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Netanyahu Says Israel Reserves ‘Right to Resume War if Necessary’ With US Support

This is Beirut, 18/01 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel reserves the right to resume fighting in Gaza with US support, as he pledged to bring home all hostages held in the Palestinian territory. "We reserve the right to resume the war if necessary, with American support," Netanyahu said in a televised statement, a day before a ...

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Deal

This is Beirut, 17/01 15:44 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel's security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister's office said. The agreement, which must now go to the full cabinet for a final green light, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza's deadliest-ever war. It would also launch ...

Israel Accuses Hamas of Backtracking on Fragile Ceasefire Deal

This is Beirut, 16/01 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel accused Hamas on Thursday of backtracking on parts of a fragile ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza war, and carried out fresh air strikes ahead of an expected vote by the cabinet. The truce, announced by mediators Qatar and the United States on Wednesday, would take effect on Sunday and involve the exchange of Israeli hostages ...

Behind The Truce In Gaza, ‘Remarkable’ Cooperation Between The Biden And Trump Teams

This is Beirut, 16/01 05:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The agreement on a second truce in Gaza is the result of ‘remarkable’ cooperation between the teams of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, according to a senior US official on Wednesday. The official, who requested anonymity, lifted a corner of the veil behind the scenes of the fierce negotiations of the last few days. For example, he ...

Blinken Proposes a Post-War Plan For Gaza, With a Role For The UN And The Palestinian Authority

This is Beirut, 15/01 05:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken proposed sending an international security force to Gaza and placing the Palestinian territory under the responsibility of the UN, following the war with Hamas. As a ceasefire looks set to be signed after 15 months of war between Israel and the Palestinian movement that has left tens of thousands ...

Norway to Host Talks on Mideast Two-State Solution

This is Beirut, 13/01 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Dozens of countries will send delegates to Norway on Wednesday as part of a global alliance aiming to find a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Norway's foreign ministry said on Monday. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, the head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini, and UN envoy ...

Renewed Hopes for ‘Imminent’ Agreement on Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 13/01 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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'Breakthroughs’ were made on Sunday night in Doha, Qatar, with negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza “close” to an agreement, according to sources close to the matter quoted by Reuters. This information was revealed by the agency after discussions between Israeli intelligence officials, Donald ...

Netanyahu Updates Biden on ‘Progress’ in Gaza Hostage Deal Talks

This is Beirut, 12/01 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with outgoing US President Joe Biden on Sunday, updating him on progress in negotiations to reach a hostage release deal in Gaza. A readout from Biden's office confirmed the call and said that the president "stressed the immediate need for a ceasefire in Gaza and return of the hostages with a surge ...

Deadly Strikes in Gaza as a New Negotiation Round Starts in Qatar

This is Beirut, 11/01 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar for negotiations on a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, which remains plagued by deadly clashes. Netanyahu held a meeting in Jerusalem with US president-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, a representative of current US President ...

Israel Strikes Yemen Houthis, Warns It Will 'Hunt' Leaders

This is Beirut, 10/01 21:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, as it warned it would hunt down the group's leaders. Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group has fired dozens of missiles and drones at Israel in what it says is a ...

Gaza: The Body of an Israeli Hostage Identified, Two Days After That of His Father

This is Beirut, 10/01 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The body of an Israeli hostage who had been held in the Gaza Strip and whose body was brought back to Israel was identified a few days after his repatriation, the army announced on Friday in a statement. "Following the completion of the examination process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Israeli police, this morning ...

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