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Israel Army Says Killed Five Hamas Militants in North Gaza Raid

This is Beirut, 2024-11-22 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel's military said on Friday it had killed five Hamas militants, including commanders, in an overnight raid in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia, where Palestinian medics reported dozens killed or missing. In a statement, the military and the Shin Bet security agency said they had "eliminated five Hamas terrorists, including a Nukhba (commando) ...

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Call at UN

This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 18:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas. The resolution demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, along with "the immediate and unconditional release of ...

Gaza Civil Defence Says 17 Killed in Israeli Strikes

This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that at least 17 people, including a baby, were killed in Israeli air strikes on the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was killed and another seriously wounded during combat in the north of the Gaza Strip. The baby was killed in nighttime shelling of the ...

UN to Vote Again on Gaza Ceasefire, US Plans Unclear

This is Beirut, 2024-11-20 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday on another draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in its latest attempt to exert pressure to end the war. But the draft could be blocked by the United States, Israel's main ally. The latest draft of the resolution demands "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the ...

34 Killed and Dozens Missing by Israeli Airstrike in Gaza

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 19:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said 34 people were killed on Sunday, including children, and dozens were missing after an Israeli air strike hit a building in the Palestinian territory's north. Israel's army told AFP that it had conducted overnight strikes and hit "terrorist targets" in the area. After the strike early ...

Pope Calls for Gaza 'Genocide' Investigation

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Pope Francis for the first time tackled claims of Israel's ongoing "genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza in a forthcoming book, urging further investigation into whether Israel's actions meet the definition. Titled "Hope Never Disappoints. Pilgrims Towards a Better World", the book includes his latest and most forthright ...

Beirut's Businesses Struggle to Stay Afloat under Bombardment

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 11:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lina al-Khalil has fled her south Beirut home to escape escalating Israeli attacks on Hezbollah, but she still returns daily to the bombarded area to keep the family business running. "It's more important than my house," said the pharmacist, in her 50s, of the business she inherited from her father in Haret Hreik, a southern suburb ...

Brazil's G20 Summit will be a Diplomatic Test for President Lula

This is Beirut, 2024-11-17 11:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The G20 summit will be a diplomatic test for veteran President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva who has boosted Brazil's global standing since returning to power but drawn fire for his positions on Ukraine and Gaza. "Brazil is back!" Lula announced triumphantly two years ago after he unseated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, who had turned his ...

Israel says synagogue hit in 'rocket barrage' on Haifa

This is Beirut, 2024-11-16 22:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military said two people were injured when a synagogue was hit Saturday in the northern coastal city of Haifa following a "heavy rocket barrage" by Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group. "This is yet another clear example of Hezbollah's deliberate targeting of Israeli civilians," the military said in a statement. Separately, the army ...

French Court Orders Release of Lebanese Militant Held Since 1984

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 17:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said. The court said Abdallah, first detained in 1984 and convicted in 1987 over the murders, would be released on December 6 provided he leaves France, French ...

Why Fear the New When We Know the Old?

Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-11-15 15:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The idea of a "new Middle East" often takes on more weight than it deserves, as it is always associated with assumptions, fears, and troubling considerations as if this new Middle East is inherently an enemy of everything we know today. If we look back at World War I, when the concept of a "new Middle East" was first discussed before the ...

EU's Foreign Policy Chief Urges Bloc Suspend Dialogue with Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-11-14 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The EU's outgoing foreign policy chief has urged the bloc to suspend a political dialogue with Israel over human rights concerns in Gaza but it is likely to be vetoed, diplomats said Thursday. Josep Borrell raised his proposal during a meeting of ambassadors on Wednesday, according to four diplomats involved, and is expected to formalise it when ...

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