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Ortagus to Visit Beirut with Sweeping Proposals

This is Beirut, 29/05 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Morgan Ortagus, the Deputy United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, is expected to arrive in Beirut by the end of next week. She will carry a wide-ranging set of proposals aimed at addressing several of Lebanon’s most pressing and controversial issues, according to a report by al-Jadeed television. Among the key elements of the US ...

Witkoff’s Fragile Path to Peace: Hostages, Truce and Ultimatum

Élie-Joe Kamel, 29/05 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Steve Witkoff, special envoy to US President Donald Trump, has unveiled a new framework aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. The proposal, delivered to Israeli officials overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, outlines a 60-day truce that would begin with Hamas releasing ten living hostages and the return of 18 bodies, to be carried out in two ...

Two Men Killed in Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 29/05 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two men were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Thursday, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported, with Israel claiming to have targeted a Hezbollah member. A municipal worker was killed on Thursday in an Israeli drone strike targeting the Ali al-Taher wooded area in Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, according to a statement from the Ministry of ...

Israel Says Killed Hamas's Presumed Leader in Gaza

This is Beirut, 29/05 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel said Wednesday its military killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas's presumed Gaza leader and the brother of Yahya, slain mastermind of the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war. On the war's 600th day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Israel's Gaza offensive, saying it had killed tens of thousands of militants including Mohammed ...

Israeli Incursion Near Blida

This is Beirut, 28/05 23:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli unit, backed by two Merkava tanks and a bulldozer, carried out an incursion Wednesday night east of the village of Blida, in South Lebanon, in an area known as Bir Chaib. The Israeli force advanced approximately 200 meters into Lebanese territory, not far from a Lebanese Army outpost, which was placed on high alert. An additional ...

Israel Vows to Intensify Pressure on Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 28/05 20:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Chief of Staff General Eyal Zamir announced on Wednesday that the Israeli military will press ahead with efforts to neutralize Hezbollah threats, citing national security imperatives and the need to protect northern Israeli communities. Speaking during a situational assessment at the Israeli army’s Northern Command headquarters near the ...

Palestinians in Gaza 'Deserve More than Survival,' says UN envoy

This is Beirut, 28/05 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Palestinians living in Gaza "deserve more than survival," the United Nations envoy for the Middle East told the Security Council on Wednesday, as Israel's war there enters its 600th day. Israel stepped up its military offensive in Gaza, ignited by an attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7, 2023, earlier this month, while ...

Israel says Fighter jets Striking 'Terror Targets' in Yemen

This is Beirut, 28/05 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday that fighter jets had carried out strikes on Houthi "terror targets" at the airport in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, a day after the group fired two projectiles at Israel. "Air Force jets have just struck terror targets of the Houthi terrorist organisation at the airport in Sanaa and destroyed ...

Indonesia's Prabowo Says Ready to Recognise Israel if Palestinians Get State

This is Beirut, 28/05 10:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday said he would be willing to establish diplomatic relations with Israel if it recognized a Palestinian state, as he held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Jakarta. Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, has no formal ties with Israel and has consistently ...

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel

This is Beirut, 28/05 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran has executed a man convicted of spying for Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, the judiciary said on Wednesday. "After identification, arrest, and judicial proceedings against Pedram Madani, who was spying in favour of the Zionist regime, and following the complete process of criminal procedure and the final confirmation and upholding of the ...

NYT: Israel Considered Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Amid Trump’s Push for Deal

This is Beirut, 28/05 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As the United States moves closer to a potential new nuclear agreement with Iran, tensions are reportedly growing between Washington and Tel Aviv, according to a detailed report published on Wednesday by The New York Times. The article outlines growing concern within the Israeli leadership, particularly from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ...

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