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Lebanon-Israel: Are the Diplomatic Advances Real?

Will the long-awaited agreement between Lebanon and Israel be concluded? According to some sources and several American and Israeli media, the two sides have finally agreed on the terms of a ceasefire. Others, however, dismiss the possibility altogether. The reality is such that between diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon and ...

Israel Strikes Bridges Near Border with Lebanon

Syrian state television reported Israeli strikes on several bridges in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border on Monday, with the defense ministry reporting two people were killed and five were injured in the attacks. Israel's military has intensified its strikes on targets in Syria since its conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah in neighboring ...

Dan Shapiro in Israel to Discuss Ceasefire Mechanism

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Daniel B. Shapiro was due to meet senior Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the agreement (for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon) and, more specifically, the monitoring mechanism to be headed by the United States. Israeli and US officials believe that an ...

3,768 Killed and 15,699 Injured Since the Start of the War in Lebanon

A total of 3,768 deaths and 15,699 injuries have been recorded in Lebanon from October 8, 2023 — the date marking the start of the war between Hezbollah and Israel — through Sunday (yesterday), according to the Ministry of Health.   The daily report, published Monday evening by the Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon's Ministry of Health, ...

Explosive Weapons Pose Long-Term Threat to Civilians in Gaza

Explosive weapons used in a densely populated area like the Gaza Strip will continue to pose risks to civilians even after peace is restored, warns a Danish NGO in a report published on Monday. "These remnants of war, which may not explode immediately or might have been left behind during fighting, are a long-term threat to civilians, often ...

UNIFIL Condemns Attacks on Lebanese Army as Violation of Resolution 1701

In a press statement, UNIFIL said that it is “deeply concerned about the numerous strikes targeting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) within Lebanese territory, despite the LAF's declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.” It considered that “such attacks on the Lebanese Armed Forces within Lebanese ...

Netanyahu Tentatively 'Approves' Lebanon Ceasefire Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his tentative approval to a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah during a security meeting with Israeli officials on Sunday night, according to a source familiar with the discussions and quoted by CNN. According to a Sky News report, the negotiated agreement stipulates a gradual Israeli withdrawal ...

Unrelenting Israeli Strikes on Beirut's Southern Suburbs, South Villages

Israeli airstrikes repeatedly hit the southern suburbs of Beirut Monday afternoon, while raids against South Lebanon continued relentlessly. Heavy airstrikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs, specifically the areas of Ghobeiri, Hadath and Haret Hreik, following evacuation warnings issued by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee. Plumes of ...

Bou Habib: 'The Path to Stability Between Lebanon and Israel is 1701'

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stressed that “the balanced and full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is the path to stability between Israel and Lebanon.” Lebanon’s “primary objective is to strengthen the legitimate national authority as the guarantor of security and peace,” Bou Habib said ...

West Bank: Two Palestinians, Including a Teenager, Killed in Israeli Raid

The Palestinian Authority said two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, were killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank village of Yabad. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Israeli forces entered the village on Sunday night, leading to clashes during which soldiers shot dead two Palestinians. The two dead were ...

Pragmatism Is Not a Sign of Weakness

In late August 1982, Beirut bore witness to the aftermath of the Israeli Army's "Operation Peace for Galilee," initiated on June 6, 1982. Following the prolonged siege of the Lebanese capital, approximately 12,000 Palestinian fighters, including Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), alongside senior officials ...