Summary of Events: Day 68 of the Hamas-Israel war
Heavy rainfall in Gaza put thousands of displaced people, often entire families, in even more miserable conditions, huddling inside flooded tents shredded by high winds and sinking into muddy...
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Day-long Israeli West Bank raid kills seven
An Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank that lasted more than a day left at least seven Palestinians dead, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Wednesday, raising an earlier toll. ...
13 December 2023
Macron in Lebanon for Christmas?
BEIRUT — French President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly gearing up for a visit to Lebanon next week, as suggested by recent reports in the Lebanese media. Information about this potential visit...
13 December 2023
Israel under pressure from allies as Gaza war rages on
Israel was facing mounting international pressure Wednesday over its war in Gaza, with even key backer the United States criticizing the "indiscriminate" bombing. Now in...
13 December 2023
The Joseph Aoun file: what are Amal, Hezbollah, and Mikati up to?
A few hours after the announcement that a parliamentary session would take place Thursday to possibly extend the term of Army Chief Joseph Aoun, the chance that the matter will be referred to the...
Yara ABI AKL, 13 December 2023
Mikati: Lebanon 'united' in calling for return of Syrian refugees
BEIRUT — Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Tuesday that the Lebanese public is "united" in calling on the international community for the return of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. "The...
13 December 2023
Crises in Lebanon 'devastating' for children: UNICEF
BEIRUT — Lebanon's compounding crises are having a "devastating" impact on children and their education, a United Nations agency said Wednesday, warning of additional pressure as the Hamas-Israel...
13 December 2023
First prisoner exchange with Azerbaijan
Armenia and Azerbaijan on Wednesday swapped prisoners of war, their first step towards normalisation since peace talks stalled after Baku recaptured the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region....
13 December 2023
Displaced families struggling under heavy rain in Gaza
RAFAH — Strong wind and heavy rain in Gaza overnight on Wednesday brought even worse misery to displaced families, tearing and flooding flimsy tents, drenching clothes and blankets and making...
13 December 2023
South Lebanon: Airstrikes and diplomacy efforts intensify
The race is on between reaching a broad political settlement and an escalation of clashes. The international community is working around the clock, trying to come up with a diplomatic formula...
Mounir RABIH, 13 December 2023
Lebanon army commander's mandate to be discussed in Friday cabinet meeting
BEIRUT – The caretaker government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati is scheduled to convene on Friday at 12:30 p.m. for a meeting at the Grand Serail, the head of the council announced Wednesday. A...
13 December 2023
Moscow calls for UN conference to solve Israel conflict 'forever'
The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organize an international conference to find a lasting solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinians....
13 December 2023
Gaza health ministry says run out of children's vaccines
The Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday it had exhausted its supply of children's vaccines, warning of "catastrophic health repercussions." The...
13 December 2023
EU chief backs sanctions against West Bank extremist settlers
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has voiced her support for sanctions against "extremist" settlers in the West Bank. Speaking at the European Parliament on Wednesday, she...
13 December 2023
Iraqi Parliament postpones election of new speaker
The Iraqi Parliament has indefinitely postponed the election of its speaker, initially set for this Wednesday, according to the state news agency INA. The delay comes as deputies focus on the Dec....
13 December 2023
Arab Group voices 'gratitude' after UN deal on fossil fuels
The Arab bloc praised the outcome of the UN climate summit on Wednesday, calling it a "great success" after nations adopted a call to transition away from fossil fuels but stopped short of a...
13 December 2023
Iran executes man for killing ayatollah
Iranian authorities executed a man convicted of killing a powerful cleric in April, the judiciary said Wednesday. Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, a member of the Assembly of...
13 December 2023
Biden warns Netanyahu risks losing support for Hamas war
US President Joe Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday that the country risked losing global support for its war against Hamas because of its "indiscriminate" bombing of...
13 December 2023
Israel army says 115 soldiers have been killed in Gaza war
The Israeli army said Wednesday that 115 soldiers have been killed so far in its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. It said 10 soldiers died in fighting...
13 December 2023
Blinken says Gaza journalists must be 'protected from harm'
The United States will always insist on the need to protect journalists reporting from Gaza during the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a...
13 December 2023
Yemen's Houthis warn ships in Red Sea to avoid travel to Israel
A senior official from Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday warned cargo ships in the Red Sea to avoid traveling toward Israel after the Iran-aligned group claimed an attack on a commercial tanker earlier...
13 December 2023
Nations adopt first-ever climate deal on fossil fuels
Nations adopted on Wednesday the first-ever UN climate deal that calls for the world to transition away from fossil fuels. "We have the basis to make transformational...
13 December 2023
Palestinian envoy to UN calls General Assembly ceasefire vote 'historic'
The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said the overwhelming vote in favor of a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, in which 153 countries backed a downing of arms, marked a "historic day."...
13 December 2023
UN General Assembly overwhelmingly demands Gaza ceasefire
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza – a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to...
13 December 2023
Netanyahu says 'nothing will stop us,' as international pressure mounts; two Hezbollah deaths in southern Lebanon: Day 68 of the Hamas-Israel war
23:10 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 68 of the Hamas-Israel war. You can read a summary of today's events here . We'll be back tomorrow with...
Wael Taleb, 13 December 2023
Israeli missile lands near school, Beirut’s airport floods, City Center protest: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 66 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Children at a school in southern Lebanon were...
