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Netanyahu Vows to Bring Hostages Home Without Yielding to Hamas' Demands

This is Beirut, 19/04 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Saturday to bring home the remaining hostages in Gaza without yielding to Hamas' demands, insisting the military campaign in the Palestinian territory had reached a "critical stage". "I believe we can bring our hostages home without surrendering to Hamas's dictates," Netanyahu said, in his first ...

Israel army announces soldier killed in Gaza, first since ceasefire collapsed

This is Beirut, 19/04 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli military announced that a soldier was killed on Saturday during fighting in Gaza — the first fatality since the collapse of a ceasefire with Hamas in mid-March. According to the military, Sergeant Major Ghaleb Sliman Al-Nasasra, 35, was killed in combat in northern Gaza. Three other soldiers were wounded, including two women. Since ...

Naim Qassem: Disarming the Hezb Is Off the Table

This is Beirut, 18/04 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem declared Friday evening that any attempt to disarm the "resistance" is a direct service to Israel and will be firmly opposed. In his speech, Qassem said, “We will not allow anyone to strip Hezbollah or the resistance of its weapons. This idea should be removed from the Lebanese political ...

Illegal Weapons: Hezbollah Continues to Stall

This is Beirut, 18/04 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah continues to reject any talks about disarmament, insisting that the issue is off the table until Israel fully withdraws from southern Lebanon. Wafiq Safa, a senior Hezbollah official, reiterated this stance on Friday, dismissing any suggestion of giving up the group’s weapons. “There will be no disarmament. In fact, the only people ...

HTS: From a Jihadist Group to a Military Power

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 18/04 13:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Over the years, Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has built a substantial military arsenal and established a force that is both professional and cohesive – an accomplishment that posed a significant challenge when the group was formed in 2017, following the merger of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra) with five other jihadist ...

Gaza Strip Shrinking as Israel Expands Control

This is Beirut, 18/04 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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By seizing large swathes of the Gaza Strip, Israel is redrawing the map of the Palestinian territory, one of the most densely populated places on Earth, making it increasingly "unlivable". On Wednesday, Defense Minister Israel Katz said the military has transformed vast areas representing 30 percent of Gaza into buffer zones and displaced ...

Israel Says Two Hezbollah Officials Killed in Drone Strike on Ghazieh and South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 18/04 10:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced on Friday that it had killed a Hezbollah official, Mohammad Jaafar Abdallah, in an airstrike that targeted a vehicle on the Ghazieh highway in the Saida region that morning. The vehicle, hit by a drone, immediately caught fire. Firefighters responded quickly and managed to control the blaze. The Public Health Emergency ...

Hamas Signals Rejection of Israel’s Latest Truce Proposal

This is Beirut, 18/04 01:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hamas on Thursday signalled its rejection of Israel's latest truce proposal and called for a "comprehensive" deal to end the 18-month-long war. The Palestinian militants' chief negotiator spoke out after civil defence rescuers in Gaza said new Israeli air strikes killed at least 40 people, most of them in camps for displaced ...

Iran: Diplomacy on the Edge of Collapse

Paul Guillot, 17/04 21:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Speaking from Tehran on Thursday, April 17, the director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, warned that “time is running out” to reach a new agreement on Iran’s nuclear program. His visit comes at a tense moment, with European diplomatic efforts largely sidelined and fears of military confrontation ...

Snow White Banned from Lebanese Theaters

Marilyne Jallad, 17/04 21:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Ninety years after Disney’s pioneering animated version, Snow White is returning to the big screen in a live-action remake—screening in cinemas around the world, or almost. Lebanon and Kuwait have decided to outright ban this timeless tale intended for audiences young and old, from ages seven to 77. Due to the presence of an Israeli ...

Hezbollah Member Killed in Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 17/04 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions continue to escalate in southern Lebanon as Israeli drone strikes target locations associated with Hezbollah. On Thursday morning, an Israeli drone strike hit a motorcycle on the Naqaa road in the village of Aitaroun, killing the rider. According to the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, the strike killed “Abdul Nabi ...

Netanyahu Vows to Prevent Iran From Acquiring Nuclear Weapons

This is Beirut, 17/04 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Thursday that Israel would not allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, even as US President Donald Trump attempts to negotiate a new nuclear deal with Tehran. Netanyahu's remarks were his first on the issue since US-Iran talks began earlier this month, and followed a report that former ...

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