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Parliamentary Blocs Call for Effective Management of Displacement Crisis

This is Beirut, 2024-10-28 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a bid to avoid friction or problems arising from certain abuses linked to displacement movements from areas subject to Israeli strikes, the parliamentary blocs discussed on Monday the implementation of a safety net that concerns both the displaced and the host communities. A statement issued at the end of the parliamentary meeting ...

Palestinian Man Killed in Attempted Knife Attack on Israeli Soldiers in West Bank

This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Palestinian man was killed on Sunday as he tried to attack soldiers with a knife during an “anti-terrorist” operation in Hizma, north of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli army announced. The man, whose identity was not given, “accelerated in his car towards soldiers who were carrying out an anti-terrorist operation in the ...

Gallant Says ‘Painful Concessions’ Needed to Free Gaza Hostages

This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that "painful concessions" would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country's war aims. "Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations alone... to realise our moral duty to bring our ...

Truck Attack in Central Israel Kills One and Injures Dozens

This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A driver rammed his truck into a crowd at a bus stop in central Israel on Sunday, killing a man and injuring more than two dozen people, medics and police said. In a separate incident, Israeli soldiers killed a man who tried to stab them during a "counterterrorism" operation near Jerusalem, the military said, describing it as a ...

Iran Says Will Respond “With Wisdom” to Israel, Khamenei Comments Attacks

This is Beirut, 2024-10-27 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In his first reaction to the Israeli airstrikes that hit military targets in Iran on Saturday, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian stated that his country “will respond to any act of foolishness with wisdom and intelligence,” according to Iran International. He also mourned the loss of four Iranian soldiers in the Israeli strikes, ...

Anxious Iranians Fear Regional Escalation

This is Beirut, 2024-10-26 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Residents of Tehran awoke and went about their business as planned on Saturday after their sleep was troubled by Israeli strikes that triggered blasts that echoed across the city. The night skies had been criss-crossed by light trails from air defence weapons, but by mid-morning the capital had resumed its usual rhythm and buses wove through the ...

UNIFIL Withdraws from Its Post in Dhayra Following Israeli Fire

This is Beirut, 2024-10-26 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has announced that its soldiers withdrew on October 22 from an observation post in the southern Lebanese border town of Dhayra, after coming under fire from the Israeli Army. In a statement, UNIFIL said the peacekeepers at its permanent observation post in Dhayra were monitoring Israeli ...

Israel Strikes Syrian Military Positions Amid Rising Tensions With Iran

This is Beirut, 2024-10-26 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian state news agency SANA said Israel conducted an air attack on Saturday from the occupied Golan Heights and Lebanon, targeting military positions in Syria. Citing an unnamed military source, the agency said the attack at around 2:00 am (2300 GMT) had targeted positions in central and southern Syria. The attack prompted Syria to activate ...

Blinken Pushes for Saudi-Israel Deal Despite Regional Wars

This is Beirut, 2024-10-23 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to promote potential normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, ahead of a meeting in London on Friday with Arab foreign ministers regarding the wars in the Middle East. Before departing Tel Aviv for Riyadh, Blinken urged Israel to seize the “incredible opportunity” to ...

Haaretz: Israeli Offensive in Lebanon Reportedly Nearing Completion

This is Beirut, 2024-10-23 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel’s military operations in southern Lebanon are reportedly approaching their final stages, with significant progress made against Hezbollah’s forces, according to Israel’s major left-leaning newspaper Haaretz. Since the campaign began in late September, Israeli troops have successfully neutralized over 1,200 Hezbollah ...

Electing a President Today: A Painkiller for a Cancer

Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-10-18 09:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This situation is widely recognized. Fortunately, for the first time in Lebanon's history, the current state of vacancy may actually be advantageous. Had a president been elected within the constitutional deadlines in 2022, the new leader would have had to navigate the fallout from the October 7 crisis, the repercussions of the Al-Aqsa flood, and ...

Arab Aid vs. Iran’s Empty Promises

Nisrine Merheb, 2024-10-15 13:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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All we get from Iran is “words, words, and words.” Only the Arab nations are Lebanon's genuine supporters and saviors in this crisis! In just a few days, Lebanon will mark the end of the first bloody month of the brutal war waged by the Israeli Army. Southern Lebanon has become a scorched landscape, and the Beqaa has suffered equally ...

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