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Tensions Mount as Washington Delays and Israel Threatens Iran

Kaline Antoun, 30/05 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay any potential military action against Iran, in order to give the United States administration more time to negotiate a new nuclear agreement with Tehran. Iran’s nuclear program lies at the center of an escalating diplomatic ...

Witkoff’s Fragile Path to Peace: Hostages, Truce and Ultimatum

Élie-Joe Kamel, 29/05 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Steve Witkoff, special envoy to US President Donald Trump, has unveiled a new framework aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. The proposal, delivered to Israeli officials overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, outlines a 60-day truce that would begin with Hamas releasing ten living hostages and the return of 18 bodies, to be carried out in two ...

Israel Announces Creation of 22 Settlements in West Bank

This is Beirut, 29/05 11:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Thursday the creation of 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, risking further strain on relations with the international community already taxed by the war in Gaza. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are regularly condemned by the United Nations as illegal under international law, and are seen as one of the main ...

NYT: Israel Considered Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites Amid Trump’s Push for Deal

This is Beirut, 28/05 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As the United States moves closer to a potential new nuclear agreement with Iran, tensions are reportedly growing between Washington and Tel Aviv, according to a detailed report published on Wednesday by The New York Times. The article outlines growing concern within the Israeli leadership, particularly from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over ...

Thousands Rush into New Aid Distribution Center in South Gaza

This is Beirut, 27/05 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of Palestinians rushed into a new aid distribution center run by a US-backed group in southern Gaza on Tuesday, AFP journalists reported, leading to chaotic scenes as Israel implemented a new distribution system. The incident in Rafah came days after the partial easing of a total aid blockade on the territory that Israel imposed since ...

Israel Attorney General says PM's Nomination for Shin Bet Chief 'Illegal'

This is Beirut, 27/05 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's attorney general has said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of an army major general as head of domestic intelligence is "illegal", after the supreme court found his move to sack the incumbent chief unlawful. Netanyahu named David Zini as his pick to lead the Shin Bet last week, after months of legal and political wrangling ...

Israel Strikes Gaza as PM Vows to Bring Hostages Home

This is Beirut, 27/05 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday to bring back all hostages, "living and dead", as Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the war-battered Palestinian enclave. Netanyahu's remarks came amid confusion about the fate of a proposed 70-day ceasefire that was to see the release of 10 Israeli hostages ...

Abbas Visit Ends Cairo Pact’s Legacy, Joint Statement Set for Action

Philippe Abi-Akl, 27/05 08:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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President Mahmoud Abbas’ recent visit to Lebanon is unlike any before it, neither in symbolism nor substance. Local and regional dynamics have been upended. What held true before September 2024 and even during the turbulent months that followed in Lebanon and Syria, no longer applies in 2025. Abbas in Beirut: A Break from the Past This visit ...

Israel PM: New Security Chief Must be Appointed 'as Soon as Possible'

This is Beirut, 23/05 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's premier said Friday his pick for the next domestic intelligence chief should be appointed "as soon as possible", but would have no hand in an ongoing investigation into his associates. Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to tap army Major General David Zini to lead the Shin Bet -- which follows months of legal and political wrangling over his ...

Netanyahu Appoints Shin Bet Head in Defiance of Attorney General

This is Beirut, 22/05 21:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday his pick for the next head of the Shin Bet domestic security agency, despite the attorney general having barred such an appointment. "Prime Minister Netanyahu announced this evening his decision to appoint Major General David Zini as the next head of the Shin Bet," a statement from the ...

Trump Reaffirms Support for Israel in Phone Call with Netanyahu Following Washington Attack

This is Beirut, 22/05 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the deadly attack in Washington, where two employees of the Israeli embassy were shot and killed near the Jewish museum. During the call, Trump expressed his full support for Israel’s objectives in its war against Hamas. According to a ...

Shooting in Washington: Two Israeli Diplomats Killed, Suspect in Custody

Ryan Chaba, 22/05 19:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Shortly after 9 PM, gunfire broke out in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. The incident resulted in two victims: Yaron Lischinsky, 28, and his partner Sarah Lynn Milgrim, both employees of the Israeli Embassy in the United States. The assailant was immediately restrained by the museum's security and handed over to the ...

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