This Is Beirut, 2024-03-22 17:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Russia and China vetoed on Friday a US resolution stressing the "necessity" of an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, arguing that it is "hypocritical". France, however, remains determined to find "an agreement" in the UN Security Council. Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-22 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China expressed support on Friday for UN Security Council efforts to end the conflict in Gaza but refrained from explicitly stating whether it would back a US draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. China said on Friday that it supported steps by the UN Security Council to end fighting in Gaza. It did not say whether Beijing, a ...
2024-03-19 09:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Despite the failure of American, French and Arab attempts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza before the beginning of Ramadan, efforts are still underway for a truce, this time through a new US proposal that is awaiting Hamas’s response. US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf stated in this regard, "We are seeking a ...
2024-03-15 15:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas has put forward a new ceasefire proposal which would see a six-week truce and the mutual exchange of prisoners, alongside the phased withdrawal of the Israeli military and the return of displaced Gazans. Hamas proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official from ...
2024-03-05 10:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Palestine Hamas
A meeting was held on Sunday (March 3) in Cairo between officials from Hamas, Qatar and the United States to discuss the Gaza ceasefire agreement. If Israel agrees to the demands of the Palestinian movement and if Tel Aviv obtains – under its conditions – a comprehensive list of the names of surviving Israeli detainees, the ceasefire would ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-04 10:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Sunday, marking a change in the tone of the US administration. Harris is set to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz on Monday to discuss matters. US Vice President Kamala Harris urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, ...
Joanne Naoum, 2024-03-01 17:12 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Significant international support is currently being extended to the Lebanese Army. The international community places great reliance on the institution's pivotal role and legitimacy as the sole and legal protector of the country, a sentiment shared by the majority of the Lebanese population. Diplomatic envoys have consistently advocated ...
2024-02-27 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
As per the last updates from the Paris 2 meeting held last Friday, negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are expected to resume. Representatives from Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Israel, along with a delegation from Hamas, are scheduled to convene in Doha for discussions. This will be followed by further talks in Cairo aimed at ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-18 10:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Despite growing international calls for immediate action, the United States has once again signaled its intention to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza. Diplomatic tensions mount as Algeria pushes for the resolution. The UN Security Council could hold a vote next week, sought by Algeria, on a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-08 16:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas still wants to discuss a ceasefire in its war with Israel, a Palestinian official close to the militant group told AFP Thursday, despite a rejection of its initial offer. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday dismissed the organisation's ceasefire proposal, calling it "bizarre" and vowing to press on with military action ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-30 13:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ceasefire Gaza Hamas international mediation
The displaced Palestinians are exhausted, as the never-ending war enters its 13th week. As international mediation continues, Gazans hope to see an end to this war, by the new year. Fighting raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where displaced Palestinians found themselves "exhausted" by the relentless Israeli army offensive against Hamas in the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 15:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ceasefire David Schenker Hamas
Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker wrote an article in the National Interest on December 9 comparing the July 2006 war in Lebanon to that in Gaza today. Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker drew a comparison between Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas and the ...