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Israel Launches Ground Assault on Gaza City

This is Beirut, 2025-09-16 19:23 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel launched its long-anticipated ground assault on Gaza City at dawn Tuesday, a day after winning backing from its top ally, the United States, despite mounting international alarm. A United Nations probe charged Israel with committing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior ...

Israel sets Gaza 'on Fire' as Rubio Warns Days Left for Deal

This is Beirut, 2025-09-16 08:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel unleashed a massive new bombing campaign on Gaza City on Tuesday after visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed the ally's goal of eradicating Hamas and warned that only days may be left for a diplomatic solution. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said early Tuesday that Gaza City, the territory's main urban hub, was ...

Hamas: A Shattered Sham

Mario Chartouni, 2025-09-15 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel’s strike on Hamas leadership in Qatar on Tuesday marked a sharp turning point. For the first time, Israel targeted the political heart of the Islamist movement outside its traditional battlegrounds. In Doha, where Hamas believed it had secured a safe and comfortable refuge, missiles served as a stark reminder that even gilded hotels and ...

Palestinian Circumlocutions

Charles Chartouni, 2025-09-15 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The unending Palestinian saga seems to thrive on power politics entanglements, unwinding political patronages and the externalization of blame without any critical retrospection to figure out the rationale behind the unending cycles of political entrapment and outright instrumentation. We are faced with a behavioral pattern that never belied ...

UNGA 2025 and the Middle East

David Hale , 2025-09-12 10:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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This month brings world leaders together to mark the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly.  Their formal speeches in front of the assembly vary in interest, as many contain more pious platitudes than meaty information. The real work of interest often happens behind-the-scenes, as world leaders meet bilaterally or in small groups ...

Israel says to Act with 'Great Force' in Gaza City

This is Beirut, 2025-09-09 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's military said on Tuesday that it will act with "great force" in Gaza City and told residents to leave as it stepped up its deadly assault on the Palestinian territory's largest urban center. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a similar warning, as Israel intensified its bombardment in preparation for an operation to seize Gaza City ...

Israel Warns Hamas to Surrender or Face 'Annihilation'

This is Beirut, 2025-09-08 10:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's defence minister told Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face annihilation, after US President Donald Trump said the militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. The warnings came as the Israeli military intensified its bombings and operations around Gaza City, which it has vowed to capture in a bid to finally ...

Lebanon and Gaza: The Unresolved Dilemmas

Charles Chartouni, 2025-09-08 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The observation of political realities in both Lebanon and Gaza sends us back to the same impasses that have prevailed over the last two years despite the mutating strategic landscape. Iran is trying ex post facto to stall the political dynamics and revert to a previous stage whereby it restores its control over political life and dictates its ...

Trump Issues ‘Last Warning’ to Hamas Over Hostages

This is Beirut, 2025-09-08 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was issuing a "last warning" to Hamas, saying the Palestinian militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. "The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepting. This is my last ...

WHO Chief Urges Israel to Stop Gaza Starvation 'Catastrophe'

This is Beirut, 2025-09-05 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The World Health Organization chief on Friday urged Israel to stop the "catastrophe" of people starving to death in Gaza, saying at least 370 people have died from malnutrition since the war began. "This is a catastrophe that Israel could have prevented, and could stop at any time," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told ...

Israel Military Says Controls 40 Percent of Gaza City

This is Beirut, 2025-09-04 22:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli military on Thursday said it controls 40 percent of Gaza City, the largest urban center in the Palestinian territory which it is preparing to conquer after nearly two years of devastating war. Israel has intensified in recent days its bombardments of the area of Gaza City, in the territory's north, ahead of the planned offensive, ...

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