This is Beirut, 29/05 22:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The White House said Thursday Israel had "signed off" on a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, but the Palestinian militant group said the deal failed to satisfy its demands. Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March after a ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The White House said on Thursday that Israel had "signed off on" a new Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted to Hamas, as the Palestinian militants confirmed they were studying the deal. Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough, with Israel resuming operations in Gaza in March after a brief ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The White House said Thursday that Israel had accepted US President Donald Trump's proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, while discussions were "continuing" with Hamas. The Palestinian militant group had earlier said it was examining a new deal proposed by Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, while there was no immediate ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 29/05 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Steve Witkoff, special envoy to US President Donald Trump, has unveiled a new framework aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. The proposal, delivered to Israeli officials overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, outlines a 60-day truce that would begin with Hamas releasing ten living hostages and the return of 18 bodies, to be carried out in two ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 11:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel announced on Thursday the creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, risking further strain on relations with the international community already taxed by the war in Gaza. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are regularly condemned by the United Nations as illegal under international law, and are seen as one of the main ...
Malo Pinatel, 29/05 11:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/articles/1315328/from-irans-nuclear-program-to-gaza-the-gulf-as-the-new-hub-of-global-diplomacy-12 On Tuesday, May 13, US President Donald Trump was received with great ceremony in Riyadh by Saudi Crown Prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), marking the first stop on a tour of immense geopolitical and ...
This is Beirut, 29/05 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel said Wednesday its military killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas's presumed Gaza leader and the brother of Yahya, slain mastermind of the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war. On the war's 600th day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Israel's Gaza offensive, saying it had killed tens of thousands of militants including Mohammed ...
This is Beirut, 28/05 20:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday he had "very good feelings" about a possible Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, adding that he expected to send out a new proposal imminently. "I have some very good feelings about getting to a long-term resolution, temporary cease fire, and a long-term resolution, a peaceful resolution ...
This is Beirut, 28/05 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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As the United States moves closer to a potential new nuclear agreement with Iran, tensions are reportedly growing between Washington and Tel Aviv, according to a detailed report published on Wednesday by The New York Times. The article outlines growing concern within the Israeli leadership, particularly from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 14:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said Tuesday it had intercepted a missile and another projectile fired from Yemen, which Iran-backed Huthi rebels said they had fired. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted," the military posted on Telegram. It said ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to bring back all hostages, "living and dead", as Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the war-battered Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu's remarks came amid confusion about the fate of a proposed 70-day ceasefire that was to see the release of 10 Israeli hostages ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Conflicting statements emerged Monday after a Palestinian official claimed that Hamas had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal attributed to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff—an assertion later denied by both Israel and Witkoff himself. A Palestinian official close to Hamas told Reuters that the group had agreed to a proposal received through ...