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Arab Leaders Endorse Plan to Rebuild Gaza Under Palestinian Authority

This is Beirut, 04/03 23:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Arab leaders endorsed on Tuesday a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, presenting an alternative to US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take over the territory and displace its people. The prospect of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing Gaza remains far from ...

Arab Summit on Gaza: Joseph Aoun Meets with António Guterres Ahead of Cairo Meeting

This is Beirut, 04/03 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ahead of the extraordinary Arab summit on the situation in Gaza scheduled for Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The two officials discussed the situation in South Lebanon and the necessity of an Israeli withdrawal from the five points where its forces have maintained their ...

Israel PM Warns Hamas of Consequences It 'Cannot Imagine' if Gaza Hostages Not Released

This is Beirut, 03/03 19:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Monday of consequences it "cannot imagine" if the Palestinian Islamist movement does not release the hostages held in Gaza. "I tell Hamas: If you do not release our hostages, there will be consequences that you cannot imagine," Netanyahu said during a speech at the ...

Arab Top Diplomats Hold Closed-Door Talks over Post-War Gaza

This is Beirut, 03/03 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Arab foreign ministers met behind closed doors in Cairo on Monday ahead of an extraordinary Arab League summit focused on a plan to counter US President Donald Trump's proposal to take over Gaza and expel its residents. The ministers held a "preparatory and consultative" session centred on an Arab plan to reconstruct the war-battered enclave ...

The New Political Dynamics and Their Purview

Charles Chartouni, 03/03 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The international political scene is changing, but its features are still fleeting and with no final configurations. The main driver is the new foreign policy orientations outlined by President Trump. Are we witnessing the end of the transatlantic partnership, the demise of NATO, the withering of the civilizational framing of the Western political ...

Gaza Mediator Egypt Says Israel blocking Aid 'Flagrant Violation' of Truce Deal

This is Beirut, 02/03 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Egypt condemned on Sunday Israel's decision to stop humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip as a "flagrant violation" of the truce agreement in its war with Hamas, which Cairo had helped broker. A foreign ministry statement said that "Egypt condemns the decision issued by the Israeli government to stop the entry of humanitarian aid into the ...

UN Urges Israel to Restore Gaza Aid as Hamas Sees 'Coup' Against Truce

This is Beirut, 02/03 20:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The United Nations on Sunday called on Israel to immediately allow aid into Gaza, hours after it suspended humanitarian deliveries into the war-battered territory as talks on a truce extension appeared to hit an impasse. With uncertainty looming over the truce, both Israeli and Palestinian sources reported Israeli military strikes in the Gaza ...

Gaza Health Ministry Says 4 Killed, 6 Wounded in Israeli Attacks

This is Beirut, 02/03 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that four people were killed and six others wounded in Israeli attacks "since the morning," amid disagreements between the warring parties over the next steps in the fragile truce. "Since this morning, four dead and six injured" have been transported "to hospitals in the Gaza ...

Israel Announces Suspension of Entry of Supplies into Gaza

This is Beirut, 02/03 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel announced Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, and threatened "consequences" for Hamas if it did not accept a proposal for a temporary extension of the truce in the Palestinian territory. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that, from this morning, all entry of goods and supplies into the ...

Israel Says 'Will Not Be Deterred' after Hamas Issues Hostage Video

This is Beirut, 01/03 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed on Saturday as "Hamas propaganda" new footage released by the Palestinian militant group, showing what appeared to be Israeli hostages in Gaza alongside a ceasefire message. "The Hamas terrorist organisation released another cruel propaganda video this evening, in which our ...

Hamas Declares Readiness to Complete 'Remaining Stages' of Gaza Truce Deal

This is Beirut, 01/03 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hamas reiterated on Saturday its readiness to go ahead with the "remaining stages" of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, as the first phase drew to a close with uncertainty over the next steps. "We affirm our keenness to complete the remaining stages of the ceasefire agreement, leading to a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire, full ...

Investigation Conclusion: Israeli Army Acknowledges its "Complete Failure" on October 7

This is Beirut, 27/02 22:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An internal Israeli army investigation into Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack released on Thursday acknowledged the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault, saying that for years it had underestimated the group's capabilities. The attack, which left hundreds of Israelis dead, sparked a devastating war in Gaza, which killed tens ...

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