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Netanyahu to Visit White House on July 7

This is Beirut, 30/06 23:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House on July 7 for talks with President Donald Trump, a US administration official told AFP Monday, as Washington presses for a ceasefire in Gaza. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier that Netanyahu had "expressed interest" in what would be his third meeting with ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Forces Kill 51 as Ceasefire Calls Mount

This is Beirut, 30/06 22:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed at least 51 people on Monday, including 24 at a seafront rest area, as fresh calls grew for a ceasefire in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The swift resolution of Israel's 12-day war with Iran has revived hopes for a halt to the fighting in Gaza, where more than 20 months of ...

Hezbollah’s Arms and the US Ultimatum: Lebanon Faces Critical Decisions

Natasha Metni Torbey, 30/06 20:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The question of Hezbollah’s weapons cannot be resolved solely within Lebanon. As an ideological, military and political extension of Iran, Hezbollah’s arsenal is intrinsically linked to broader regional dynamics, especially the power balance between Tehran and Washington. Experts agree that local initiatives will be ineffective unless ...

Israeli Settlers Attack Army Base in West Bank

This is Beirut, 30/06 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli civilians assaulted security forces and vandalized military vehicles and a security installation outside an army base overnight in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Monday. According to Israeli media, settlers targeted the commander of the Binyamin Regional Brigade base in the central West Bank, calling him a "traitor." The ...

Israel "Interested" in Peace and Normalization with Lebanon and Syria

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 ...

The US Push for Hezbollah Disarmament and the Future of Lebanon

Amal Chmouny, 30/06 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the United States escalates its initiatives aimed at the disarmament of Hezbollah, the Lebanese government finds itself at a critical juncture, facing a multitude of internal and external challenges. A recent statement from Tom Barrack, the US Ambassador to Turkey, the Presidential Envoy to Syria, and the "de facto envoy" to Lebanon, ...

President Aoun Meets New UNIFIL Chief, Reaffirms Commitment to Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 30/06 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun met on Monday with the new head of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), General Diodato Abagnara, during a courtesy visit marking the start of the general’s mandate. During the meeting, President Aoun underscored the importance of UNIFIL’s continued cooperation with the Lebanese Army in southern ...

What’s Next, the Scope of Negotiations?

Charles Chartouni, 30/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The truce finalized by US President Donald Trump should presumably pave the way to the end of the war and tentatively usher in a peace agreement. Otherwise, the restoration of the status quo ante and the rehabilitation of the older scripts of negotiations are highly questionable. The viability of the truce depends largely on the alternative ...

Pasdaran-Hezbollah: Severing the Umbilical Cord

Michel Touma, 30/06 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A former Sunni MP — once a leading voice in parliament and still one of the few clear-headed voices left in the country — told me, during a conversation at the height of the Cedar Revolution, that the 1982 Israeli siege of Beirut had been an existential turning point for his community. Under the shelling, they realized that their dream of Arab ...

Netanyahu says 'victory' over Iran yields 'opportunities' to free Gaza hostages

This is Beirut, 29/06 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that his country's "victory" over Iran in their 12-day war had created "opportunities", including for freeing Israeli hostages held in Gaza. "Many opportunities have opened up now following this victory. First of all, to rescue the hostages," Netanyahu said in an address to officers of the ...

Turkey Spy Chief Talks Gaza Truce With Senior Hamas Leader

This is Beirut, 29/06 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin met senior Hamas leaders on Sunday for talks on Gaza's humanitarian tragedy and efforts to reach a ceasefire, state news agency Anadolu reported. Kalin held talks with Mohammad Darwish, head of the political council of Hamas that rules Gaza, and his delegation at an undisclosed location, Anadolu said, ...

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