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Blinken, Israelis Agree on UN Mission in North Gaza

This Is Beirut, 09/01 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that he has reached an agreement with Israeli officials to allow a UN mission into northern Gaza to assess the return of Palestinians to the region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he has reached an agreement with Israeli officials over the entry of a UN mission into northern Gaza to ensure ...

Blinken in Tel Aviv Amid Increased Regional Tensions

This Is Beirut, 08/01 23:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Antony Blinken, the top US diplomat, arrived in Tel Aviv late Monday as part of a regional tour aimed at preventing further escalation. This visit comes in the midst of Israel's military actions in Gaza against Hamas, and Hezbollah has reported the death of a high-ranking commander due to an Israeli strike. Top US diplomat Antony Blinken arrived ...

War Diary: Day 94

Tylia El Helou, 08/01 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 8, 2024.

Israeli Army Shifts to 'New Phase' in War

This Is Beirut, 08/01 20:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Army Spokesperson Daniel Hagari announced to The New York Times that the Israeli military has begun a new, less intensive phase in its war against Hamas in Gaza. The transition already in place has featured fewer ground troops and airstrikes, he says. The comments came hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected arrival ...

Saydet al-Jabal Stigmatizes Return of Palestinian Armed Presence

This Is Beirut, 08/01 19:12 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Saydet al-Jabal Gathering strongly criticized the armed Palestinian presence at the funeral of Hamas number two Saleh al-Arouri, assassinated last Tuesday in the southern suburbs, condemning "the return to the days of the Palestinian armed presence, which caused deep conflict among the Lebanese as early as 1969." In a statement issued at the ...

Gallant: 'Israel Fights Iranian-Led Axis, Not Just Hamas'

This Is Beirut, 08/01 14:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that Israel is fighting against the Iranian-led axis, not solely Hamas, as  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Israel on Monday evening amid increased Israeli attacks, resulting in numerous casualties. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated in an interview published by The ...

Blinken's Middle East Tour: Pursuing Gaza Peace

This Is Beirut, 08/01 13:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading to Israel, aligning other Western diplomats to ease the Israel-Hamas conflict and channel vital aid to Gazans. On his fourth regional trip since the war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Saudi Arabia after talks earlier Monday in the UAE ...

The Intricacies of an Evolving War

08/01 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The tangled nature and ramifications of the Gaza war convey the larger picture of a deadlocked region living through harrowing and open-ended conflicts. The unresolved conflicts have become hallmarks and permanent fixtures in a Middle East that failed to address its endemic instabilities, systemic entropies and inability to build working Statehood ...

Gaza: Amid the Rubble, Netanyahu Seeks 'Total Victory'

This Is Beirut, 07/01 22:09 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Gaza war raged on into a fourth month on Sunday as the Israeli army pounded the Palestinian territory with strikes, and US top diplomat Antony Blinken returned to the Middle East seeking to avoid a wider escalation. The Israeli offensive in Gaza has claimed 22,835 lives, predominantly civilians, according to the latest Hamas report. ...

Blinken Warns Israel-Hamas War Could 'Metastasize'

This Is Beirut, 07/01 21:57 - Reading : less than a minute

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During his fourth tour of the region since October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at a press conference in Doha alongside Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, deemed it "imperative" for Israel—militarily and politically supported by Washington—to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza. He ...

Al-Arouri: Hamas Threatens Retaliation

This Is Beirut, 07/01 21:54 - Reading : less than a minute

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The leaders of the Islamist Hamas movement declared on Sunday during their daily press conference in Beirut that they will respond to Israel's assassination of the movement's leader, Saleh al-Arouri. Arouri and six other officials and members of Hamas were killed on Tuesday evening in a strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. During the press ...

Qatari PM Says Arouri’s Death Makes Talks With Hamas Harder

This Is Beirut, 07/01 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to a Qatari official and an Israeli source quoted by Axios, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, who had come to meet him in Doha, that the assassination in Beirut of Saleh al-Arouri on January 3 would significantly complicate efforts to reach a new ...

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