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Edan Alexander's Release: A Diplomatic Turning Point Between Washington and Hamas

Sana Richa Choucair, 2025-05-12 17:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Donald Trump Gaza Hostages

Edan Alexander, 21, is the only American national still held alive in Gaza. After moving from New Jersey to Israel in 2022, he joined an elite unit of the Israeli army and was taken by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack. In a statement released on Sunday, the spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, said: “The ...

Israel PM Says to Send Gaza Negotiators to Qatar Tuesday

This is Beirut, 2025-05-12 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he would send mediators to Qatar on Tuesday to discuss the release of hostages held in Gaza after Hamas announced the release of US-Israeli Edan Alexander. Following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff and ambassador Mike Huckabee, "the Prime Minister instructed to send a negotiation ...

Germany, Israel Mark 60 Years of Ties as Gaza War Casts Shadow

This is Beirut, 2025-05-12 15:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Germany

Israeli President Issac Herzog will visit Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated the Holocaust, at a time when ties are complicated by the Gaza war. His German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier will then visit Israel with Herzog, to emphasise Germany's historic responsibility as one of its staunchest ...

Hamas Says will Release US-Israeli Hostage Monday

This is Beirut, 2025-05-12 12:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Hamas

Hamas's armed wing said it would release on Monday a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since October 2023, even as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of an "intensification" of fighting in the war-ravaged territory. The Palestinian militant group on Sunday said it would release US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, ahead of a visit by ...

Leo XIV Gets Down to Business on First Full week as Pope

This is Beirut, 2025-05-12 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Pope Leo XIV launches his first full week as leader of the world's Catholics on Monday, with journalists, diplomats and top Vatican officials all set to meet the newly elected pontiff. Pomp and prayer marked the initial days of the pontificate of the former Robert Francis Prevost, the US pope first introduced to the world from the balcony of St ...

Is the Qatari Model the Key to Lebanese-Israeli Relations?

Bassam Abou Zeid, 2025-05-12 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Political sources reported that Lebanese officials have been repeatedly and directly informed by multiple parties that the only viable way to resolve the ongoing issues with Israel, including the withdrawal from occupied territories, an end to ongoing violations and the resolution of disputes along the Blue Line, is through direct negotiations ...

Hamas to Release US-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander

This is Beirut, 2025-05-11 22:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas USA Ceasefire Gaza

Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire in the war-battered territory. "Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, a dual US national, will be released as part of efforts towards a ceasefire" and the reopening of aid crossings, the ...

India-Pakistan Ceasefire Holds after Early Violations

This is Beirut, 2025-05-11 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam India Pakistan Conflict

A ceasefire appeared to hold on Sunday between India and Pakistan, hours after the nuclear-armed rivals accused each other of violating a truce that brought them back from the brink of all-out war. The ceasefire was agreed on Saturday after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks that killed at least 60 people and sent thousands fleeing ...

Israel says Recognition of Palestinian State Will Force 'Unilateral Actions' in Response

This is Beirut, 2025-05-11 15:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gideon Saar Palestinian Statehood

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Sunday that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state would force Israel to take "unilateral actions," following announcements by several countries that they plan to take such a step. "There have been talks about an initiative to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state... any ...

Israeli Army Says Body of Soldier Missing for 43 Years Found in 'Heart of Syria'

This is Beirut, 2025-05-11 11:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Syria

The Israeli army said Sunday that the body of a soldier missing for 43 years had been found in the "heart of Syria" and repatriated in a special operation with the Mossad intelligence agency. "In a special operation led by the IDF (military) and Mossad, the body of Sgt. First Class Tzvika Feldman was found in the heart of Syria and ...

Hamas Releases Video of Two Israeli Hostages Alive in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2025-05-10 23:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Hostages

Hamas's armed wing released a video on Saturday showing two Israeli hostages alive in the Gaza Strip, with one of the two men calling to end the 19-month-long war. The pair were identified by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum campaign group as Elkana Bohbot and Yosef Haim Ohana, who were kidnapped during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on ...

Trump's Bold Agenda: A Call for Total Dismantlement of Iran's Nuclear Program

Amal Chmouny, 2025-05-10 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Iran nuclear nuclear talks

Discussions are ongoing in Washington about how to address the potential consequences of a nuclear-capable Iran. President Donald Trump has taken a firm stance, advocating for the complete dismantlement of Iran's nuclear ambitions, asserting that this approach is vital for maintaining international security. In a recent "Meet the Press" interview, ...

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