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Blinken and Netanyahu Discuss Joint Iran Military Action

This is Beirut, 22/10 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he held talks on Tuesday with visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jerusalem on joining forces to counter threats from Iran. "During the meeting, the Iranian threat and the need for both countries to unite forces against it were raised," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that ...

Hezbollah Claims Sole Responsibility for Drone Attack on Netanyahu's Home

This is Beirut, 22/10 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah claimed on Tuesday sole responsibility for the drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's holiday home in the town of Caesarea. It also said there would be no negotiations while fighting continued with Israel. The group "takes full and sole responsibility" for targeting Netanyahu's house, Mohammad Afif, head of the ...

Blinken Heads to Middle East to Push for Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 21/10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken left for the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...

Macron Tells Netanyahu UN Must Play "Full Role" in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 21/10 17:19 - Reading : less than a minute

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French President Emmanuel Macron said in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that the UN must play “its full role” in southern Lebanon to enable the return of civilian populations, the Elysée Palace announced. The United Nations must “play its full role in southern Lebanon, to enable the return ...

Israel Vows to Retaliate for Hezbollah Attack on Caesarea, Tehran Denies Involvement

This is Beirut, 20/10 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Netanyahu's office on Saturday said a drone was launched towards his residence in the central town of Caesarea but he and his wife were not home and there were no injuries. "The attempt by Iran's proxy Hezbollah to assassinate me and my wife today was a grave mistake," Netanyahu said in a statement. "Anyone who tries to harm Israel's citizens ...

Israel PM Says Hezbollah Tried to ‘Assassinate’ Him With Drone

This is Beirut, 19/10 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of trying to kill him on Saturday, after his office said a drone from Lebanon hit the premier's family home. The drone attack -- which Hezbollah has not acknowledged -- came as Israeli troops fight the pro-Iranian formation on the ground in southern Lebanon. It followed a ...

Lebanon Under Fire: Successive Strikes on Beirut's Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 19/10 15:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes have intensified across Lebanon on Sunday, particularly in the southern suburbs of Beirut. Beirut Israeli warplanes conducted consecutive airstrikes on Haret Hreik, Choueifat al-Umara and Burj al-Barajneh in the southern suburbs of Beirut in the afternoon, shortly after Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an ...

Lebanese Drone Strikes near Netanyahu's Caesarea Home

This is Beirut, 19/10 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea, after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had "hit a structure" in the central town on Saturday. "A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) was launched toward the prime minister's residence in Caesarea. The prime ...

Gaza: Strikes Intensify after Sinwar's Death

This is Beirut, 19/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel bombed the Gaza Strip on Saturday after an airstrike that killed more than 30 people in the northern part of the Palestinian territory. The army continues its offensive aimed at crushing Hamas, decimated after a year of war and the death of its leader. The Civil Defense announced that 33 people had been killed and "dozens" ...

As it Mourns Sinwar, Hamas Vows No Hostage Release Until War Ends

This is Beirut, 18/10 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hamas vowed on Friday it would not release the hostages it seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar. The hostages "will not return... unless the aggression against our people in Gaza stops, there is a complete withdrawal from Gaza, and our heroic prisoners are ...

US See Chance for Ceasefire in Death of Yahya Sinwar

This is Beirut, 18/10 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After months of disappointment, US President Joe Biden's administration sees new hope for reaching a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but the upcoming US elections cast a shadow on prospects for a breakthrough. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in a tight race for the White House against Donald ...

Netanyahu Says Sinwar's Death is Beginning of the End

This is Beirut, 18/10 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip was the "beginning of the end" of the year-long war in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said that after a lengthy hunt, troops had on Wednesday "eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist ...

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