War in the Middle East

Indonesia Ready to Send Peacekeepers After Gaza Ceasefire
Indonesia Ready to Send Peacekeepers After Gaza Ceasefire

Muslim-majority Indonesia is ready to send "significant peacekeeping forces" as well as medical personnel to Gaza if Hamas accepts a new ceasefire proposal, President-elect Prabowo Subianto said Saturday. US President Joe Biden announced the Israeli roadmap to permanent peace in Gaza on Friday, as Israeli troops pushed into central Rafah despite ...

Southern Lebanon: Casualties in Majdel Selm After Israeli Drone Strike
Southern Lebanon: Casualties in Majdel Selm After Israeli Drone Strike

An Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle on Saturday in the town of Majdel Selm in the Marjayoun district, causing one death, according to local newspaper Annahar. This comes after a heated night in the southern villages as Israeli aircraft launched a series of simultaneous raids, which were met by Hezbollah firing dozens of rockets towards ...

War Diary: Day 238
War Diary: Day 238

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 May 31st, 2024.

Biden Sets Out Plan for Gaza Peace; Hamas Say Proposal is \
Biden Sets Out Plan for Gaza Peace; Hamas Say Proposal is "Positive"

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Israel had offered a new roadmap towards permanent peace in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept the surprise deal as it was "time for this war to end." In his first major address outlining a solution to the eight-month conflict, Biden said the proposal started with a six-week phase that would see Israeli forces ...

France Bans Israeli Firms From Upcoming Defense Fair
France Bans Israeli Firms From Upcoming Defense Fair

French authorities banned Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at a trade show next month near Paris, organizers said on Friday. “By decision of the government authorities, there will be no stand for the Israeli defense industry at the Eurosatory 2024 fair,” organizers Coges Events said. Neither Coges nor the Defense Ministry provided an ...

Suspense Abounds Over Palestinian Health Resolution
Suspense Abounds Over Palestinian Health Resolution

A long-standing resolution urging WHO action on towering health needs in the Palestinian territories hung in the balance on Friday, after Israel secured an amendment requiring the text to mention hostages held in Gaza. The largely technical text presented on Wednesday by a group of Arab countries, including the Palestinians, to the World Health ...

Turkey Strikes Kurdish-Led Forces in Northern Syria
Turkey Strikes Kurdish-Led Forces in Northern Syria

Two fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeastern Syria were killed in a Turkish drone attack on Friday, the US-backed forces said. "Turkish drones... bombed two vehicles, including a car that intervened to assist the wounded, and a military post belonging to our forces in the Tal Hamis area" of Hasakeh province, an SDF ...

Rafah Battles Intensify as Israel Seizes Philadelphia Corridor
Rafah Battles Intensify as Israel Seizes Philadelphia Corridor

Intense shelling and gunfire rocked Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday, after Israel declared it had seized a strategic corridor along the Palestinian territory's border with Egypt. Israel launched its military incursion into Rafah in early May despite international objections over the safety of civilians sheltering in the city. A strike that ...

Southern Front: Two Hezbollah's Fighters killed in Hula
Southern Front: Two Hezbollah's Fighters killed in Hula

A precarious calm prevailed on Thursday on the southern front, interrupted by Israeli raids on Hanin and Maroun al-Ras, as well as another on a supermarket in Hula, where two Hezbollah's fighters were killed. Another person was wounded. Israel also bombed the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab and Naqoura. A loud explosion was also heard in Baalbeck. ...

War Diary: Day 237
War Diary: Day 237

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 May 30, 2024.

Human Rights Groups Slam Lebanon Backtrack on ICC
Human Rights Groups Slam Lebanon Backtrack on ICC

Human rights activists on Thursday criticized Beirut's decision to stop asking the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war erupted. "Our initial optimism about the Lebanese government's decision has given way to deep disappointment," said Amnesty ...

Benny Gantz-Headed Party Submits Bill to Dissolve Knesset
Benny Gantz-Headed Party Submits Bill to Dissolve Knesset

The centrist party of Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said Thursday it had submitted a bill to dissolve parliament and hold an early election. "The head of the National Union Party, Pnina Tamano-Shata, has put forward a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset. This follows the request of party leader Minister Benny Gantz to move forward in ...