This is Beirut, 27/05 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel and Syria have recently initiated direct contacts, including several face-to-face meetings, aimed at easing tensions along their shared border and preventing military escalation, five sources close to the matter told Reuters. These talks represent a significant shift between two historically hostile nations that do not maintain official ...
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 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's attorney general has said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of an army major general as head of domestic intelligence is "illegal", after the supreme court found his move to sack the incumbent chief unlawful. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet last week, after months of legal and political wrangling ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 27/05 11:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon has announced a plan to disarm Palestinian refugee camps, a step in the right direction. But disarmament is not enough. Lebanon needs a hard divorce from the Palestinians and their cause and should ask the UN to resettle 174,000 Palestinians, classified as refugees, in a third country. The founding literature of the UN Relief and Works ...
This is Beirut, 27/05 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli raid targeted on Tuesday evening a motorcycle on the outskirts of Yater (Bint Jbeil), killing the rider, reportedly from the Al Balaghi family, according to preliminary information. At dawn on Tuesday, an Israeli infantry unit crossed approximately 200 meters into Lebanese territory in the Mays al-Jabal area (Marjayoun district). The ...
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 ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun received MP Mohammad Raad, the head of the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Monday, as Lebanon moves forward with its plan to disarm Palestinian camps by mid-June. The issue of weapons and the restoration of full Lebanese sovereignty was at the heart of their meeting, which lasted ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Hamas source said the group had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal presented by mediators that reportedly involves the releasing of 10 hostages in two batches and a 70-day truce. The outline of the new potential deal was revealed as Israel ramped up its offensive in the Palestinian territory and follows previous rounds of talks that have failed ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam declared on Monday that Lebanon will no longer tolerate the presence of weapons outside the state’s control, marking a firm stance on national sovereignty and the rule of law. “We will not remain silent about the existence of any arms outside the authority of the state,” Salam said in an exclusive interview with ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Six months after the November 2024 ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel is adjusting its military deployment along the northern frontier, signaling a shift toward a more routine defensive posture. According to Israeli military radio, the Israeli Army Northern Command has reassigned control of the Lebanese border to the 91st Division, also known as the ...
This is Beirut, 26/05 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Rescuers said devastating Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 52 people on Monday, 33 of them in a school turned shelter. The civil defence agency said many of the casualties at the school in Gaza City were children, while the Israeli military said the site was housing "key terrorists". Israel has stepped up a renewed ...