David Hale , 03/10 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Gaza Hamas Israel United States
A year after Israel defanged Hezbollah, and in the wake of the annual opening of the UN General Assembly and several developments related to the Middle East, it may be a good time to take stock. In my 38-year career of diplomacy in the Middle East, anytime someone expressed optimism, I would suggest a head examination might be in order. However, ...
This is Beirut, 03/10 17:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hamas Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Peace deal Gaza
US President Donald Trump has given Hamas until 2200 GMT on Sunday to accept his 20-point plan for peace in Gaza, warning the Palestinian militant group faced "all hell" if it did not agree to the terms. The US leader set the deadline -which would fall at 1:00 a.m. Monday in Gaza- after an official for the Islamist movement told AFP ...
This is Beirut, 03/10 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hamas Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu USA
A Hamas official told AFP on Friday that the group still needed time to study a plan for Gaza put forward by US President Donald Trump and backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Hamas is still continuing consultations regarding Trump's plan... and has informed mediators that the consultations are ongoing and need some time," the ...
This is Beirut, 02/10 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas Palestine France Gaza US peace plan
France's top diplomat said Thursday that Hamas had lost its fight in Gaza and must accept "surrender" under a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump. The Palestinian militant group is currently weighing its response to the Trump plan, which has been publicly endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Hamas bears a very heavy ...
This is Beirut, 02/10 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people across Gaza on Thursday, the territory's civil defence agency said, including an employee of the French charity Doctors Without Borders. Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal, whose rescue agency operates under Hamas authority, said 10 people were killed in several air raids in central Gaza, while two ...
Marc Saikali, 02/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Palestine Donald Trump Hamas Israel Iran
Donald Trump has unveiled his peace plan for Gaza. The Israelis accepted it, and the international community applauded – sometimes hesitantly, but applauded nonetheless. The question now is Hamas. The group remains undecided. We are not immune to yet another historic misstep on their part – one more in a long series – that could prolong ...
This is Beirut, 01/10 23:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Qatar Hamas Gaza Israel
US President Donald Trump has signed an order vowing to defend key ally Qatar against attacks, the White House said Wednesday, in an extraordinary move following Israeli strikes on the Gulf state last month. The Israeli strike angered Washington and spurred Trump to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into accepting a Gaza peace deal ...
This is Beirut, 01/10 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas were arrested in Berlin Wednesday for allegedly planning attacks on Jewish and Israeli sites, German prosecutors said, with weapons and ammunition also seized. The suspects were "foreign operatives" of Hamas, who have "have been involved in procuring firearms and ammunition for the ...
This is Beirut, 01/10 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's defense minister issued a final warning for Gaza City residents to flee south on Wednesday, as Hamas weighed US President Donald Trump's plan to end nearly two years of war in the Palestinian territory. Witnesses reported heavy bombardment in Gaza's largest urban center, as Israel Katz warned the military was tightening its encirclement ...
This is Beirut, 01/10 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hamas Palestine Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu USA
Heavy Israeli bombardment rocked Gaza City on Wednesday, witnesses said, as Hamas weighed US President Donald Trump's plan to end nearly two years of devastating war in the Palestinian territory. A Palestinian source close to Hamas told AFP on Wednesday that "no final decision" had been made and that "the movement will likely need two to three ...
This is Beirut, 30/09 19:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Gaza Hamas Israel
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave Hamas an ultimatum of "three or four days" to respond to his plan to end the war in Gaza, as the militant group reviewed the proposal backed by Israel. The plan calls for a ceasefire, the release of hostages by Hamas within 72 hours, a disarmament of Hamas, and the gradual Israeli withdrawal ...
This is Beirut, 30/09 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Donald Trump Israel war Gaza ceasefire Hamas
Trump and Netanyahu unveil a Gaza peace plan, calling for a ceasefire and Hamas disarmament, while uncertainty lingers on the ground.