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An Unprecedented Christmas Message and a Call for Peace in the Levant

This is Beirut, 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For the first time since returning to office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a Christmas message to Christians around the world last night. Broadcast from Jerusalem, his address carried symbolic weight, signaling a notable shift in rhetoric that extended far beyond a traditional seasonal greeting. By highlighting the ...

Netanyahu Set to Present Iran Strike Options to Trump

This is Beirut, 20/12 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to present plans for a potential strike on Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump during his forthcoming visit to the United States, NBC News reports, citing several unnamed officials. According to the report, Israel is increasingly alarmed that Iran is rebuilding, and possibly expanding, its ballistic ...

Mechanism Meeting Faces Competing Interests and Agendas

Bassam Abou Zeid, 18/12 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The mechanism meeting on Friday takes place amid a series of unfolding events, beginning with the Paris meeting that set a preliminary date for the Army Support Conference in February, continuing with army operations in Yanouh in the Tyre district and videos from Toulin in the Nabatieh district, and culminating with the highly anticipated summit ...

Netanyahu Announces $35 Billion Gas Deal with Egypt

This is Beirut, 17/12 21:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he approved on Wednesday a major gas export deal with Egypt worth nearly $35 billion. "Today, I approved the largest gas deal in Israel's history. The deal is worth 112 billion shekels ($34.7 billion). Of this total, 58 billion shekels ($18 billion) will go to the state coffers," ...

Lebanon on Edge as Israel Raises the Stakes

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/12 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The run-up to the mechanism meeting scheduled for December 19 is shaping up to be particularly tense—and for good reason. Israel has been gathering extensive data on Hezbollah’s efforts to rebuild its military capabilities. Israeli representative Yury Reisnick is expected to present these findings to the head of the Lebanese delegation, former ...

Gaza: International Force Could Deploy Next Month

This is Beirut, 12/12 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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International troops could be deployed in the Gaza Strip as early as next month to form a U.N.-authorized stabilization force, part of the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, two U.S. officials told Reuters. According to the sources, the International Stabilization Force (ISF) will not be tasked with fighting Hamas. A U.S. ...

Netanyahu: Trump Meeting to Focus on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria

This is Beirut, 12/12 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in Washington on Monday, December 29, for talks with President Donald Trump, focusing on regional developments, including the Trump administration’s plan for Gaza and rising tensions with Lebanon. On Sunday, Netanyahu said he expects the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan to be ...

Israel’s Power Vacuum Dilemma

Seth J. Frantzman , 10/12 17:10 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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On December 2 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel Defense Forces soldiers wounded in recent fighting in southern Syria. Their injuries followed a November 26 IDF raid on the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria, an operation that left several Syrians dead and wounded a number of Israeli soldiers. Netanyahu had a ...

Israel, Qatar and US Hold Trilateral Meeting in New York

This is Beirut, 08/12 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States, Israel, and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in New York Sunday, a senior White House official told AFP, months after Israeli jets conducted an airstrike in Doha, targeting Hamas leadership. The White House official confirmed that the meeting had taken place but did not provide any further details. Two sources told US news ...

Netanyahu Says Expects to Move to Second Phase of Gaza Truce 'Shortly'

This is Beirut, 07/12 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he expected to move into the second phase of the US-sponsored ceasefire plan for Gaza "very shortly." Speaking during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after a meeting between the two leaders, Netanyahu said, "We discussed how to bring an end ...

Israel Awaits Return of Last Hostage Remains from Gaza

This is Beirut, 04/12 21:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai national had been identified after they were handed over. Under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, militants were due to return all 48 hostages they held ...

Israel's Netanyahu Picks Military Secretary as New Mossad Chief

This is Beirut, 04/12 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday picked his military secretary, a general with no background in intelligence, as the next head of the country's foreign intelligence agency Mossad. In a statement, Netanyahu's office announced the decision to appoint Major General Roman Gofman as head of the spy agency, saying he would ...

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