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A Ceasefire in the Coming Hours or Days between Israel and Hezbollah?

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 23:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Diplomacy seems to have regained the upper hand as Israel expands and intensifies its strikes in Lebanon. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope for a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah "in the coming hours or days," describing himself as "cautiously optimistic" in an interview with the local channel Al-Jadeed on Wednesday ...

Gaza Mediators Propose Ceasefire of Less than a Month

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 16:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Mediators seeking a Gaza ceasefire are set to propose a truce of under a month to Palestinian militants Hamas, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Wednesday. The discussions in Doha, which concluded Monday, included Mossad chief David Barnea, CIA director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim ...

CIA Chief Suggests Gaza 28-Day Ceasefire and Hostage Exchange in Qatar Meeting

This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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CIA Director William Burns discussed a potential agreement during a meeting in Doha on Sunday that would entail a 28-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, according to Israeli sources reported by the American media outlet Axios on Tuesday. The proposed ...

International Outcry as Israel Bans UNRWA

This is Beirut, 2024-10-29 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's parliament on Monday approved a bill banning the main UN aid agency for the war-devastated Gaza Strip, sparking international outcry. Despite objections from the United States and warnings from the UN Security Council, Israeli lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill banning the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, ...

Netanyahu Pledges to Continue Fighting 'Until Victory'

This is Beirut, 2024-10-28 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday signaled a firm stance on Israel’s military objectives, pledging to fight “until victory” against those who “seek to destroy” Israel, underscoring the complexity of ongoing negotiations around a possible ceasefire, while leaving the door open for talks regarding the ...

Blinken Ends Latest Round of Shuttle Diplomacy Without Resolution

This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...

Gaza: Israel Sends Negotiators to Doha, Hamas Open to Conditional Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2024-10-25 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Thursday that it would dispatch a delegation to Qatar to negotiate a deal concerning Gaza that involves the release of hostages, while Hamas stated it was open to discussions on a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory devastated by over a year of war. The latest indirect negotiations, facilitated by mediators—Qatar, Egypt, ...

Hamas Says Ready for Peace if Israel Agree Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2024-10-24 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A senior Hamas official told AFP on Thursday that the group had told Egyptian officials it was ready to stop fighting in Gaza if Israel committed to a ceasefire deal. The official said a Hamas delegation discussed "ideas and proposals" related to a Gaza truce with Egyptian officials in Cairo on Thursday. "Hamas has expressed readiness to stop ...

Blinken and Netanyahu Discuss Joint Iran Military Action

This is Beirut, 2024-10-22 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he held talks on Tuesday with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem on joining forces to counter threats from Iran. "During the meeting, the Iranian threat and the need for both countries to unite forces against it were raised," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that ...

Hezbollah Claims Sole Responsibility for Drone Attack on Netanyahu's Home

This is Beirut, 2024-10-22 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah claimed on Tuesday sole responsibility for the drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home in the town of Caesarea. It also said there would be no negotiations while fighting continued with Israel. The group "takes full and sole responsibility" for targeting Netanyahu's house, Mohammad Afif, head of the ...

Blinken Heads to Middle East to Push for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 2024-10-21 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...

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