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Several Homes Destroyed in Israeli Operations in Naqoura and Kfar Kila

This is Beirut, 17/12 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In their most recent operations in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces conducted excavation operations using bulldozers in Naqoura early on Tuesday, demolishing several homes. In Kfar Kila, numerous houses were destroyed while drones flew at low altitudes over Tyre. The Israeli Army also fired machine guns toward Naqoura, a town it infiltrated ...

Israeli Minister Declares Significant Progress in Gaza Hostage Negotiations

This is Beirut, 16/12 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli negotiators have "not been this close to an agreement" for the release of hostages in Gaza since the November 2023 truce in the war between Israel and Hamas, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday. "We have not been this close to an agreement on the hostages since the previous deal," Katz told members of the Israeli parliament's ...

Israel Trying Via Russia to Locate Famous Spy's Remains in Syria

This is Beirut, 16/12 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Two Palestinian officials told AFP on Monday that Israel, via Russian mediators, was seeking to locate in Syria the remains of famous Israeli spy Eli Cohen and missing soldiers. Israel for years has been trying to find and repatriate the body of Cohen, and in 2021 a war monitor said Russian forces had been searching the Yarmuk Palestinian refugee ...

Israel Seeking to 'Expand Borders' Through Golan Plan: Turkey

This is Beirut, 16/12 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkey on Monday denounced an Israeli plan to double the population living in the occupied and annexed Golan Heights as a bid to "expand its borders". "This decision is a new stage in Israel's goal of expanding its borders through occupation," the foreign ministry said in a statement condemning the move. Israel's government on Sunday approved a ...

Israeli Drone Strike Near the Town of Najariya

This is Beirut, 16/12 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Despite the ceasefire in Lebanon established on November 27, certain areas in the south continue to be subjected to bombardments and raids. At dawn on Monday, Israeli soldiers infiltrated the town of Naqoura, and successive explosions targeted and partially destroyed several residences in the region. Israeli airstrikes also hit the village of ...

Hezbollah Faces Legal Complaints From Its Own Supporters

This is Beirut, 16/12 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Following the ceasefire announced on November 27 and in light of the significant material damage and human losses from a war Lebanon was reluctantly drawn into, several Shiite supporters of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon have filed complaints against the organization. This was reported by the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Monday, citing well-informed ...

Navigating the Uncertainties of the Post-Assad Era

Michel Touma, 16/12 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had anticipated it well before Bashar al-Assad's downfall, pointing to the emergence of a new Middle East. Likewise, President-elect Donald Trump had set the tone during his campaign, emphasizing his commitment to forging peace in a region beset by over seven decades of armed conflict and largely ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strikes Kill 40 Palestinians

This is Beirut, 16/12 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes across the Palestinian territory on Sunday killed at least 40 people, including several children, an Al Jazeera TV cameraman and three rescuers. Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera said its cameraman Ahmed al-Louh was killed "in an Israeli bombardment" that targeted Nuseirat refugee camp in the ...

Syria’s Future and the Shifting Tectonics

Charles Chartouni, 16/12 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syria’s political plight is at the crossroads between potential disintegration, renewed civil instabilities and eventual reconciliation, which helps overcome the bitter legacy of a long-haul civil war. The downfall of the Assad regime is of good omen since it sets an end to the excruciating travails bequeathed by a bloody dictatorship and its ...

Israel Approves Plan to Double the Population of Annexed Golan Heights

This is Beirut, 15/12 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government on Sunday approved a plan to double the population of the occupied and annexed Golan Heights, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the prime minister's office said. The government had "unanimously approved" the 40 million shekel ($11 million) "plan for the demographic development of the Golan... in light of the ...

Al Jazeera Reports Its Journalist Killed in Israeli Strike On Gaza

This is Beirut, 15/12 19:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli airstrike on Gaza killed Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed al-Louh on Sunday, the Qatar-based network reported. The strike targeted the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, according to Al Jazeera's Arabic-language website. The Israeli military, when contacted by AFP for comment, stated that it is "looking into the reports." Since the ...

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