Ramadan Iftar Amid Gaza's Rubble
This is Beirut, 2025-03-02 14:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Palestinians gathered for communal iftars on the first day of Ramadan, sharing a meal in the midst of Gaza's destruction.
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Israel Frees Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners after Body Handover
This is Beirut, 2025-02-27 09:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, shortly after saying Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over coffins believed to contain the bodies of four hostages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel had received the coffins of "four fallen hostages", and a process to formally identify them had ...
Hamas Announces the Handover of the Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages Tonight
This is Beirut, 2025-02-26 17:17 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hamas's armed wing said Wednesday that it would hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages "tonight" as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. "Within the framework of the deal, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades has decided to hand over the bodies of four hostages tonight," the group said, providing the names of the captives. ...
Palestinians Have Some Soul-Searching To Do
Pierre Nahas , 2025-02-24 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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United States President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the Gaza Strip and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has sparked widespread debate. Whether his plan is feasible remains to be seen. Regardless, Palestinians need a new modus operandi if they are to survive. They must recognize that leaders in the Middle East now ...
Israel Ready to Resume Gaza War, PM Warns after Truce Delay
This is Beirut, 2025-02-24 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel was prepared to resume fighting against Hamas after the Palestinian group accused it of endangering a five-week-old Gaza truce by suspending prisoner releases. The first phase of the truce, which has largely halted more than 15 months of devastating war in the Gaza Strip, is due to ...
Final Farewell to Nasrallah and Safieddine: A Funeral Amid High Tensions and Rehashed Messages
This is Beirut, 2025-02-23 16:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Under a sky crisscrossed by Israeli military aircraft and Lebanese Army helicopters, the funeral of former Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and former head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council Hashem Safieddine took place, nearly five months after their deaths in Israeli airstrikes. Tens of thousands of people poured into the capital to ...
Israel Says Army to Stay in Evacuated West Bank Camps for 'Coming Year'
This is Beirut, 2025-02-23 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel on Sunday said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians. The military one month ago began a major raid against Palestinian militants in the West Bank just after a truce began in the Gaza ...
Israel Delays Palestinian Prisoners' Release Under Gaza Deal
This is Beirut, 2025-02-22 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends its "humiliating ceremonies" while releasing Israeli hostages. Since the ceasefire came into effect on January 19, Hamas has released 25 Israeli hostages in well-rehearsed handovers, ...
Netanyahu Orders 'Intensive' West Bank Operations after Israel Bus Blasts
This is Beirut, 2025-02-21 09:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered an "intensive operation against centers of terrorism" in the occupied West Bank, his office said, after three buses exploded in central Israel without causing any reported injuries. Three devices detonated on buses in the city of Bat Yam on Thursday evening and two others were being ...
Hamas Accuses Netanyahu of Delaying the Second Phase of the Truce
This is Beirut, 2025-02-20 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hamas on Thursday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of "procrastinating" on negotiations for the second phase of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, after Palestinian militants returned the bodies of four deceased hostages to Israel. "The second phase negotiations have not practically begun, and we are ready to engage in them as ...
Israel: Ongoing Identification of the Remains of Hostages Handed Over by Hamas
This is Beirut, 2025-02-20 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's national forensic centre said Thursday that it was still working to identify the bodies of three hostages returned earlier in the day by Hamas, after verifying the identity of a fourth. "We have been working since this morning to provide definitive answers to the families. The staff of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine ...
Hamas Returns Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages
This is Beirut, 2025-02-20 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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On Thursday, Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages – including Shiri Bibas and her two young children – to the Red Cross. This marks the first transfer of remains since the October 7 attack that triggered the conflict. Armed and masked Hamas fighters displayed the four black coffins on a stage set up in Khan Yunis, each ...