This is Beirut, 17/02 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli strike on Monday targeted a vehicle in Saida, on the eve of a withdrawal deadline under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli Channel 12 reported that the target was a Palestinian Hamas military commander. According to Al-Hadath media, the individual was Mohammad Shahine, Hamas's military chief in ...
This is Beirut, 17/02 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's security cabinet was set to discuss on Monday the next phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, after top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front against Hamas and Iran. Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary of state, and landed on Monday in Saudi ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 17:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Top US diplomat Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front Sunday against their common enemies, threatening to "open the gates of hell" on Hamas and "finish the job" against Iran. The pledges came during a joint address to reporters in Jerusalem, where Rubio began his first Middle East trip as secretary of ...
This is Beirut, 16/02 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israel's prime minister in Jerusalem on Sunday for talks on the Gaza ceasefire, launching a Middle East tour a day after the latest hostage-prisoner exchange. On his first visit to the region as Washington's top diplomat, Rubio is expected to push US President Donald Trump's widely condemned ...
This is Beirut, 13/02 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hamas must release three living hostages on Saturday under the terms of the ongoing Gaza truce deal or Israel will return to war in the Palestinian territory, an Israeli government spokesman said Thursday. The ceasefire "framework makes clear that three live hostages must be released by Hamas terrorists on Saturday", spokesman David Mencer told ...
This is Beirut, 13/02 11:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Thursday it was committed to the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, as negotiators push to overcome an impasse regarding the implementation of the agreement. "We are keen to implement it (the ceasefire) and oblige the occupation to fully abide by it. Mediators are pressuring (Israel) to complete the full ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 22:07 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hamas on Wednesday called for worldwide "solidarity marches" over the weekend to protest a US plan endorsed by Israel to displace Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. "We... call on the masses of our people, our Arab and Islamic nation, and the free people of the world to go out in massive solidarity marches" from ...
This is Beirut, 12/02 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As the deadline approaches for Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon, a fragile calm persists in the region. The Ceasefire Monitoring Committee has been informed that the Israeli army has requested to remain in certain positions in southern Lebanon until February 28. The Lebanese side has firmly rejected this request. Additionally, ...
This is Beirut, 11/02 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An elderly Israeli man taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, has been declared dead, a statement from his kibbutz said on Tuesday. "With heavy hearts, we, the members of the kibbutz, received the news this morning about the murder of our dear friend, Shlomo Mansour, 86 years old, who was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Kissufim during the ...
This is Beirut, 09/02 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump's widely criticized plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to "do the job". In a Fox News interview aired late Saturday as the premier was wrapping up a visit to Washington, Netanyahu defended Trump's proposal, which has ...
This is Beirut, 07/02 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump's plan to take over Gaza will imperil attempts to forge landmark ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel and fuel anti-American sentiment in the oil-rich kingdom, analysts said. Trump's proposal to redevelop Gaza and oust the more than two million Palestinians living in the territory prompted a global backlash and enraged ...
This is Beirut, 06/02 15:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israel's defense minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for "voluntary" departures from Gaza, after US President Donald Trump proposed moving Palestinians out of the territory. The idea sparked uproar from leaders in the Middle East and beyond. On Wednesday, the Trump administration appeared to walk back on some of the ...