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Ahead of Hochstein’s Visit, Israel Presents Demands to End Lebanon War

This is Beirut, 21/10 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ahead of US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein’s visit to Beirut on Monday, Israel submitted a document last week to the US outlining its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, according to US and Israeli officials who spoke to Axios. The document, sent by Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to Hochstein ...

Lebanon Bound by Resolution 1559 as Hochstein Introduces Mechanisms for Resolution 1701

20/10 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A diplomatic source at the United Nations indicated that Lebanon cannot disregard the implementation of Resolution 1559 if it truly intends to comply with Resolution 1701. Lebanon has reiterated its commitment to both resolutions, along with Resolution 1680, by endorsing the recent Security Council decision that renewed the mandate of ...

Global and Local Condemnation of Israeli Attacks on UNIFIL

This is Beirut, 17/10 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Canada has demanded that “the strikes cease immediately” in response to Israeli attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Canadian government denounced “Israeli aggressions against civilian infrastructure in northern Gaza, as well as against UN peacekeeping forces” in a statement issued on Thursday. The ...

Foreign Ministry Files New Complaint to Security Council

This is Beirut, 16/10 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again called on the Security Council to order Israel to “immediately cease hostilities and withdraw from all Lebanese territories” and to fully execute UN resolution 1701. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared, in a statement on Wednesday, that it would be presenting a fresh protest on ...

Mikati: Americans Are Serious About Pressuring Israel to Reach a Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 15/10 17:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed that the Lebanese army is ready to strengthen its presence in south Lebanon by around 10,000 soldiers, in cooperation with the UNIFIL. “We took a decision in the cabinet to ask the UN Security Council to adopt a ceasefire resolution,” Mikati asserted, while emphasizing “full commitment to ...

Lebanon’s Complaint to UN: Israel Should Be Held Accountable

This is Beirut, 14/10 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, under the instructions of caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, submitted an identical complaint to both UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council in response to repeated Israeli attacks targeting United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ...

China Deployed Fighter Jets and Warship Around Taiwan in "Warning"

This is Beirut, 14/10 12:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in the past two ...

Israel-Hezb: Breaking the Vicious Circle of Recurrent Wars

Michel Touma, 14/10 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Only the truth hurts, as the saying goes. In the political sphere, it is often the uncomfortable truths that prevail. Recently tasked by Hezbollah to spearhead diplomatic negotiations with international powers, Nabih Berri—Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Amal Movement—has emphasized that any resolution to the ...

Meerab Gathering Draws 'Rescue Roadmap' to Salvage Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 12/10 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, chaired a national gathering of opposition forces at the party’s headquarters in Meerab under the title “In Defense of Lebanon” to propose a “rescue roadmap” after the war “that Lebanon was dragged into reached a catastrophic level, amidst the suffering of the Lebanese from death, ...

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