This is Beirut, 24/10 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Lebanese Army
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri announced that “an agreement on a final ceasefire is currently being discussed,” revealing an agreement with United States envoy Amos Hochstein on the implementation of United Nations resolution 1701, “without any amendments.” “We will start working to elect a consensus president for Lebanon after the ...
This is Beirut, 24/10 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas
The United States and Qatar on Thursday announced a resumption of negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said mediators were exploring new options after months of failing to seal a US-led plan. Blinken said negotiators would resume talks "in the coming days" on ways to end the year-long Gaza war and free ...
This is Beirut, 21/10 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas Middle East
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel's killing of Hamas's leader. It will be the 11th trip to the Middle East by the top US diplomat since war broke out a year ago, with Blinken on his last visit to ...
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Ceasefire Lebanese Army United Nations USA
Under Resolution 425, adopted in 1978 in response to the Israeli forces’ Litani Operation against the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), international forces were deployed to southern Lebanon on March 23, 1978. These forces have remained in the region under Resolution 1701, enacted in 2006. Despite facing challenges from Israel, ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu
After months of disappointment, US President Joe Biden's administration sees new hope for reaching a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but the upcoming US elections cast a shadow on prospects for a breakthrough. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running in a tight race for the White House against Donald ...
This is Beirut, 18/10 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ceasefire Kyiv Ukraine USA Volodymyr Zelensky
US President Joe Biden and European leaders meeting during his farewell visit to Germany on Friday were expected to renew calls for a Gaza ceasefire after Israel said it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. While still on Air Force One, Biden hailed the death of the man Israel blames for the October 7 attack as a "good day", saying it removed a key ...
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Ceasefire UN Security Council south Lebanon
Diplomatic sources in New York have confirmed that no new draft resolution concerning Lebanon is under discussion at the Security Council, refuting media reports as unfounded. The sources stressed that any talks of a resolution would be contingent upon achieving a ceasefire, a condition that remains unlikely for the time being. According to ...
David Hale , 14/10 15:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon USA Ceasefire Diplomacy
One of the things to know about ceasefires is they don't just happen because an American leader wants one, or because there is a piece of paper in circulation in New York labeled "ceasefire." Unless an outside power is prepared to impose a ceasefire by force, it happens when the parties to a conflict no longer believe they can achieve their ...
This is Beirut, 11/10 14:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ceasefire UN Security Council United Nations
At the UN Security Council meeting, the international community called for de-escalation in response to the intensifying clashes between Israel and Hezbollah. Over one million people are displaced in Lebanon, and Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah are causing numerous civilian casualties, worsening the humanitarian crisis. The UN Security ...
This is Beirut, 09/10 20:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
parliament Berri ceasefire negotiations
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said that Hezbollah's decision, mandating him to participate in political negotiations to halt the Israeli war on Lebanon, “is not new” and “does not change anything” in the current situation. In an interview with the Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat, Berri stressed that the delegation mentioned by ...
This is Beirut, 09/10 13:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A letter signed by 130 Israeli soldiers warns that they will no longer serve unless the Israeli government works to obtain a cease-fire deal in Gaza, reports Israeli media Haaretz on Wednesday. The letter, addressed to cabinet ministers and the Israeli military's chief of staff, was signed by reservists and draftees across a wide range of roles, ...
Rami Rayess, 09/10 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hassan Nasrallah Tehran United States
Some may argue that electing a new president before achieving a ceasefire and ending the Israeli war on Hezbollah is illogical, because it contradicts the natural course of events. How can MPs head to the Parliament and cast their votes under the pressure of Israeli airstrikes, even if those strikes are on the outskirts of the capital and not in ...