War in the Middle East

War Diary: Day 334
War Diary: Day 334

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 September 4, 2024.

Greta Thunberg Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest
Greta Thunberg Arrested at Pro-Palestine Protest

Climate activist Greta Thunberg and several others were arrested Wednesday after occupying a University of Copenhagen building to call for an academic boycott of Israeli universities, Danish media reported. Images on the daily Ekstra Bladet website showed the 21-year-old activist, wearing a black-and-white keffiyeh shawl draped over her ...

Southern Lebanon: One Killed and Two Injured in Qabrikha Strike
Southern Lebanon: One Killed and Two Injured in Qabrikha Strike

After a few hours of relative calm on the southern front, an Israeli strike on a residential area in the town of Qabrikha on Wednesday evening killed a woman and injured two people, according to information from the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Earlier in the day, Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids targeting the outskirts of the ...

Starmer Defends UK's Decision to Suspend Arms Exports to Israel
Starmer Defends UK's Decision to Suspend Arms Exports to Israel

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended Wednesday his government's partial suspension of arms exports to Israel over fears they could be used in a breach of humanitarian law as "a legal decision". Starmer said that Monday's announcement to suspend 30 of 350 arms exports licences did not signify a change in UK support for Israel's right to ...

South Lebanon: OCHA Reports 112,000 Internally Displaced
South Lebanon: OCHA Reports 112,000 Internally Displaced

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued its latest update on the escalation of hostilities in South Lebanon, as of August 23, 2024. The statement highlighted that tensions in southern Lebanon had reached a critical level over the three weeks prior to the report, with escalating hostilities posing ...

Israeli Far-Right Minister Doubles Down Against Gaza Truce
Israeli Far-Right Minister Doubles Down Against Gaza Truce

An Israeli far-right minister stepped up pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to end negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire aimed at securing the release of hostages. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for an end to indirect talks with Hamas, which Israel has accused of executing six hostages whose bodies were ...

Southern Lebanon: 60 Rockets Launched at the Galilee
Southern Lebanon: 60 Rockets Launched at the Galilee

The Upper Galilee was rocked by dozens of explosions during a late-morning rocket bombardment from Lebanon on Wednesday. In this context, the Israeli Army announced that “65 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle at Kiryat Shmona, causing damage to at least one home.” The Israeli Army also revealed that “some rockets were ...

Two Injured in Israeli Airstrike on Khiam
Two Injured in Israeli Airstrike on Khiam

The Israeli army continues to attack Lebanon's southern areas. Israeli planes bombed Aita al-Shaab on Wednesday morning and have been flying at low altitude over Lebanese airspace in the area since dawn. Overnight Tuesday, despite a cautious calm prevailing in the region, Israeli military aircraft and drones launched a series of raids on towns ...

US Unseals ‘Terrorism’ Charges Against Hamas Leaders
US Unseals ‘Terrorism’ Charges Against Hamas Leaders

The United States unsealed a raft of "terrorism" and other charges against six Hamas leaders on Tuesday related to the armed Palestinian group's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The charging document, dated February 1, targets six group leaders – including Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and late political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in ...

War Diary: Day 333
War Diary: Day 333

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 September 3, 2024.

UN Wants Independent Probe over Israeli Hostages Deaths
UN Wants Independent Probe over Israeli Hostages Deaths

UN human rights chief Volker Turk called Tuesday for an independent investigation into reports that Palestinian armed groups summarily executed six Israeli hostages. Israel's military said the six were all captured alive during Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war, and were shot dead shortly before troops found ...