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Israel Voices Concerns over Ceasefire Implementation with Hezbollah as Deadline Approaches

This is Beirut, 2025-01-23 20:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government expressed concerns on Thursday about the slow implementation of the ceasefire agreement with Iran-backed Hezbollah, just days before Israel is scheduled to complete its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as outlined in the deal. The ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, was agreed upon in November, ...

Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire: Possible Extension

Elie Joe Kamel , 2025-01-23 14:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Ceasefire Hezbollah South Lebanon

The ceasefire agreement between Hezbollah and Israel, announced on November 27, 2024, is set to expire in four days. However, with the lack of enforcement thus far and the sluggish pace of implementation, an extension of the truce seems likely. Israeli forces continue to occupy dozens of villages in southern Lebanon, conducting raids and bombings, ...

Israeli Ceasefire Breaches Ahead of Withdrawal Deadline

This is Beirut, 2025-01-23 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As the January 27 deadline for the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon approaches, the Israeli Army is still proceeding with its military operations, raising concerns over the fragile ceasefire agreement. On Thursday, Israeli forces reportedly detonated three houses in the town of Deir Mimas, near the al-Ezziyeh road in the Marjayoun caza. ...

Trump Reinstates the Houthi Designation as a "Foreign Terrorist Organization"

This is Beirut, 2025-01-23 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to once again designate Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis a "foreign terrorist organization," the White House announced Wednesday. When former president Joe Biden took over from Trump in 2021, he removed the designation that Trump had signed near the end of his first term. Biden's move came in ...

Lebanon: A Drone of a War!

Marc Saikali, 2025-01-23 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The hum of Israeli drones continues to fill the skies over Beirut. What might induce fear in other places has become just another layer of the city’s already chaotic soundscape. Hardly anyone takes notice anymore. Yet, there’s a subtle shift in the air when the buzzing ceases—passersby exchange fleeting, anxious glances, as if the sudden ...

The Head Of US Diplomacy Pledges ‘Unwavering Support’ For Israel

This is Beirut, 2025-01-23 05:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The new head of US diplomacy, Marco Rubio, pledged ‘unwavering support’ for Israel in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State Department said on Wednesday. Rubio spoke with Netanyahu to ‘underscore that continued unwavering US support for Israel is a top priority for President Donald Trump,’ State Department ...

Islamic Jihad Operative Killed by Israeli Military Amid Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 2025-01-22 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Wednesday that it killed an Islamic Jihad militant in southern Gaza, the first such reported death since the start of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Palestinian territory. In a statement, the military said Israeli troops in southern Gaza "identified several armed suspects who posed a threat" and "operated ...

Is a Fait Accompli Government on the Horizon?

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-01-22 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Will Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun succeed in forming a government that aligns with their expectations and meets the needs of the Lebanese people, all while resisting political pressures, particularly from Amal and Hezbollah? Although this outcome cannot entirely be ruled out, there are warnings against its ...

Lebanese Army Deploys Partially in Selected Areas of South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2025-01-22 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanese Army South Lebanon

With just four days remaining until the end of the ceasefire agreement, Israeli violations persist as the Lebanese army deployment in the south continues. A Lebanese army patrol and a Civil Defense team repositioned on Wednesday in the towns of Hanine (Bint Jbeil) and Kfarchouba (Hasbaya). Meanwhile, Israeli forces infiltrated the village of ...

Israeli Chief Of Staff Resigns After ‘Failure Of 7 October'

This is Beirut, 2025-01-22 04:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Chief of staff

Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday, acknowledging his responsibility for the ‘failure’ to prevent a Palestinian Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, on the third day of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Following the entry into force on Sunday of the first phase of the truce, which led to the release of three Israeli hostages and 90 ...

Four Wounded in Tel Aviv Stabbing Attack, Assailant Killed

This is Beirut, 2025-01-21 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Tel Aviv Stabbing

Four people were wounded in a stabbing attack on Tuesday in Tel Aviv while the attacker was killed, Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said. The police said an initial investigation "revealed that a terrorist armed with a knife stabbed three civilians on Nahalat Binyamin Street and one civilian on Gruzenberg Street". Ichilov hospital in ...

A New Triptych of Reforms in Sight

Tilda Abou Rizk, 2025-01-21 20:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Government Reforms Joseph Aoun

The Lebanese people are eagerly awaiting the formation of the first ministerial team of President Joseph Aoun’s mandate. As French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized during his recent visit to Beirut, the government’s composition must reflect “the momentum set by President Aoun in his inaugural address on January 9.” In other words, ...

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