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US Official Sullivan Says 'Got the Sense' Israel PM Ready for Gaza Deal

This is Beirut, 12/12 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Visiting US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared prepared to negotiate a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza and a ceasefire. "We're now looking to close a hostage release deal and a ceasefire (in Gaza). It's time to finish the job and bring all of the hostages ...

Hostage Family Group Seek Investigation Over Leaked Gaza Hostage Documents

This is Beirut, 04/11 12:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages held in Gaza called on Monday for an investigation into the alleged leak of confidential documents by an ex-aide to the prime minister, which may have undermined efforts to secure the captives' release. An Israeli court announced on Sunday that Eliezer Feldstein, a former aide to ...

Turkey Accuses PKK over Ankara Defense Firm Attack

This is Beirut, 23/10 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey's interior minister on Wednesday pointed the finger at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long insurgency against the government, over a deadly attack on a defense firm near the capital Ankara. "The identification process and the search for fingerprints are continuing and we will say which terrorist ...

Al-Qaeda Adviser Urges Release of Israeli Hostages in Gaza

This is Beirut, 19/10 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An adviser to Al-Qaeda's likely current leader is calling for Hamas to release its Israeli hostages held in Gaza, according to an American jihadist monitoring organisation, SITE. The online declaration was made Friday by Mustafa Hamid, also known as Abu Walid al-Masri, who is father-in-law to Saif al-Adel, the man widely believed to now head ...

Gaza: Strikes Intensify after Sinwar's Death

This is Beirut, 19/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday after an airstrike that killed more than 30 people in the northern part of the Palestinian territory.  The army continues its offensive aimed at crushing Hamas, decimated after a year of war and the death of its leader. The Civil Defense announced that 33 people had been killed and "dozens" ...

Israel Contemplates Trading Hamas Leaders' Lives for Hostages

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-25 16:31 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel is reportedly exploring an unconventional approach in dealing with Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Muhammad Deif, by considering not killing them but rather granting immunity and relocating them to Qatar or another country. Such an agreement would only be entertained within the context of a broader solution, securing the release of all ...

Hamas Leader in Egypt for Talks on Gaza Truce

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-20 11:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The leader of Hamas arrived in Egypt on Wednesday as hopes grew that Israel and the Palestinian militant group might be inching toward another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war. The Qatar-based Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Cairo for discussions on “aggression in the Gaza Strip and other matters,” the group said in a ...

Israel Under Shock: Three of its Hostages "Mistakenly" Killed in Gaza

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 09:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Three Israeli hostages in Gaza were mistakenly killed by the Israeli Army during an operation in a neighborhood in Gaza City, leading to national mourning, protests, and calls for the release of the remaining hostages.  Israel has been in a state of shock since Friday after the deaths of three of its hostages in Gaza, killed when troops ...

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