War in the Middle East

SpotlightDiplomatic Flurry in Beirut Amid Rising Israeli Strikes

Rayan Chami 27/10 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon is witnessing a surge of high-level diplomatic visits as Israeli attacks intensify in the South and Bekaa, raising questions about whether this diplomatic activity seeks to calm tensions or apply greater pressure on Hezbollah’s disarmament. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit and U.S. Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus arrived in ...

Two killed in Israeli strike on Biyyad, Tyre district

This is Beirut 27/10 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Hezbollah

Two brothers were killed Monday afternoon in a strike carried out by an Israeli drone near a sawmill in the town of Biyyad, south of Tyre. According to local sources, the strike targeted the vicinity of the industrial site. The Israeli army announced in the evening that the strike had killed Hussein Ibrahim Sleiman, a presumed member of ...

Netanyahu Asserts Israeli Control Over Gaza Security as Egypt Joins Hostage Recovery Effort

This is Beirut 26/10 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would decide for itself when to strike its foes and which countries could join an international security force in Gaza, as Egyptian recovery crews arrived. The Egyptian convoy, captured on camera by AFP reporters in Khan Younes in the south of the Gaza Strip, included heavy ...

Israeli Strikes in South Lebanon and Bekaa: four killed, one injured

This is Beirut 26/10 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A series of Israeli air raids hit several areas in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa on Sunday. An Israeli airstrike targeted a car in Naqoura on Sunday morning, killing one person, according to the Ministry of Health. The Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, said Sunday evening that the target was Abdel Mahmud ...

Trump to Meet Qatari Leaders on Gaza Truce During Asia Trip

This is Beirut 25/10 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with the emir and prime minister of Qatar – a key ally in preserving the fragile Gaza peace deal – during a refueling stop on his way to Asia, officials said. The Qatari leaders will board Air Force One late in the day when it lands at Al Udeid Air Base, which hosts the regional headquarters for ...

Rubio Vows to Recover Bodies of Hostages Still Held in Gaza

This is Beirut 25/10 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed Saturday to secure the return of all deceased hostages still held in Gaza, as he met with the families of two captives during his visit to Israel. "We will not forget the lives of the hostages who died in the captivity of Hamas," Rubio said on X. "Today I met with the families of American citizens Itay ...

One killed in Israeli strike on Haruf, Nabatiyeh

This is Beirut 25/10 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli strike targeted a vehicle Saturday on the Haruf–Jebchit road in the Nabatiyeh caza, killing one person and injuring another, according to Ministry of Health reports. The Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, said that Zein al-Abidine Hussein Ftouni, the commander of the Hezbollah Radwan Unit’s ...

Gaza Security: Potential Players in the New Peacekeeping Effort

This is Beirut 24/10 10:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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As the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s proposed plan moves forward, discussions are intensifying over the possible deployment of an international security force in Gaza, intended to take over from Hamas. The initiative’s first step involves disarming the Islamist movement, a highly sensitive task amid a fragile ceasefire and mutual ...

Rubio Says Israel Annexation Moves in West Bank ‘Threatening’ Peace Deal

This is Beirut 23/10 05:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday warned Israel against annexing the West Bank, saying steps taken by parliament and settler violence threatened a Gaza peace deal. Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, barely a week after President Donald Trump pushed through a deal aimed at ending ...

Hamas: A Beheaded Organization Still Standing

Paul Guillot 22/10 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Is the terrorist group Hamas still capable of inflicting damage on the state of Israel? An investigation by American outlet NBC suggests that it is. Despite being severely weakened after two years of open war, the Islamist movement is believed to still have around 20,000 fighters, hundreds of rockets – including some with long-range ...

Israeli Military Says Remains of Two More Hostages Returned from Gaza Identified

This is Beirut 22/10 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's army said Wednesday that the remains of two more hostages returned the day before from Gaza have been identified as those of Aryeh Zalmanovich and Master Sergeant Tamir Adar. Zalmanovich, 85 at the time of his death, was abducted from his home in kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity on November 17, 2023, the Israeli military said in a ...

JD Vance Voices ‘Great Optimism' for Gaza Truce on Israel Visit

This is Beirut 22/10 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Vice President JD Vance expressed "great optimism" that the Gaza truce would hold, ahead of a meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vance is in Israel to shore up support for the US-brokered ceasefire and post-war reconstruction plans. Despite concerns in Israel that Hamas has seized on the pause to ...