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Palestinian Sources say to Free Gaza Hostage Demanded by Israel Before Next Swap

This is Beirut 26/01 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two Palestinian sources told AFP on Sunday that an Israeli woman held hostage in Gaza, and whose release Israel has demanded before allowing the return of displaced Palestinians, will be handed over within days. "Arbel Yehud is expected to be freed before the next (hostage-prisoner) exchange" scheduled for February 1, said a source from the ...

VideosBetween Hope and Despair: Displaced Residents Attempt to Return Home on Ceasefire’s Final Day

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On Sunday, the final day of the ceasefire, displaced residents of southern Lebanon attempted to return to their villages, only to find their homes destroyed.

Trump Suggests Relocating Gazans to Egypt and Jordan

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Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday welcomed US President Donald Trump's idea to "clean out" Gaza by relocating Palestinian residents of the territory to Egypt and Jordan. On Saturday, Trump said he had spoken to Jordan's King Abdullah II about moving Palestinians out of Gaza. "I'd like Egypt ...

Trump Hints At Unblocking Delivery Of 2,000-Pound Bombs To Israel

This is Beirut 26/01 17:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a ‘large number of things’ ordered by Israel from the US had now been delivered, in response to press reports that his administration had released a delivery of 2,000 pound (907kg) bombs. ‘A lot of things that were ordered and paid for by Israel, but not sent by Biden, are now on ...

Iran and Afghanistan Call for more Ties in High-Level Kabul Talks

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Iran and Afghanistan called for increased cooperation during a trip to Kabul by Tehran's foreign minister on Sunday, the highest-level Iranian official to visit the Afghan capital since the Taliban's takeover in 2021. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Afghan counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Taliban government Prime Minister ...

Turkey FM Calls for Regional Cooperation to Fight PKK

This is Beirut 26/01 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat outlawed Kurdish fighters in Iraq and neighbouring Syria during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has fought a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state, holds positions in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, which ...

Gaza Officials say Tens of Thousands Blocked from Reaching North at Israeli Barrier

This is Beirut 26/01 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were blocked from returning to the north of the territory on Sunday at an Israeli military barrier. "Tens of thousands of displaced people are waiting near the Netzarim Corridor to return to the northern Gaza Strip," agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP, with Israel ...

Gaza: The Truce Enters Its Second Week After The Release Of Israeli Hostages And Palestinian Detainees

This is Beirut 26/01 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A fragile truce aimed at ending the war in the Gaza Strip entered its second week on Sunday, the day after the release of four Israeli hostages and some 200 Palestinian prisoners, greeted by scenes of joy on both sides. In a sign of the difficulties in implementing the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, a last-minute dispute on ...

Kristi Noem Confirmed as Trump's Homeland Security Secretary

This is Beirut 25/01 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The US Senate on Saturday confirmed South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a key agency in President Donald Trump's push to clamp down on illegal immigration. The vote came a day after US lawmakers narrowly confirmed former Fox News co-host Pete Hegseth to be Pentagon chief, adding to previous ...

67 Killed in Drone Attack on Hospital in Sudan's Darfur

This is Beirut 25/01 18:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A drone attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region killed 67 people and injured dozens, a medical source said Saturday. The bombing of the Saudi Hospital on Friday evening "led to the destruction" of the hospital's building where emergency cases were treated, the source told AFP, ...

Zelensky Says Allies Should Work on 'Format' for Any Talks with Russia

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said allies should work towards determining a format for potential peace talks with Russia, reiterating that only talks involving Kyiv could bring about a sustainable peace. His comments are the latest to pile on speculation over the possibility of negotiations to end the brutal conflict that ...

Hamas, Israel in New Hostage-Prisoner Swap Under Gaza Truce

This is Beirut 25/01 16:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Palestinian militants and Israel carried out a hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire deal, but a last-minute dispute blocked the expected return of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to devastated northern Gaza. As part of the exchange, the second since the truce took effect last Sunday, four freed Israeli women hostages, ...