Natasha Metni Torbey, 26/01 07:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon South Ceasefire Hezbollah
“Nothing is more certain than the impossible.” For years, this idea shaped Lebanon's political and security landscape under Iranian dominance— the impossible Israeli withdrawal, the impossible deployment of the Lebanese Army along the border, and the impossible disarmament of Hezbollah. Today, in the aftermath of the devastating war that ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Joseph Aoun Emmanuel Macron
In the run-up to the January 27 deadline for Israeli forces to complete their withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement that came into force on November 27, the President of the Republic, General Joseph Aoun, received a call from French President Emmanuel Macron. They discussed developments in the situation in ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 16:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Donald Trump Hostages
Palestinian militants and Israel carried out a hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire deal, but a last-minute dispute blocked the expected return of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to devastated northern Gaza. As part of the exchange, the second since the truce took effect last Sunday, four freed Israeli women hostages, ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's prison service confirmed on Saturday that it had released 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of a hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal.
This is Beirut, 25/01 15:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Seventy Palestinian prisoners arrived aboard buses in Egypt Saturday after being released from Israel as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, state-linked Egyptian media reported. Al-Qahera News, which is linked to state intelligence, said the prisoners were those "deported" by Israel, adding they would be transferred to Egyptian hospitals for ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Palestine
Israel said on Saturday it would block the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza until civilian woman hostage Arbel Yehud is released. "Israel will not allow the passage of Gazans to the northern part of the Gaza Strip until the release of civilian Arbel Yehud, who was supposed to be released today, is arranged," Prime ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Nawaf Salam Hamas Hostages Truce
As part of the truce agreement, four Israeli female hostages were released on Saturday morning in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. This first phase of the truce calls for the gradual release of 33 Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 1,900 Palestinian prisoners.
This is Beirut, 25/01 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanon Ceasefire Lebanese Armed Forces South Lebanon
As the 60-day ceasefire agreement reaches its conclusion, the Israeli army has advanced in several areas of southern Lebanon, despite the agreement’s stipulation for a full withdrawal. Early reports indicate incursions in more than five locations, including Markaba-Tallouseh, Hula-Wadi slouki, and the heights of Kfarchouba. A reinforced ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 25/01 07:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam South Lebanon Benjamin Netanyahu United Nations Hezbollah
Tel Aviv announced on Friday that its army will not withdraw completely from the areas it occupies in southern Lebanon when the 60-day ceasefire agreement expires on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the phased withdrawal process would continue after January 27, “in agreement with the United States.” According ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 06:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Banks Hamas
On Saturday, Hamas is due to free four Israeli soldiers, held hostage in Gaza since 7 October 2023, in exchange for several dozen Palestinians detained in Israel, in the second exchange of this type under the truce agreement in the Gaza Strip. Nearly a week after the ceasefire came into force, which was generally respected, the Palestinian ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 02:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine United Nations
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) must cease its operations in Jerusalem and vacate all the buildings it uses by 30 January, the Israeli ambassador to the UN wrote in a letter to the Secretary-General on Friday. ‘In accordance with applicable Israeli law (...), Unrwa must cease its operations in Jerusalem and evacuate all the ...
This is Beirut, 25/01 02:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam USA Donald Trump US Secretary of State Hamas
The United States has frozen its foreign aid, with the exception of that provided to Egypt and Israel, as well as emergency food aid, while it carries out a complete review to see whether it is in line with the policy that Donald Trump intends to pursue. ‘No new funds will be committed (...) until every proposed new allocation or extension has ...