This is Beirut, 17/12 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Wednesday that Israeli strikes against Hezbollah do not constitute a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, arguing instead that the Iran-backed group is the primary factor undermining its sovereignty. In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Saar said Israel has only “minor” disputes ...
This is Beirut, 04/09 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's foreign minister said Thursday that his government would not agree to a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron so long as Paris plans to recognize a Palestinian state. A statement from Israel's foreign ministry said Gideon Saar told France's top diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot in a phone call that "there is no room" ...
This is Beirut, 02/07 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's top diplomat called on Wednesday not to miss any chance to free hostages held in Gaza, after US President Donald Trump urged Palestinian group Hamas to agree to a 60-day ceasefire that he said had Israel's backing. Nearly 21 months of war have created dire humanitarian conditions for the more than two million people in the Gaza Strip, ...
This is Beirut, 30/06 13:07 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israel is "interested" in striking "peace and normalization" agreements with its neighbors Lebanon and Syria, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday. "Israel is interested in expanding the Abraham Accord circle of peace and normalization," Saar said at a news conference, referring to US-sponsored agreements signed in 2020 by Israel with the ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 18:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's foreign minister has urged Europe to "stop granting legitimacy" to Syria's transitional authorities after hundreds of civilians were reportedly killed in clashes, in an interview published Sunday. "Europe must not fail in reading the reality," Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told Germany's Bild ...
This is Beirut, 19/01 16:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gideon Saar Hamas Gaza Itamar Ben Gvir
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned on Sunday that the Middle East would remain unstable if the Palestinian militant group Hamas remained in power in the Gaza Strip. "If (Hamas) stays in power, the regional instability it causes might continue," Saar said at a press conference. Speaking as a ceasefire went into effect in Gaza, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Wednesday that any ceasefire deal with Lebanon must ensure Israel has the "freedom to act" against Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to act if there will be violations," he told foreign ambassadors ahead of US envoy Amos Hochstein's ...