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Israel Forum Says It Is Concerned for Gaza Hostages after Doha Strikes

This is Beirut, 09/09 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The main Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages held in Gaza expressed "deep concern" following an Israeli attack on Tuesday on Hamas's leadership in Qatar, which has been mediating ceasefire talks. "The families of the hostages are following the developments in Doha with deep concern and heavy anxiety. A grave fear now hangs over ...

Lebanon Condemns Israeli Strikes on Doha

This is Beirut, 09/09 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon condemned on Tuesday Israel’s military operation targeting Hamas leaders in Doha, denouncing it as a violation of international law and Qatari sovereignty. In separate statements on social media, President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam described the strikes as “an attack on the sovereignty of a brother Arab state and a ...

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 ...

Gaza in the Wake of Trump’s Final Warning

This is Beirut, 08/09 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Washington, Donald Trump said Israel had accepted his terms for an agreement. The US president promised a truce very soon, along with the release of hostages. He issued a final warning to Hamas to accept a ceasefire linked to this exchange. What comes next for Gaza? Details of the Proposed Agreement According to diplomatic sources in ...

Israel Warns Hamas to Surrender or Face 'Annihilation'

This is Beirut, 08/09 10:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's defence minister told Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face annihilation, after US President Donald Trump said the militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. The warnings came as the Israeli military intensified its bombings and operations around Gaza City, which it has vowed to capture in a bid to finally ...

Lebanon and Gaza: The Unresolved Dilemmas

Charles Chartouni, 08/09 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The observation of political realities in both Lebanon and Gaza sends us back to the same impasses that have prevailed over the last two years despite the mutating strategic landscape. Iran is trying ex post facto to stall the political dynamics and revert to a previous stage whereby it restores its control over political life and dictates its ...

Israel Flattens Gaza City High-Rise as It Tells Residents to Flee

This is Beirut, 06/09 15:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday, the second in as many days, after the military warned people to flee south to a "humanitarian zone" ahead of a planned offensive to capture the area. Israel has been warning for weeks of a new assault on the territory's largest urban center, without issuing a ...

Israel Military Says Controls 40 Percent of Gaza City

This is Beirut, 04/09 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli military on Thursday said it controls 40 percent of Gaza City, the largest urban center in the Palestinian territory which it is preparing to conquer after nearly two years of devastating war. Israel has intensified in recent days its bombardments of the area of Gaza City, in the territory's north, ahead of the planned offensive, ...

Israel Security Agency Says Foiled Hamas Plot to Kill Far-Right Minister

This is Beirut, 03/09 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's internal security service said on Wednesday it had foiled a plot by Palestinian militant group Hamas to kill far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the planned attack would have involved "explosive drones." It said that in a joint operation with the army in recent weeks, ...

Israel Says Expecting One Million Gazans to Flee New Offensive

This is Beirut, 03/09 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new "humanitarian area" for them. The vast majority of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced at least once during nearly two years of war. The Israeli ...

Ofek 19, the New Israeli Spy Satellite

This is Beirut, 03/09 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new spy satellite into orbit, called Ofek 19. According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be: we are watching you constantly and under all circumstances.” For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that “Israel ...

At Least 21,000 Children Disabled in Gaza War

This is Beirut, 03/09 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the ...

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