This Is Beirut 07/05 21:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States President Joe Biden condemned a "ferocious surge" in anti-Semitism on Tuesday, in a Holocaust memorial speech that came at a fraught moment in Israel's war in Gaza and with protests roiling American universities. Biden, who has backed Israel since the start of the conflict, said too many people were forgetting that it was the ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 21:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's Hezbollah said it attacked northern Israel on Tuesday, including with "explosive-laden drones," a day after an assault claimed by the Iran-backed movement killed two soldiers there. At the same time, other drones "targeted one of the Iron Dome (air defense system) platforms south of the Ramot Naftali barracks," the Hezb added. The ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The news director of Al Jazeera informed AFP in an interview that the TV network is determined to pursue every available legal action to contest Israel's ban of its operations within the country. Al Jazeera can still broadcast its live feed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the shutdown does not apply to these territories. Al Jazeera will look ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return. Following indications on Monday of progress in talks towards a truce in the seven-month war, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that it had appealed to a ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli military has sent tanks into Rafah, and taken control of Gaza's border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday, as the international community moves to condemn a potential Rafah invasion. Israel sent tanks into Rafah in war-torn Gaza's far south and took control of the border crossing with Egypt on Tuesday, as its war with Hamas entered an ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 12:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A merchant vessel passing through the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen, reported two explosions in "close proximity", British maritime security agency UKMTO said Tuesday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the "vessel and all crew are safe," adding that "authorities are investigating" the blasts south of Yemen's southern port city of ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 11:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the Israeli attack on an emergency and rescue center in the southern Lebanese town of Habariye on March 27 as “illegal.” The organization has urged the United States to “immediately suspend its arms sales and military aid to Israel.” HRW asserts that whether the attack was carried out “intentionally ...
This Is Beirut 07/05 09:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel took control of the Rafah crossing overnight Tuesday, ahead of an expected, and widely-condemned, invasion, as involved parties hope to agree a truce deal. Israeli forces took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on the border with Egypt, Israel's Army Radio reported on Tuesday. The ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 21:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations defended freedom of the press on Monday as it commented on Israel's decision to shut down the Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera, while the United States opposed Israel's closure of the channel, saying it should be allowed to operate despite any concerns about its coverage. "We think Al Jazeera ought to be able to operate in ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 20:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden "reiterated his clear position" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after Israel defied US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, the White House said. Meanwhile, Netanyahu "agreed to ensure the Kerem Shalom crossing is open for humanitarian assistance for those in ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 20:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said on Monday that they had exposed a "spy" network aiding the United States and Israel and arrested suspected members of it. The Houthi-run Saba news agency published footage of the detained men, describing them as "spies recruited to collect information and monitor sites operated by the Yemeni (Houthi) armed forces ...
This Is Beirut 06/05 20:06 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Following Hamas' response to the ceasefire proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar, Israel decided to persist in its planned military operation in Rafah while simultaneously deciding to send a delegation of negotiators to Cairo for talks. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh informed mediators Qatar and Egypt early on Monday evening that his Palestinian ...