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Trump in Israel: 'The Historic Dawn of a New Middle East'

This is Beirut, 13/10 17:20 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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“The historic dawn of a new Middle East and the end of the era of terrorism.” These words could summarize the speech delivered on Monday afternoon by US President Donald Trump at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament. Described by observers as “historic,” this address provided an opportunity for the US president to call on Israel and the ...

Gaza: Returning to Zero

This is Beirut, 13/10 16:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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In Gaza, displaced families return to find their homes destroyed after two years of bombardment. With no shelter, water or electricity, they have to start over from nothing.

Israel Releases Murderers to Rescue Its Hostages

This is Beirut, 13/10 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This Monday, Israel finds itself caught between celebration and unease. The joy of hostages returning home is tempered by a bitter reality: to secure the release of citizens still held in Gaza, the Israeli government is freeing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including several convicted of violent crimes. The deal, brokered under US President ...

The Diplomatic Feat and Its Imponderables

Charles Chartouni, 13/10 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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President Trump has proven to be a tough dealmaker and a skillful negotiator who knows how to leverage whatever resources are at hand to promote and sustain peace processes against all odds. His diplomatic approach is based on the common sense of a businessman turned politician at the helm of an “imperial republic.” His hard-nosed realism ...

Sharm el-Sheikh Summit: Putting an End to the Charade

Michel Touma, 13/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The cloth doesn’t make the cleric… The old saying fits neatly when it comes to Hamas and the latest turn in the war it launched on October 7, 2023, with its massive and deadly offensive against Israel from Gaza. Two years into a conflict that has plunged the Palestinian population into a nightmare, the Islamist movement has just endorsed, ...

Latest Developments Since the Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 12/10 17:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A Gaza ceasefire was holding for a third day on Sunday, ahead of a proposed hostage-prisoner exchange and a summit aimed at charting a path to peace after two years of war. US President Donald Trump is among the leaders expected in Egypt's Red Sea resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday for the Gaza peace summit co-hosted by his Egyptian ...

Netanyahu Says Israel Ready for 'Immediate' Reception of Hostages

This is Beirut, 12/10 17:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was ready to receive all hostages held in Gaza, ahead of their exchange on Monday for Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. "Israel is prepared and ready for the immediate reception of all our hostages," Netanyahu said in a statement issued on Sunday. Israel will not ...

Israel Vows to Destroy Gaza Tunnels Once Hostages Free

This is Beirut, 12/10 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel plans to destroy what remains of Hamas's network of tunnels under Gaza, working with US approval after its hostages are freed, it said Sunday. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the operation would be conducted under an "international mechanism" led by the United States, sponsor of the three-day-old Gaza ceasefire. "Israel's great ...

Trump and Sisi to Chair Gaza Peace Summit in Egypt

This is Beirut, 12/10 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will on Monday chair a Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, also attended by world leaders including the UN chief. The gathering in the Red Sea resort town will bring together "leaders from more than 20 countries," Sisi's office said. It will aim "to end the war in the ...

Qatar Says 3 Diplomats Killed, 2 Injured in Egypt Crash

This is Beirut, 12/10 08:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three Qatari diplomats were killed and two injured in a car crash on Sunday near the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to the Gulf state's embassy. Diplomats and official delegations had descended on the Red Sea resort town in recent days to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Egyptian state-linked media Al-Qahera News ...

Hamas Says Israeli Hostages To Be Freed From Gaza Before Trump Peace Summit

This is Beirut, 12/10 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group told AFP, before US President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region. As part of the deal's first phase, Hamas, whose deadly attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 sparked ...

France's Macron Heads to Egypt on Monday to Back Gaza Ceasefire Deal

This is Beirut, 11/10 18:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Egypt on Monday to back the Gaza ceasefire deal brokered by the United States and to discuss implementation of its next phases, the Elysee Palace said. The French presidency did not say whether Macron would be meeting with US President Donald Trump, who will also be in Egypt and who brokered the ...

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