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Toward a Truce in Gaza: What the New Ceasefire Agreement Involves

This is Beirut, 2025-07-03 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas appears to be taking shape, with concrete provisions involving the release of Israeli hostages, the return of remains, and commitments toward a gradual de-escalation in Gaza. According to The New York Times, which cites Israeli and Palestinian sources close to the negotiations, the proposed deal ...

Trump Urges 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire Deal Ahead of Netanyahu Visit

This is Beirut, 2025-07-02 05:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to accept a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, saying that Israel had agreed to finalize such a deal, as its forces also stepped up operations in the Palestinian territory. Trump, in a post on social media, said his representatives had met with Israeli officials about the raging conflict, ahead of Prime ...

Gaza Rescuers say Israeli Forces Kill Over 50 as Ceasefire Calls Mount

This is Beirut, 2025-07-01 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grow for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The swift resolution of Israel's 12-day war with Iran has revived hopes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza, where more than 20 months of combat have created ...

Qatar Urges Israel, Hamas to Seize ‘Window of Opportunity’ for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 2025-06-28 11:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza mediators are engaging with Israel and Hamas to build on momentum from this week's ceasefire with Iran and work towards a truce in the Palestinian territory, Qatar foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said. Israel and Iran on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Qatar just hours after the Islamic republic ...

Gaza Rescuers say Death toll From Israeli Fire Rises to 56

This is Beirut, 2025-06-26 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed 56 people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Thursday, updating a previous toll of 35. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 56 people were killed by Israeli fire across Gaza, including six who were waiting for aid in two separate locations. AFP

Hamas says Gaza Ceasefire Talks 'Intensified in Recent Hours'

This is Beirut, 2025-06-25 12:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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A senior Hamas official told AFP Wednesday that talks for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group “intensified in recent hours” with mediator countries. “Our communications with the brother mediators in Egypt and Qatar have not stopped and have intensified in recent hours,” Taher al-Nunu said, ...

Gaza Rescuers say Israeli Forces Kill 20 Including Six Aid Seekers

This is Beirut, 2025-06-25 10:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli fire killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, including six who were waiting to collect food aid in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The latest in a string of deadly incidents near aid distribution sites came after the United Nations had condemned the "weaponization of food" in the Gaza Strip, where a ...

UN Condemns 'Weaponisation of Food' in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2025-06-24 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations on Tuesday condemned Israel's apparent "weaponisation of food" in Gaza, a war crime, and urged Israel's military to "stop shooting at people trying to get food". "Israel's militarised humanitarian assistance mechanism is in contradiction with international standards on aid distribution," the UN human rights office said in ...

The Mullahs’ Regime: A Legacy of Irrational Decisions

Michel Touma, 2025-06-23 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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This may apply to individuals, but it is especially true when the future of a nation hangs in the balance. In moments of acute existential crisis, the need for self-examination becomes unavoidable — a time to evaluate past decisions and their consequences. In the uniquely complex case of the Islamic Republic of Iran, this means asking ...

The Twilight of the Shia Crescent

Marc Saikali, 2025-06-19 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For 45 years, Khomeini and his successor Ali Khamenei have sought to forge a Shia crescent stretching from Kabul to Beirut, passing through Baghdad, Damascus and Sana'a. This sweeping “revolutionary” project – religious, military and political – was built on the margins, fueled by communal suffering, billions in diverted public funds and ...

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