War in the Middle East

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

This is Beirut 2025-10-13 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 ...

SpotlightIsrael Releases Murderers to Rescue Its Hostages

This is Beirut 2025-10-13 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 ...

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

Michel Touma 2025-10-13 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, ...

Donald Trump Arrives in Israel as First Group of Hostages Released in Historic Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut 2025-10-13 08:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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U.S. President Donald Trump landed in Israel early Monday morning to bolster support for a landmark peace deal, as the first group of Israeli hostages was released from Gaza under a ceasefire agreement brokered with his direct involvement. The Israeli Army spokesperson has confirmed that seven Israeli hostages — named Matan Angrest, ...

Latest Developments Since the Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut 2025-10-12 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 2025-10-12 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 2025-10-12 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 2025-10-12 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 2025-10-12 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 2025-10-12 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 ...

Israel Moves Prisoners Ahead of Gaza Deal Exchange

This is Beirut 2025-10-11 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel has begun transferring prisoners to two jails ahead of their release as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, designed to lead to the release of hostages held by Hamas, the prison service said Saturday. Thousands of staff, including prison officers, "operated throughout the night in order to implement the government's decision: ...

Top US Military Commander Visits Gaza, Reaffirms No US Troops to be Deployed There

This is Beirut 2025-10-11 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday he visited Gaza to discuss post-conflict stabilization and insisted no US troops will be deployed to the Palestinian territory. Admiral Brad Cooper wrote on X that he just returned from a trip to Gaza to discuss the creation of a CENTCOM-led "civil-military coordination center" ...