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Hamas Fires at Tel Aviv in First Riposte to Deadly Israel Assault

This is Beirut, 20/03 16:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Hamas said it fired rockets at Israeli commercial hub Tel Aviv on Thursday in its first military response to the growing civilian death toll from Israel's resumption of air and ground operations in Gaza. Israel said it had closed off the territory's main north-south route as troops expanded the ground operations they resumed on Wednesday. Gaza's ...

Israel Issues "Last Warning" to Residents of Gaza

This is Beirut, 20/03 02:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on Thursday after issuing what it called a "last warning" for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power. The renewed offensive shattered a relative calm that had pervaded since truce took hold mid-January. Heavy air strikes began strafing Gaza early Tuesday, ...

Ben Gvir Back in Government as Israel Intensifies Gaza Offensive

This is Beirut, 19/03 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government has approved the return of firebrand politician Itamar Ben-Gvir as national security minister, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday. A statement said the government had "unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to reappoint" Ben Gvir, who resigned on January 19 to protest a Gaza ...

Three Questions for Khalil Helou on the End of the Truce in Gaza

Mario Chartouni, 18/03 21:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As fighting in Gaza escalates with renewed hostilities and intensified strikes, uncertainty over the future of the Israel-Hamas conflict is deepening. With Palestinian sources reporting more than 400 deaths since Monday, This is Beirut spoke with General Khalil Helou to assess the dynamics at play, the potential impact on regional stability, and ...

Israel Vows to Fight on in Gaza after Deadliest Strikes since Truce

This is Beirut, 18/03 10:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel vowed on Tuesday to continue fighting in Gaza until the return of all hostages as it unleashed its most intense strikes since a ceasefire, with the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory reporting more than 330 people killed. Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock ...

Deadly Israeli Strikes Mar Fragile Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 15/03 22:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday, attacks which could further endanger the fragile truce in the Palestinian territory. Following the reported strikes, the deadliest since the ceasefire took hold on January 19, Hamas accused Israel of a "blatant violation" of the truce ...

Hamas Says Ready to Free Israeli-American Hostage, Remains of 4 Others

This is Beirut, 14/03 17:21 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hamas said on Friday it was ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the remains of four others, after the Palestinian militants and Israel resumed indirect Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Israel, however, said Hamas had "not budged" following a proposal from US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. After more ...

New York's Trump Tower Overrun by Pro-Palestinian Protesters

This is Beirut, 14/03 05:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators overran New York's Trump Tower on Thursday in support of Palestinians as well as detained Palestinian student campaigner Mahmoud Khalil. Wearing matching red T-shirts emblazoned with "Jews say stop arming Israel," the group protested for over an hour inside the Manhattan skyscraper, where President ...

Netanyahu Slams 'False' UN Finding on Gaza 'Genocidal Acts'

This is Beirut, 13/03 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday condemned as "false and absurd" a UN investigation that found Israel had committed "genocidal acts" in the Gaza Strip. "The anti-Israeli circus known as the UN Human Rights Council has long been exposed as an anti-Semitic, corrupt, terror-supporting, and irrelevant ...

The Ben Gurion Canal Project: A Viable Alternative to the Suez Canal?

Paul Guillot, 13/03 10:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As geopolitical and economic issues in the Middle East continue to dominate global discussions, a concept from the 1960s is resurfacing: the Ben Gurion Canal project. Named after David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister and a key figure in the creation of the Jewish state, this ambitious initiative proposes linking the Gulf of Aqaba at ...

Arab Nations Condemn Israel's Gaza Electricity Cut

This is Beirut, 11/03 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan on Tuesday condemned Israel's decision to cut electricity supply to the war-battered Gaza Strip, calling in separate statements for the international community to take action. Israel announced on Sunday it was disconnecting the only power line to a water desalination plant in Gaza, in an effort to pressure ...

Arrest of a Pro-Palestinian Activist From New York's Columbia Sparks Outrage

This is Beirut, 11/03 05:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Protesters in New York and rights groups expressed outrage Monday over the arrest of a leader of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, as President Donald Trump vowed further crackdowns. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate and one of the most prominent faces of the university's high-profile protests, was arrested by US ...

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