Hadid sisters donate one million to aid for Palestine
American-Palestinian models Gigi and Bella Hadid donated a million dollars to four associations providing aid for Palestinians in Gaza, where eight months of a relentless Israeli offensive has...
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Netanyahu claims 'gaps' between Biden's deal and Israeli stance — Kirby says 'no gaps'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted Monday there were gaps between the proposal announced by US President Joe Biden on Friday and Israel’s official stance on the war — while the...
3 June 2024
The history behind Hanna Mitri’s delicious ice cream
For 76 years now, a small crowd lined up at the threshold of Hanna Mitri’s pastry shop every season, often spilling out onto the sidewalk in a disciplined queue. Beirut has changed in many ways....
Gilles Khoury, 3 June 2024
'The least we can do': Protest at Health Ministry in solidarity with hospitals targeted by Israel
BEIRUT —More than a hundred people protested in front of the Ministry of Public Health in Beirut on Monday in solidarity with hospitals and medical staff in southern Lebanon. Last week, an Israeli...
Malek Jadah, 3 June 2024
Biden’s bold push for Gaza cease-fire
In nearly eight months of Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden had not previously issued such a clear call for its resolution. Never before has his credibility been so prominently...
Soulayma MARDAM BEY, 3 June 2024
Lebanon’s economic crisis affects the insurance market, sales of premiums decline
BEIRUT – “Since the onset of the economic crisis, my phone hasn't stopped ringing,” lamented Dr. Layale*, the medical controller of two public hospitals run by the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH)....
Stephanie Bechara, 3 June 2024
ISF announces 22 percent reduction in crime following security plan
The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) welcomed the success of its road safety plan, which ran from May 6 to May 27, 2024, announcing “a drop in the crime rate.” The ISF made...
3 June 2024
Bou Habib welcoming Bagheri: I reiterated Lebanon's position against war
Caretaker Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, and his Iranian interim counterpart, Ali Bagheri, held a meeting during Bagheri's first trip to Lebanon. Bagheri was appointed as foreign...
3 June 2024
Economic news recap: Here’s what happened last week in Lebanon
- Lebanon's caretaker public works and transportation minister, Ali Hamiyeh, introduced a new official fare structure on Thursday for public transportation services , including taxis, service...
Stephanie Bechara, 3 June 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 36,479
The health ministry in Gaza said Monday that at least 36,479 people have been killed in the territory during nearly eight months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants....
3 June 2024
Aug. 4 families protest at Justice Ministry in calls to revive stalled investigation
Families of the victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut Port explosion staged a protest outside of Beirut's Justice Ministry as they called for the stalled investigation headed by Judge Tarek Bitar to...
Wael Taleb, 3 June 2024
Biden steps up a gear on Lebanon
US President Joe Biden mentioned Lebanon for the first time since the start of the war in Gaza. In a speech on Friday, he spoke of a new proposal for an end to the war pitting Israel against Hamas....
Jeanine JALKH, 3 June 2024
Two shepherd brothers killed in Israeli strike
On Sunday, an Israeli warplane targeted a motorcycle in Houla, southern Lebanon, killing two brothers, Ali Qassem, 31, and Mohammad Qassem, 43, in front of their home, according to L'Orient-Le...
3 June 2024
Biden's peace plan 'is not good' but Israel 'accepts it,' says Netanyahu adviser
An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Sunday that Israel had accepted a framework agreement to end the Gaza war, proposed by US President Joe Biden, describing it...
3 June 2024
Body found of Israeli earlier suspected as Hamas hostage
The Israeli military said Monday it had found the body of an Israeli paramedic who until now was believed to have been held hostage in Gaza but was killed in the Oct. 7 attack....
3 June 2024
Smotrich calls on Israel to occupy southern Lebanon and 'severely damage' Beirut: Day 241 of the Gaza war
22:28 Beirut Time Thanks for following our live coverage of the Gaza war and its parallel war between...
Ghadir Hamadi, 3 June 2024
12 pro-regime fighters killed in Israeli strike near Syria's Aleppo
At least 12 pro-regime fighters were killed in an overnight Israeli strike that targeted a factory near Aleppo in the north of Syria, an NGO reported early Monday. "Twelve...
3 June 2024
Israel battles Hamas as mediators urge both to accept Gaza truce plan
Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip and battled Hamas Sunday as mediators called on both sides to agree to a truce and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden....
3 June 2024
Thousands protest Turkish stray dog cull plan
Thousands of protesters rallied in Istanbul Sunday in outrage at the Turkish government's proposals to put down stray dogs, yelling: "No to the massacre!" Bearing...
3 June 2024
Deadly weekend in southern Lebanon and a Gaza cease-fire proposal: Everything you need to know to start your Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, June 3, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Protest outside the Health Ministry in Lebanon against...
