War in the Middle East

South Lebanon: Hezb Fighter Killed
South Lebanon: Hezb Fighter Killed

Continuous fire exchange prevailed on the southern border on Tuesday. Hezbollah announced the death of one of its fighters, Sadiq Atef Atwi. Atwi was killed earlier in the day in an Israeli drone attack on a delivery van passing in the locality of Shaqra, heading to Wadi Saluki. Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Khiam, Hula and Aita ...

Bloodshed in Khan Younes, Netanyahu to Speak in US Congress
Bloodshed in Khan Younes, Netanyahu to Speak in US Congress

An Israeli operation in Khan Younes, Gaza, killed 81 people and wounded over 200, while Prime Minister Netanyahu arrived in Washington amid pressure for a truce. The Health Ministry in Gaza said Monday that an Israeli operation in the main southern city of Khan Younes killed 89 people and wounded more than 200, after Israel warned its forces ...

Israelis Due in Doha for Talks on Gaza Truce Requests
Israelis Due in Doha for Talks on Gaza Truce Requests

An Israeli delegation will travel to Doha on Thursday to discuss new demands for a Gaza truce and hostage-prisoner exchange, a source with knowledge of the talks said. The delegation would meet with mediator Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani to discuss three Israeli requests, including control over the return of civilians ...

South Lebanon: One SSNP Member Killed in an Israeli Airstrike
South Lebanon: One SSNP Member Killed in an Israeli Airstrike

Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on Monday afternoon with two missiles targeting a house in the town of Chihine. Ambulance vehicles were dispatched immediately to the town. Several media outlets reported that the airstrike resulted in one killed and several injured. The military wing of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, (SSNP) known as ...

War Diary: Day 290
War Diary: Day 290

From Gaza to Lebanon, This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for July 22, 2024.

China Hosts Palestinian Unity Talks, With Eyes on Postwar Gaza
China Hosts Palestinian Unity Talks, With Eyes on Postwar Gaza

China hosted reconciliation talks, from Saturday to Sunday, between 14 different Palestinian factions - including Hamas and Fatah - in their latest effort to resolve long standing Palestinian divisions. Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports that a two-way discussion was held between Fatah and Hamas on 20 July. This was followed on 21 July with a meeting for ...

Tensions Persist on the Southern Front
Tensions Persist on the Southern Front

On Monday morning, a Lebanese Armed Forces unit discovered a drone on the outskirts of Aaiha in the Rachaya district and called in the engineering unit to dismantle it. Early in the morning, Israeli shells hit Jabal al-Sadana in the Hasbaya district, between Rachaya al-Foukhar and Kfar Hammam, on the outskirts of Kfarchouba, damaging several ...

Two Israeli Hostages Held in Gaza Confirmed Dead
Two Israeli Hostages Held in Gaza Confirmed Dead

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, an Israeli campaign group, announced on Monday that two captives held by Hamas in Gaza had died. The deaths of Yagev Buchshtab, 35, and Alex Dancyg, 76, who were abducted during the October 7 attack by Hamas, are a "stark reminder of the urgency" to bring the hostages home, the forum said in a ...

Houthis Threaten 'Huge Response' Following Port Strike
Houthis Threaten 'Huge Response' Following Port Strike

The Yemeni Houthis threatened Israel on Sunday with “huge retaliation” to its deadly strikes on the still-burning port of Hodeidah, in a new regional escalation linked to the war in Gaza, now in its tenth month. The Israeli strike, the first claimed by Israel in Yemen, set oil tanks ablaze at the vital port and came a day after the first ...

War Diary: Day 289
War Diary: Day 289

From Gaza to Lebanon, This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for July 21st, 2024.

Israeli Army Vaccinating Gaza Troops Against Polio
Israeli Army Vaccinating Gaza Troops Against Polio

Israel has started vaccinating its troops in Gaza against polio and supplying vaccines for the Palestinian population after health agencies said the virus has been found in the territory, the military said Sunday. Army authorities have begun "a broad vaccination operation for all ground troops, both regular and reserves," said a military ...