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Ceasefire Donald Trump Hezbollah Israel conflict
According to informed sources, the outgoing administration of United States President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming one share a similar view regarding the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Both administrations see an opportunity to end the conflict and establish a new reality that would prevent Hezbollah from ...
This is Beirut, 12/11 22:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein ceasefire lebanon Israel
The American envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, told reporters at the White House that there might be "a shot" at getting a ceasefire in Lebanon in the coming weeks, according to the American news website, Axios. "I am hopeful we can get it," Hochstein was quoted as saying. Axios revealed that Ron Dermer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
This is Beirut, 03/11 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Ceasefire Masoud Pezeshkian
Iran's president said Sunday a potential ceasefire between its allies and Israel “could affect the intensity” of Tehran's response to Israel's recent strikes on Iranian military sites. “If they (the Israelis) reconsider their behaviour, accept a ceasefire, and stop massacring the oppressed and innocent people of the ...
This is Beirut, 01/11 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Najib Mikati ceasefire Amos Hochstein
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied statements reported by Reuters, which cited a Lebanese political source and a diplomat claiming that US envoy Amos Hochstein had requested Lebanon to declare a unilateral ceasefire with Israel. On Friday morning, Mikati stated that “the Israeli statements and diplomatic indications received by ...
This is Beirut, 01/11 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz, the Commander-in-Chief of The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), on Friday to address the ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the challenges faced by the international forces in the region. During the meeting, Mikati highlighted the recent escalation of Israeli ...
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US President Joe Biden’s advisors, Amos Hochstein and Brett McGurk, will visit Israel on Thursday to attempt to negotiate a ceasefire that would enable displaced civilians on both sides of the border to return home, according to US media Axios. If successful, this would significantly de-escalate the regional war in the Middle East for the first ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu CIA Doha
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 ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine
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 ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Lebanese Army
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced that “an agreement on a final ceasefire is currently being discussed,” revealing an agreement with United States envoy Amos Hochstein on the implementation of United Nations resolution 1701, “without any amendments.” “We will start working to elect a consensus president for Lebanon after the ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas
The United States and Qatar on Thursday announced a resumption of negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said mediators were exploring new options after months of failing to seal a US-led plan. Blinken said negotiators would resume talks "in the coming days" on ways to end the year-long Gaza war and free ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to 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 ...