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Sharm el-Sheikh Summit: Putting an End to the Charade

Michel Touma, 13/10 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The cloth doesn’t make the cleric… The old saying fits neatly when it comes to Hamas and the latest turn in the war it launched on October 7, 2023, with its massive and deadly offensive against Israel from Gaza. Two years into a conflict that has plunged the Palestinian population into a nightmare, the Islamist movement has just endorsed, ...

Failure to Disarm Hezbollah Blocks Reconstruction Efforts

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/10 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes targeting bulldozers and excavators in Msayleh, southern Lebanon, on Saturday were not an isolated incident. Similar attacks occurred earlier, on September 3, in the Ansariyeh region. Heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, has been repeatedly struck in several towns and villages along—and even beyond—the ...

Negotiation: The Art of Compromise

Sana Richa Choucair, 12/10 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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This week, negotiation took center stage. After nearly two years of war in Gaza, Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages — a breakthrough brokered in Egypt with the support of the United States, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey. The deal marks the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace ...

Israel Vows to Destroy Gaza Tunnels Once Hostages Free

This is Beirut, 12/10 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel plans to destroy what remains of Hamas's network of tunnels under Gaza, working with US approval after its hostages are freed, it said Sunday. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the operation would be conducted under an "international mechanism" led by the United States, sponsor of the three-day-old Gaza ceasefire. "Israel's great ...

UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Grenade

This is Beirut, 12/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Sunday that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been working with the Lebanese army to support a November ...

Qatar Says 3 Diplomats Killed, 2 Injured in Egypt Crash

This is Beirut, 12/10 08:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three Qatari diplomats were killed and two injured in a car crash on Sunday near the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to the Gulf state's embassy. Diplomats and official delegations had descended on the Red Sea resort town in recent days to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Egyptian state-linked media Al-Qahera News ...

Hamas Says Israeli Hostages To Be Freed From Gaza Before Trump Peace Summit

This is Beirut, 12/10 05:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, a top official from the Palestinian militant group told AFP, before US President Donald Trump chairs an international summit in Egypt on his peace plan for the region. As part of the deal's first phase, Hamas, whose deadly attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023 sparked ...

Intense Israeli Airstrikes Hit Msayleh

This is Beirut, 11/10 17:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At around 3:45 AM, Israeli warplanes carried out twelve air raids targeting the area surrounding the Msayleh–Najariya highway and the adjacent valley, causing extensive destruction and cutting off the main road. The strikes destroyed more than 300 heavy machines, including bulldozers and excavators, among them over 100 small ...

Israel Moves Prisoners Ahead of Gaza Deal Exchange

This is Beirut, 11/10 17:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel has begun transferring prisoners to two jails ahead of their release as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, designed to lead to the release of hostages held by Hamas, the prison service said Saturday. Thousands of staff, including prison officers, "operated throughout the night in order to implement the government's decision: ...

Top US Military Commander Visits Gaza, Reaffirms No US Troops to be Deployed There

This is Beirut, 11/10 16:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday he visited Gaza to discuss post-conflict stabilization and insisted no US troops will be deployed to the Palestinian territory. Admiral Brad Cooper wrote on X that he just returned from a trip to Gaza to discuss the creation of a CENTCOM-led "civil-military coordination center" ...

Palestinians Return to Devastated Gaza City as Truce Holds

This is Beirut, 11/10 16:18 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday, the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with many stunned by the destruction even as others were relieved to find their homes still standing. Israel agreed to the truce on Friday and pulled back troops from several areas of the territory, ...

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