Hostage Family Group Seek Investigation Over Leaked Gaza Hostage Documents

This is Beirut, 04/11 12:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages held in Gaza called on Monday for an investigation into the alleged leak of confidential documents by an ex-aide to the prime minister, which may have undermined efforts to secure the captives' release. An Israeli court announced on Sunday that Eliezer Feldstein, a former aide to ...

Hamas and Fatah Agree on Gaza Administration Committee

This is Beirut, 04/11 11:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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A senior Hamas source told the London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed website on Monday that the recent talks in Cairo between Hamas and Fatah delegations ended with an agreement to form an administrative committee for Gaza. According to the website, this committee is set to manage civil and humanitarian affairs in Gaza after the war ends. This comes ...

Israeli Army Kills Senior Hamas Member in Khan Younes

This is Beirut, 01/11 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli army and Shin Bet announced on Friday the killing of Izz al-Din Kassab, a key figure in Hamas' political bureau and head of its national relations, in an airstrike on Khan Younes. As the head of national relations, Kassab coordinated connections between Hamas and other militant organizations in Gaza, wielding influence over the ...

Israel Cabinet Approves 2025 Wartime Budget

This is Beirut, 01/11 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's cabinet on Friday approved a 2025 national budget, a wartime financial package that far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said supported the country's ongoing wars and encouraged economic growth. For more than a year, Israel has been locked in a war with Hamas in Gaza, and since September it has been fighting Hezbollah in ...

Gaza Polio Vaccinations to Resume Saturday

This is Beirut, 01/11 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization said Friday that the necessary second round of child polio vaccinations in northern Gaza would begin on Saturday, after Israeli bombing had halted the drive. The announcement that the final phase of polio vaccination in the Gaza Strip can go ahead came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urgently called ...

Hamas Rejects Short-term Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

This is Beirut, 31/10 12:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Shipping Giant Maersk Records Sixfold Profit Rise

This is Beirut, 31/10 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Danish shipping giant Maersk said Thursday that profits in the third quarter were six times higher than the same period last year as it maintains high prices to get trade through conflict zones. Net profits from trading from July to September rose to $3.049 billion, while turnover rose 30% to $15.76 billion. The world's number two shipping ...

US Officials Heading to Israel to Discuss Lebanon, Gaza Deals

This is Beirut, 30/10 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Senior US officials were traveling to Israel on Wednesday to seek progress on deals to end the Gaza and Lebanon wars, the State Department confirmed. Amos Hochstein, the US pointman on Israel-Lebanon tensions, and Brett McGurk, the top White House official on the Middle East, will lead the talks with Israel. The two "are traveling to Israel to ...

UN Security Council Expresses 'Concern' over Israel's UNRWA Ban

This is Beirut, 30/10 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council on Wednesday expressed "grave concern" over the Israeli parliament's adoption of a bill banning UNRWA, the main United Nations aid agency working with Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The Council also called on Israel to "abide by its international obligations" and "respect the privileges and immunities" of ...

Middle East at 'Most Dangerous Juncture' in Decades

This is Beirut, 29/10 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN's special coordinator for Middle East peace, Tor Wennesland; warned Tuesday that the region was at its "most dangerous juncture" in decades, as the war between Israel and Iran-backed groups risked spiraling into a broader conflict. "We have now entered the second year of this horrific conflict, and the region is on the verge of yet ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Almost 100 People Killed in Israel Air Strike in North

This is Beirut, 29/10 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Tuesday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed at least 93 people in a residential building in the northern district of Beit Lahia. "More than 55 people have been martyred and dozens more wounded are under the rubble of a five-storey residential building belonging to the Abu Nasr family that was hit ...

Gallant Says ‘Painful Concessions’ Needed to Free Gaza Hostages

This is Beirut, 27/10 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that "painful concessions" would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country's war aims. "Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations alone... to realise our moral duty to bring our ...