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Blinken Ends Latest Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Without Resolution

This is Beirut, 25/10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...

Gaza: Israel Sends Negotiators to Doha, Hamas Open to Conditional Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 25/10 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Thursday that it would dispatch a delegation to Qatar to negotiate a deal concerning Gaza that involves the release of hostages, while Hamas stated it was open to discussions on a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory devastated by over a year of war. The latest indirect negotiations, facilitated by mediators—Qatar, Egypt, ...

Hamas Says Ready for Peace if Israel Agree Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 24/10 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas official told AFP on Thursday that the group had told Egyptian officials it was ready to stop fighting in Gaza if Israel committed to a ceasefire deal. The official said a Hamas delegation discussed "ideas and proposals" related to a Gaza truce with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Thursday. "Hamas has expressed readiness to stop ...

Blinken and Netanyahu Discuss Joint Iran Military Action

This is Beirut, 22/10 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he held talks on Tuesday with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem on joining forces to counter threats from Iran. "During the meeting, the Iranian threat and the need for both countries to unite forces against it were raised," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that ...

Hezbollah Claims Sole Responsibility for Drone Attack on Netanyahu's Home

This is Beirut, 22/10 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah claimed on Tuesday sole responsibility for the drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home in the town of Caesarea. It also said there would be no negotiations while fighting continued with Israel. The group "takes full and sole responsibility" for targeting Netanyahu's house, Mohammad Afif, head of the ...

Blinken Heads to Middle East to Push for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 21/10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...

Macron Tells Netanyahu UN Must Play "Full Role" in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 21/10 17:19 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron said in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that the UN must play “its full role” in southern Lebanon to enable the return of civilian populations, the Elysée Palace announced. The United Nations must “play its full role in southern Lebanon, to enable the return ...

Israel Vows to Retaliate for Hezbollah Attack on Caesarea, Tehran Denies Involvement

This is Beirut, 20/10 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Netanyahu's office on Saturday said a drone was launched towards his residence in the central town of Caesarea but he and his wife were not home and there were no injuries. "The attempt by Iran's proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Anyone who tries to harm Israel's citizens ...

Israel PM Says Hezbollah Tried to ‘Assassinate’ Him With Drone

This is Beirut, 19/10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of trying to kill him on Saturday, after his office said a drone from Lebanon hit the premier's family home. The drone attack -- which Hezbollah has not acknowledged -- came as Israeli troops fight the pro-Iranian formation on the ground in southern Lebanon. It followed a ...

Lebanon Under Fire: Successive Strikes on Beirut's Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 19/10 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes have intensified across Lebanon on Sunday, particularly in the southern suburbs of Beirut.  Beirut Israeli warplanes conducted consecutive airstrikes on Haret Hreik, Choueifat al-Umara and Burj al-Barajneh in the southern suburbs of Beirut in the afternoon, shortly after Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an ...

Lebanese Drone Strikes near Netanyahu's Caesarea Home

This is Beirut, 19/10 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea, after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had "hit a structure" in the central town on Saturday. "A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched toward the prime minister's residence in Caesarea. The prime ...

Gaza: Strikes Intensify after Sinwar's Death

This is Beirut, 19/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday after an airstrike that killed more than 30 people in the northern part of the Palestinian territory.  The army continues its offensive aimed at crushing Hamas, decimated after a year of war and the death of its leader. The Civil Defense announced that 33 people had been killed and "dozens" ...

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