This Is Beirut, 16/08 11:42 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Negotiators seeking a Gaza ceasefire were set to meet for a second day in Qatar on Friday, while top European diplomats were expected in Israel to stress the urgency of averting a wider war. The on-and-off truce talks reconvened in Qatar's capital on Thursday without Hamas, which has accused Israel of obstructing a deal and insists on the ...
This Is Beirut, 06/08 04:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden held crisis talks on Monday on a potential Iranian counterattack on Israel, as his administration said it was working around the clock to avoid all-out war in the Middle East. Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in frantic diplomacy to try to ease tensions sparked by a suspected Israeli attack that killed ...
This Is Beirut, 25/07 01:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are in their "closing stages," a US official said Wednesday, ahead of talks between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Biden will try to close some "final gaps" in his talks with Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday but key elements including the ...
This Is Beirut, 07/07 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A top Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian group was ready to discuss a hostage deal and an end to the Gaza war without a "complete and permanent ceasefire". The apparent easing of the Hamas position comes amid renewed mediation efforts by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to tempt the rivals into talks to halt nine months of ...
This Is Beirut, 11/06 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State, is back in the region for a tour aimed at securing a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
Lyne Sammouri, 05/06 12:04 - Reading : less than a minute
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A plan that could put an end to hostilities in Gaza. What is the three-phase ceasefire plan? Who proposed it? Who is in favor of it? What are its three phases?
This Is Beirut, 29/05 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Algeria has put forward a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an end to Israel's Rafah offensive, and an immediate ceasefire that includes the release of all hostages. Algeria has presented a draft resolution to UN Security Council members calling for an end to Israel's offensive in Rafah and an "immediate ceasefire," ...
This Is Beirut, 12/05 11:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the return of hostages and a "surge" in humanitarian aid to the besieged Palestinian territory. "I repeat my call, the world's call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, the unconditional release of all hostages and an immediate surge in humanitarian ...
This Is Beirut, 01/05 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal Wednesday as he started talks with Israel's leadership. "Even in these very difficult times we are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home -- and to get it now. And the only reason that it wouldn't be achieved is because of Hamas," Blinken ...
This Is Beirut, 13/04 21:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Palestinian movement issued a statement on Saturday in response to Israel's latest ceasefire proposal. Hamas, without giving a positive response to an agreement, reaffirms its previous demands and asserts its willingness to achieve a hostage exchange. "We reaffirm our adherence to our demands and the national demands of our people: a ...
This Is Beirut, 11/04 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN Fact-Finding Mission to Sudan, on Thursday, called for an immediate ceasefire, the end of attacks on civilians, and full access for humanitarian aid. The Sudanese people have had enough of the devastating conflict raging inside the country, UN investigators said Thursday as the fighting rolls on into a second year. Sudan's warring parties ...
This Is Beirut, 28/03 22:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The ICJ has ordered Israel to "ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" after "famine has set in". This follows Monday's UN Security Council Resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire." The world's top court on Thursday ordered Israel to "ensure urgent humanitarian assistance" in Gaza without delay, saying "famine has set in". The ...