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Gaza's civil defense agency on Thursday said that at least 52 people were killed, updating a previous toll. Civil defense official Mohammad al-Mughair told AFP that 17 people were killed, in an Israeli air strike in front of a medical point in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. AFP has contacted the Israeli military for comment on the civil ...
This is Beirut, 09/07 21:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed optimism on Tuesday about an imminent ceasefire in Gaza. Speaking from Washington, Trump said there is a “very good chance” a settlement could be reached this week or next, calling it a “great opportunity.” Netanyahu, in an interview with ...
This is Beirut, 08/07 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli airstrike killed three people and wounded thirteen others on Tuesday afternoon in the northern town of Ayrouniyeh, in the Zgharta district, according to the Ministry of Health. Later at night, one person was killed in another strike in the town of Babiliyeh, in the district of Saïda, in Southern Lebanon. The Israeli army said on ...
This is Beirut, 08/07 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Indirect negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deal to end the war. "Indirect negotiations are continuing this morning in Doha, with a fourth meeting being held... the discussions are still focused on the ...
This is Beirut, 08/07 09:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, Israel's military said on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Two of the soldiers "fell during combat in the northern Gaza Strip", the Israeli military said in a statement, adding that three others were killed and two severely ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 22:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to push for an end to the Gaza war, after Israel and Hamas held indirect talks in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire. Trump has said he believes there is a "good chance" of an agreement this week for a ceasefire in the devastated Palestinian territory, hot on ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 09:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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BRICS leaders at a summit on Sunday took aim at US President Donald Trump's "indiscriminate" import tariffs and recent Israeli-US strikes on Iran. The 11 emerging nations -- including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- account for about half the world's population and 40 percent of global economic output. The bloc is divided about ...
This is Beirut, 07/07 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Monday US President Donald Trump, who expressed hope for a "deal this week" between Israel and Hamas that sees hostages released from the Gaza Strip. Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday evening in Doha, aiming to broker a ceasefire and reach an agreement on ...
This is Beirut, 05/07 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel was mulling its response on Saturday after Hamas said it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a US-sponsored proposal for a Gaza ceasefire. The security cabinet was expected to meet after the end of the Jewish Sabbath at sundown to discuss Israel's next steps as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to leave for ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 23:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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Hamas said Friday it was ready to start talks "immediately" on a proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, after holding consultations with other Palestinian factions. "The movement is ready to engage immediately and seriously in a cycle of negotiations on the mechanism to put in place" the terms of a draft truce proposal received from ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 12:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas said Friday it was holding consultations with other Palestinian movements on a truce proposal in the war with Israel, in a possible sign that it was preparing for negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. The statement came ahead of a visit on Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, where President Donald Trump is ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 10:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Gaza's civil defense agency said Friday that overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 15 people, after nearly 21 months of war in the Palestinian territory. Israel has recently expanded its military operations in the Gaza Strip, where the war has created dire humanitarian conditions for the territory's population of more than two million. Gaza ...