This is Beirut, 09/07 23:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Hamas said Wednesday it agreed to release 10 hostages held in Gaza as part of ongoing ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it was working to overcome hurdles despite the "difficulty of negotiations." "In the framework of (Hamas's) commitment to ensuring the success of ongoing efforts, the movement displayed the required flexibility and agreed to ...
This is Beirut, 09/07 21:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism on Tuesday about an imminent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking from Washington, Trump said there is a “very good chance” a settlement could be reached this week or next, calling it a “great opportunity.” Netanyahu, in an interview with ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war, after Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he met with a delegation of European Muslim clerics in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss reconciliation and religious coexistence as war rages in Gaza. "This morning at the President's Residence, I hosted important Muslim leaders from across Europe," Herzog said in a post on X. Herzog praised the ...
Mario Chartouni, 07/07 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington this Monday for his third meeting at the White House with Donald Trump in just six months. Against the backdrop of a fragile truce with Iran, ongoing conflict in Gaza, and indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Doha under Qatari mediation, this visit could significantly ...
This is Beirut, 06/07 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House. Netanyahu had earlier announced he was sending a team to Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, though he said Hamas's response to a draft US-backed ...
This is Beirut, 05/07 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel was mulling its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. The security cabinet was expected to meet after the end of the Jewish Sabbath at sundown to discuss Israel's next steps as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to leave for ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 23:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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Hamas said Friday it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, after holding consultations with other Palestinian factions. "The movement is ready to engage immediately and seriously in a cycle of negotiations on the mechanism to put in place" the terms of a draft truce proposal received from ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Even for a man who once boasted that his supporters would get "tired of winning," US President Donald Trump is on a roll. The 79-year-old's victory on his "One Big, Beautiful" bill is the latest in a series of consequential successes at home and abroad in the past two weeks. From US airstrikes that led to an Iran-Israel ceasefire, to a NATO ...
This is Beirut, 03/07 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited the community that saw the most hostages seized in Hamas militants' 2023 attacks, promising to bring home "all" those still held in Gaza. "I feel a deep commitment, first and foremost, to ensure the return of all our abductees, all of them," Netanyahu told inhabitants of the Nir Oz ...
This is Beirut, 02/07 21:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to eradicate Hamas, even as the Palestinian militant group said it was discussing new proposals from mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza. The Israeli leader had yet to comment on US President Donald Trump's claim that Israel had backed a plan for a 60-day truce in its offensive against ...
This is Beirut, 02/07 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza declared treason charges Wednesday against the leader of a rival armed group accused of working with Israel during its Gaza offensive, ordering him to turn himself in. Yasser Abu Shabab, aged 35 according to Hamas's summons issued on Wednesday, is suspected of heading the Popular Forces group in southern ...