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Blinken Asserts Netanyahu's Support for Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

This Is Beirut, 19/08 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured him of support for a US proposal to bridge gaps on reaching a Gaza ceasefire, and pressed Hamas to agree. Following three hours of talks with the prime minister in Jerusalem, Blinken said that Netanyahu promised Israel would send a team to ...

Blinken: Ongoing Negotiations 'Maybe the Last' Chance for Truce

19/08 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a "last opportunity" to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Hamas's October 7 attack triggered the war, said he was back in Israel "to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over ...

Is There a Chance for Peace?

19/08 10:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The latest developments in the Near East are of bad omen and the chances of stabilization are improbable in spite of the active diplomatic mediations. As long as the Iranian regime is in control of the political landscape, the chances of serious political evolutions are of a limited scope, let alone uncertain. The uncanny neutralization of the ...

Blinken Says Talks 'Maybe the Last Chance' for a Gaza Truce

This Is Beirut, 19/08 09:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to push for a Gaza truce. He said on Monday that ongoing negotiations were "maybe the last" chance to reach an agreement to end the war. "This is a decisive moment – probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a ceasefire and to put everyone on a better path ...

War Diary: Day 317

Hala Abdallah, 18/08 21:43 - Reading : less than a minute

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From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 18, 2024.

Netanyahu Urges More Pressure on 'Obstinate' Hamas

This Is Beirut, 18/08 17:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's prime minister on Sunday accused Hamas of being an obstacle in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal and called for more pressure on the Palestinian militants ahead of a new round of talks later this week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments came with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken set to arrive in Israel later on Sunday ...

Gaza: Israeli Strike Kills 15 From Same Family, Including 9 Children

This Is Beirut, 17/08 11:32 - Reading : less than a minute

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Gaza's civil defense agency said an Israeli air strike early Saturday killed 15 people from a Palestinian family, including nine children and three women. The strike hit the home of the Ajlah family in Al-Zawaida neighbourhood of central Gaza, civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP. The Israeli military did not offer an immediate ...

Guterres Calls for Polio Vaccination of 640,000 Gaza Children

This Is Beirut, 16/08 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Friday for two seven-day breaks in the Gaza war to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been detected in the territory's wastewater. The UN health and children's agencies said they had detailed plans to reach children across the besieged Palestinian territory and could start this ...

War Diary: Day 315

Lyne Sammouri, 16/08 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 16, 2024.

Hamas Rejects 'New Conditions' in Proposed Gaza Deal

This Is Beirut, 16/08 18:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas said Friday the Palestinian group rejected "new conditions" in a Gaza ceasefire plan the United States presented after two days of talks with Israeli negotiators in Qatar. As international pressure mounted for a ceasefire after more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, US President Joe Biden said: "We are closer ...

Gaza Ceasefire Talks to Resume for Second Day in Qatar

This Is Beirut, 16/08 11:42 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Negotiators seeking a Gaza ceasefire were set to meet for a second day in Qatar on Friday, while top European diplomats were expected in Israel to stress the urgency of averting a wider war. The on-and-off truce talks reconvened in Qatar's capital on Thursday without Hamas, which has accused Israel of obstructing a deal and insists on the ...

War Diary: Day 314

Rayan Chami, 15/08 21:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 15, 2024.

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