Hamas Rejects Short-term Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
This is Beirut, 2024-10-31 12:55 - Reading : less than a minute
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Biden Advisors to Visit Israel Thursday to Seal Ceasefire Deal
This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Berri: 'An Agreement on a Final Ceasefire is Being Discussed'
This is Beirut, 2024-10-24 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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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 ...
Gaza: US and Qatar Announce New Ceasefire Talks
This is Beirut, 2024-10-24 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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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 ...
Blinken Back in Middle East to Push for Ceasefire Deal
This is Beirut, 2024-10-21 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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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 ...
Washington and Paris skeptical about potential ceasefire
2024-10-19 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Under Resolution 425, adopted in 1978 in response to the Israeli forces’ Litani Operation against the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), international forces were deployed to southern Lebanon on March 23, 1978. These forces have remained in the region under Resolution 1701, enacted in 2006. Despite facing challenges from Israel, ...
US See Chance for Ceasefire in Death of Yahya Sinwar
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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After months of disappointment, US President Joe Biden's administration sees new hope for reaching a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but the upcoming US elections cast a shadow on prospects for a breakthrough. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in a tight race for the White House against Donald ...
Biden in Berlin Renews Calls for Gaza Ceasefire
This is Beirut, 2024-10-18 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Joe Biden and European leaders meeting during his farewell visit to Germany on Friday were expected to renew calls for a Gaza ceasefire after Israel said it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. While still on Air Force One, Biden hailed the death of the man Israel blames for the October 7 attack as a "good day", saying it removed a key ...
No Immediate Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah Expected
2024-10-15 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Diplomatic sources in New York have confirmed that no new draft resolution concerning Lebanon is under discussion at the Security Council, refuting media reports as unfounded. The sources stressed that any talks of a resolution would be contingent upon achieving a ceasefire, a condition that remains unlikely for the time being. According to ...
What Successful Diplomacy Looks Like
David Hale , 2024-10-14 15:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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One of the things to know about ceasefires is they don't just happen because an American leader wants one, or because there is a piece of paper in circulation in New York labeled "ceasefire." Unless an outside power is prepared to impose a ceasefire by force, it happens when the parties to a conflict no longer believe they can achieve their ...