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Arab and Muslim Countries Condemn Israel's West Bank Annexation Bills

This is Beirut, 23/10 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute

More than a dozen Muslim and Arab states condemned on Thursday a pair of Israeli bills calling for the annexation of the occupied West Bank, in a joint statement reported by the Saudi state news agency. The 14 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Turkey, as well as the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, said they ...

In Interview with Time, Trump Says Would Pull US Support if Israel Annexes West Bank

This is Beirut, 23/10 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Donald Trump said Israel would lose its crucial backing from the United States if it annexes the West Bank, in a Time magazine interview published Thursday. Trump's comments, which Time said were made by telephone on October 15, were published as both Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned against any ...

Vance Rejects any West Bank Annexation as Rubio Heads to Israel

This is Beirut, 23/10 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that Israel would not move to annex West Bank, after Washington warned that such a step could jeopardise a fragile US-brokered truce in Gaza. Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday advanced two bills paving the way for West Bank annexation, days after President Donald Trump secured a ceasefire deal aimed at ending ...

Violent Airstrikes Rock Beqaa and Hermel

This is Beirut, 23/10 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A series of Israeli airstrikes shook the Beqaa and Hermel regions on Thursday. Loud explosions were heard in the areas of Janta, Shmistar and the heights of Hermel. The Israeli army announced that it carried out a series of airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in the Beqaa and northern Lebanon. According to a statement from the Israeli army, ...

Cyprus Border Deal Reaffirms Mikati’s 2011 Decision

Bassam Abou Zeid, 23/10 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Cabinet is set to approve the Lebanon-Cyprus maritime border agreement, despite claims that Lebanon forfeited around 5,000 square kilometers along the median line of the two countries’ exclusive economic zones. Lebanese negotiators assert that these claims have no basis in international law, and studies indicate that disputing them would ...

Flights Over a Nest of Fools!

Marc Saikali, 23/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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More than half of Ici Beyrouth and This is Beirut’s audience lives between France, North America and Africa. Those of you reading from these far-off lands are lucky enough not to be, like us, lulled from dawn to dusk by the relentless hum of drones. Yes, they are back. And this time, they are flying even lower. Beirutis have gone all out, ...

Rubio Says Israel Annexation Moves in West Bank ‘Threatening’ Peace Deal

This is Beirut, 23/10 05:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday warned Israel against annexing the West Bank, saying steps taken by parliament and settler violence threatened a Gaza peace deal. Israeli lawmakers voted Wednesday to advance two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, barely a week after President Donald Trump pushed through a deal aimed at ending ...

Gaza, Israel and Hezbollah with Matthew Levitt

Tylia El Helou, 22/10 22:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the Gaza ceasefire and the disarming of Hezbollah. We also feature an exclusive interview with Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, who shares his insights on the situation in Gaza and the prospects for peace in the region.

This Week on This is America: Gaza, Israel and Hezbollah

Tylia El Helou, 22/10 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the ceasefire in Gaza and the disarming of Hezbollah. We also feature an interview with Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, to discuss the latest events in the region and the potential path to peace between Lebanon and Israel.

Hamas: A Beheaded Organization Still Standing

Paul Guillot, 22/10 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Is the terrorist group Hamas still capable of inflicting damage on the state of Israel? An investigation by American outlet NBC suggests that it is. Despite being severely weakened after two years of open war, the Islamist movement is believed to still have around 20,000 fighters, hundreds of rockets – including some with long-range ...

Israeli Lawmakers Approve Advancement of West Bank Annexation Bills

This is Beirut, 22/10 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of advancing two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent months. The vote came with US Vice President JD Vance visiting Israel to shore up a Gaza ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump, who has made clear he would not back ...

Hezbollah’s Rapid Rebuilding Outpaces Lebanon’s Disarmament Efforts

This is Beirut, 22/10 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s accelerated rebuilding efforts risk provoking an Israeli response if Lebanon does not act swiftly, according to Western intelligence sources cited by The Jerusalem Post. In a report published Tuesday, the Israeli daily highlighted the group’s ongoing efforts to rearm and reconstruct, even as the Lebanese government has officially ...

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