War in the Middle East

War Diary: Day 195
War Diary: Day 195

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 April 18th, 2024.

US, UK Sanction Iran's Drone Program and Heavy Industries
US, UK Sanction Iran's Drone Program and Heavy Industries

The United Kingdom and the United States have unveiled a wide range of sanctions against Iran, specifically targeting its drone program, automobile, and steel industries which provide support to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. The United States and Britain announced widespread sanctions against Iran's military drone program on Thursday, in ...

Iran Warns Israel Against Attacking Nuclear Facilities
Iran Warns Israel Against Attacking Nuclear Facilities

A high-ranking Revolutionary Guards Official warned Israel on Thursday, that the Islamic Republic would target Israeli nuclear sites should it attack Iranian atomic sites. This statement comes ahead of anticipated Israeli retaliation for Tehran's drone and missile attack on April 13. A senior Revolutionary Guards general threatened on Thursday to ...

Le Point Magazine Investigates ‘The Billions of Hezbollah’
Le Point Magazine Investigates ‘The Billions of Hezbollah’

The French weekly magazine “Le Point” released an extensive investigative series titled “Islamism, Terrorism, and Cocaine - The Billions of Hezbollah,” with a cover page photo depicting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah. The 20-page file, divided into five headlines, investigated ...

Photo of Grieving Palestinian Wins Photo of the Year Award
Photo of Grieving Palestinian Wins Photo of the Year Award

A haunting image of a grieving Palestinian woman embracing her little niece, killed in an Israeli strike in war-torn Gaza, won the 2024 World Press Photo of the Year Award on Thursday. The picture taken by Reuters news agency's Mohammed Salem shows Inas Abu Maamar cradling the body of five-year-old Saly, who was killed with her mother and sister ...

Two Hezb Fighters Killed in Airstrike on Kfar Kila
Two Hezb Fighters Killed in Airstrike on Kfar Kila

Hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel escalated from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Two Hezbollah fighters, Mohammad Jamil al-Shami and Ali Ahmad Hmade, were killed in an Israeli strike on Kfar Kila at dawn. The residents of the villages of Marjayoun, particularly Khiam and Kfar Kila, faced a harrowing night. Between 8:00 PM on ...

Netanyahu Pushes Israel’s Right to Self-Protection, as Allies Sanction Iran
Netanyahu Pushes Israel’s Right to Self-Protection, as Allies Sanction Iran

Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel has the right to defend itself following Iran's attack as allies mobilize to sanction Iran. According to Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, his country has "tried to tell the United States clearly" that Iran is "not looking for the expansion of tension in the region." Israel's Prime Minister ...

Qatar Re-evaluating Israel-Hamas Mediation Role
Qatar Re-evaluating Israel-Hamas Mediation Role

Qatar announced on Wednesday that it is reconsidering its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas, citing attempts to exploit its mediation efforts by certain politicians to serve their personal gains. Qatar is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas after suffering criticism, its prime minister said on Wednesday. "Qatar ...

War Diary: Day 194
War Diary: Day 194

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 April 17th, 2024.

House Republicans Announce Vote on $61 bn in Ukraine Aid
House Republicans Announce Vote on $61 bn in Ukraine Aid

Republicans in the United States House of Representatives announced on Wednesday, a vote on a military aid package for Ukraine, including billions of dollars allocated to Taiwan and Israel.  The Republican leader in the House of Representatives announced Wednesday a vote on a massive new military aid package that includes some $61 billion in ...

Southern Front: Hezbollah Attack Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers
Southern Front: Hezbollah Attack Injures 14 Israeli Soldiers

Tensions rose again on Wednesday between Hezbollah and Israel, which carried out three raids early evening Wednesday on the village of Iaat in the area of Baalbeck. This attack came a few hours after Hezbollah struck an Israeli military building in Arab el-Aramche, in Galilee, in which fourteen soldiers were wounded, according to the Israeli ...

Erdogan to Host Hamas Leader Haniyeh This Weekend
Erdogan to Host Hamas Leader Haniyeh This Weekend

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Wednesday that he would host a leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkey this weekend. "The leader of the Palestinian cause will be my guest this weekend," Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Israel, told lawmakers. While Erdogan did not say where he would meet the Hamas ...