This is Beirut, 08/03 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas Gaza Israel Israeli Hostages
Hamas accused Israel Saturday of "committing the war crime of collective punishment" by halting aid to Gaza for a seventh day, saying it also impacted Israeli hostages still held there. On Sunday, Israel announced it was blocking aid deliveries to Gaza until Palestinian militants accepted its terms for an extension of the ceasefire which had ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis will resume attacks on Israeli shipping if aid supplies to Gaza do not resume in four days, the movement’s leader said on Friday. "If the Israeli enemy continues after the first four days to prevent the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip... then we will resume our naval operations against the Israeli enemy," Abdulmalik ...
Paul Guillot, 07/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The estimated cost to implement the reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip, which was presented by Egypt and endorsed by the Arab leaders’ summit in Cairo on Tuesday, is $53 billion. This staggering figure – if someone earned $1 million per day, it would take them 145 years to accumulate $53 billion – reflects a comprehensive assessment of ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 22:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Steve Witkoff Gaza Ukraine United States
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff announced Thursday that he will meet with a Ukrainian delegation next week in Saudi Arabia to discuss a ceasefire with Russia. "We are coordinating a meeting with the Ukrainians in Riyadh or possibly Jeddah," Witkoff told reporters. "The goal is to establish a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ...
Soumia Benmerzoug, 06/03 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Houthis Gaza Israel Yemen Hamas
The Houthis’ involvement in the Gaza war is not merely an act of solidarity with Hamas. Behind their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and their declarations of support for the Palestinian cause lies a far more ambitious strategy: strengthening their position amid regional chaos and asserting their influence on the Middle East’s geopolitical ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France welcomed an Arab plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, adding Islamist militant group Hamas should be "entirely" excluded from running the territory. The proposal from Arab leaders "constitutes a serious and credible basis to respond to reconstruction, governance, and security needs ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 00:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Gaza Palestine Israel
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday told the people of Gaza to give up hostages or face "HELL" and told the Hamas militant group's leadership to flee the territory. "To the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD! Make a SMART decision. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW, OR ...
Malo Pinatel, 05/03 19:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Countering the plans of Trump and Israel regarding the future of the Gaza Strip was the backdrop for the Arab League leaders’ gathering on Tuesday at the organization's headquarters in Cairo. At the end of the summit, they adopted a new reconstruction plan for the enclave, presented by Egypt, valued at $53 billion. This marked a rare moment of ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 05/03 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Palestine Gaza Cairo Arab summit
Arab leaders endorsed a plan on Tuesday to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority.
This is Beirut, 04/03 23:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Arab League Gaza Israel United Nations Antonio Guterres
Arab leaders endorsed on Tuesday a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, presenting an alternative to US President Donald Trump's widely condemned proposal to take over the territory and displace its people. The prospect of the Palestinian Authority (PA) governing Gaza remains far from ...
This is Beirut, 04/03 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Joseph Aoun Gaza Antonio Guterres Mohammed bin Salman Saudi Arabia Egypt
Ahead of the extraordinary Arab summit on the situation in Gaza scheduled for Tuesday, President Joseph Aoun met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The two officials discussed the situation in South Lebanon and the necessity of an Israeli withdrawal from the five points where its forces have maintained their ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 19:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Gaza Hamas
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Monday of consequences it "cannot imagine" if the Palestinian Islamist movement does not release the hostages held in Gaza. "I tell Hamas: If you do not release our hostages, there will be consequences that you cannot imagine," Netanyahu said during a speech at the ...