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Israel Warns EU Any Sanctions Will Get 'Appropriate Response'

This is Beirut, 17/09 16:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday warned the EU against taking action against Israel, after the bloc's executive proposed curbing trade ties and sanctioning ministers over the Gaza war. "The recommendations of the college of Commissioners led by President (Ursula) von der Leyen are morally and politically distorted," ...

Israel's Netanyahu Says Qatar Funds Hamas, Strike 'Justified'

This is Beirut, 16/09 22:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that a strike against Hamas officials in Qatar last week was "justified" by the Gulf state's ties to the group. "Qatar is connected to Hamas; it harbors Hamas; it funds Hamas. It has strong levers (that it could pull), but it chose not to," he said during a press ...

Netanyahu Says Nasrallah’s Death Brought Down the Pro-Iranian Axis

This is Beirut, 16/09 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the death of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on September 27, 2024, in a violent Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, triggered the collapse of the pro-Iranian axis. “On October 7, we were attacked by the monsters of Hamas. The next day, Hezbollah joined the fight ...

Israel Launches Ground Assault on Gaza City

This is Beirut, 16/09 19:23 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel launched its long-anticipated ground assault on Gaza City at dawn Tuesday, a day after winning backing from its top ally, the United States, despite mounting international alarm. A United Nations probe charged Israel with committing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior ...

Al-Sharaa’s High-Stakes Test in New York: Iran Wagers on His Downfall

Philippe Abi-Akl, 16/09 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Even as Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government implements the army’s plan to enforce the decision that all weapons be held exclusively by the state—monitoring progress monthly—and follows up on Syrian detainees in Lebanese prisons as well as displaced Syrians in preparation for their return, concern over border demarcation remains strong ...

Rubio Promises 'Unwavering Support' for Israel in Gaza Goals

This is Beirut, 15/09 16:51 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that Washington was steadfast in its support for its ally Israel's pursuit of the Gaza war and called for the eradication of Hamas. "The people of Gaza deserve a better future, but that better future cannot begin until Hamas is eliminated," Rubio told reporters at a joint press ...

Rubio to Discuss Qatar Aftermath, Gaza with Netanyahu

This is Beirut, 15/09 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to examine the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Qatar opposed by Washington and its effects on efforts for a Gaza truce. Rubio scheduled the solidarity visit a week before a French-led summit at the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state, a ...

UAE Summons Israel Envoy to Condemn 'Cowardly' Qatar Attack

This is Beirut, 12/09 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Arab Emirates said it summoned Israel's deputy ambassador in Abu Dhabi on Friday, in a formal rebuke of his country's attack targeting Hamas leaders in Gulf neighbour Qatar. The UAE, along with Bahrain, was the first Gulf country to normalize ties with Israel in 2020 and has been a frequent critic of its military actions in Gaza. It ...

Netanyahu Vows “No Palestinian State” Amid Controversial West Bank Expansion

This is Beirut, 11/09 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Thursday that there would be no Palestinian state, speaking at a signing ceremony for a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank. "We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state; this place belongs to us," Netanyahu said at the event in Maale Adumim, an ...

Israel’s Doha Strike on Hamas Reshapes Diplomacy

Mario Chartouni, 10/09 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel carried out on Tuesday a large-scale airstrike in the Qatari capital, Doha, targeting senior Hamas officials. The attack killed six people and immediately sparked international reactions, including a rare public criticism from US President Donald Trump of his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A Symbolic Target Initial ...

Trump Issues Rare Rebuke to Netanyahu Over Qatar Strikes

This is Beirut, 10/09 11:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close US ally against another. Trump said he was not notified in advance of the Israeli attack on the Gulf state, a crucial broker in the negotiations between Israel ...

Israel says to Act with 'Great Force' in Gaza City

This is Beirut, 09/09 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's military said on Tuesday that it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up its deadly assault on the Palestinian territory's largest urban center. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a similar warning, as Israel intensified its bombardment in preparation for an operation to seize Gaza City ...

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