
Three journalists were killed in Israeli raids on Friday December 1, a day after the last day of the truce between Israel and Hamas. This brings the number of journalists killed in the conflict up to 73. Gaza's Hamas-run government said three journalists were killed in Israeli raids on Friday as fierce fighting resumed after a week-long ...
War Diary: Day 56
Chelsea Al Arif 2023-12-01 20:36 - 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 1st, 2023.
Blinken Is Determined to Free the Hostages Held by Hamas
This Is Beirut 2023-12-01 20:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington's commitment to freeing the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Friday December 1. Blinken was speaking after a meeting with several Arab political leaders on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. The United States remains "intensely focused" on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the ...