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Palestinians in East Jerusalem, West Bank Strike to Demand End to Gaza War

This is Beirut, 07/04 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Shuttered storefronts lined empty streets in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Monday, as Palestinians held a general strike demanding an end to the Gaza war. "I walked through the city today and couldn't find a single place that was open," Fadi Saadi, a shopkeeper in Bethlehem, told AFP. Shops, schools, and most ...

Berri: Discussions with Morgan Ortagus Were 'Positive'

This is Beirut, 07/04 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri described the discussions with the US President's Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, as “positive.” Following his meeting on Monday with President of the Republic Joseph Aoun, the head of the parliament assured that normalization with Israel had not been raised in any way during the ...

Several Israeli Attack in southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/04 11:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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For the second time in less than twelve hours, an Israeli drone targeted a car in Taybeh. Two people were injured in the attack An Israeli drone targeted a car and a motorcycle on the Dardara-Khiam plain road. Two Syrians and one Lebanese. Alaa Nasser, were killed in the attack. Another Israeli strike targeted a vehicle in the village of ...

Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq Ready to Disarm to Avert Trump Wrath

This is Beirut, 07/04 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In a significant shift, several powerful Iranian-backed militias in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert an escalating conflict with the Trump administration, according to 10 senior commanders and Iraqi officials. The move comes after repeated private warnings from U.S. officials to Baghdad, threatening airstrikes if the ...

Netanyahu and Trump to Talk Tariffs, Iran and Gaza

This is Beirut, 07/04 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Talks on Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are expected to be dominated by Washington's shock tariffs on Israel and escalating tensions with Iran. Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in the US capital since the president unveiled sweeping levies on multiple countries ...

Political Fraud and the Bungled Peace

Charles Chartouni, 07/04 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Monitoring the Lebanese political scene is quite disturbing since the hypothetical new political era seems to be bungling. The new incumbents, who came into power incidentally, were unlikely to be co-opted if it were not for the military and political upheaval induced by the Israeli destruction of the operational platforms weaved by the Iranian ...

At Least 44 Palestinians Killed in New Israeli Strikes on Gaza

This is Beirut, 07/04 05:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people on Sunday as Israel's prime minister vowed a "strong response" to a rare salvo of rockets fired from the Hamas-ruled territory. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed almost daily since Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18, ending a ...

Israeli Night Raids in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 06/04 23:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli air force carried out a number of raids on Naqoura in Southern Lebanon on Sunday evening and dropped sound bombs on Aita al-Shab. It then carried out an airstrike on this village. An Apache helicopter swept over the village of Naqoura before launching a raid on prefabricated houses located near a Lebanese army post. Later, it carried ...

Israel: Document Reveals Iran's Support for October 7 Attack

This is Beirut, 06/04 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz disclosed on Sunday a communication between Iran and Mohammed Al-Deif, the General Commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, as well as Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, confirming "Iran's support for the October 7, 2023, plan." During a visit to the intelligence unit in the "Amshot" division on Sunday, ...

Israel's Netanyahu Ends Hungary Visit, Heads to US

This is Beirut, 06/04 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Budapest on Sunday to head to the US to talk tariffs and Iran with President Donald Trump after wrapping up a multi-day visit to Hungary. Nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban hosted his long-standing Israeli ally in Hungary this week, despite an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest ...

Southern Lebanon: Israeli Drone Attacks In Naqoura And Zibqin

This is Beirut, 06/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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According to preliminary information, an Israeli drone targeted a Rapid vehicle on the Naqoura road while another targeted a bulldozer in the town of Zibqin. The Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center issued a statement announcing that the final toll of the Israeli raid on the town of Zibqin resulted in the death of two ...

Macron to Hold Gaza Summit With Egyptian, Jordanian Leaders

This is Beirut, 05/04 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would hold a trilateral summit on the situation in Gaza with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II. Israel has pushed to seize territory in Gaza since the collapse of a short-lived truce in its war with Hamas, in what it has called a strategy to force the ...

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