This is Beirut, 29/01 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said it had received a list from Hamas of eight hostages to be freed on Thursday, including the Thais, and another three, all men, to be released ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The European Union on Wednesday promised 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) of financing and investments for Jordan as part of a new "strategic" partnership with the key Middle East ally. "With the current geopolitical shifts and growing crises in the region, strengthening the EU-Jordan partnership is the right decision at the right time," European ...
This is Beirut, 29/01 15:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Two Hamas officials on Wednesday accused Israel of delaying the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to Gaza, as agreed in the ceasefire deal, and warned that it could impact the release of hostages. "We warn that continued delays and failure to address these points (delivery of key aid) will affect the natural progression of the agreement, ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel will cease all contact with the UN's Palestinian relief agency UNRWA and any other body acting on its behalf, its UN envoy said Tuesday, after repeatedly accusing the organization of undermining its security. UNRWA's offices and staff in Israel play a major role in the provision of healthcare and education to Palestinians, but ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jordan began air deliveries of 20 tonnes of aid to Gaza on Tuesday, a government spokesman said, as masses of displaced Palestinians returned to the north of the war-wrecked territory. Fourteen Jordanian air force helicopters and two provided by the Italian military took off from King Abdullah II air base in the country's north to fly ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Gaza had brought Israel "to its knees", in a reference to the recent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Iran's arch-enemy Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group Hamas went into effect just over a week ago, ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Qatar reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump repeated his call to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt or Jordan. Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari did not reveal details of conversations with US officials, but said Qatar often didn't see "eye to eye" with its allies. "Our position has ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Gaza had brought Israel "to its knees", in a reference to the recent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. The ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Iran's arch-enemy Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group Hamas went into effect just over a week ago, aiming to put an end ...
This is Beirut, 28/01 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his desire to move Palestinians from Gaza to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan, and said he would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington "very soon." The president on Saturday floated the idea to "clean out" Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and ...
This is Beirut, 27/01 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Eight of the hostages set to be released in the first phase of the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have died, Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer announced on Monday. “The families have been informed of their loved ones’ situation,” Mencer stated during a press briefing. This means that out of ...
This is Beirut, 27/01 13:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Palestinians began returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The breakthrough preserves a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, which has devastated the Gaza Strip and displaced nearly all its residents, paving the way for more ...
Michel Touma, 27/01 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Civilians who headed to the border villages of southern Lebanon on Sunday, seemingly spurred on by Hezbollah, demonstrated remarkable audacity. The standard-bearers of the “resistance” will likely frame this as yet another “victory,” merely because residents sought to return to certain localities despite repeated warnings from the Israeli ...