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Israeli Far-Right Minister Backs Contentious West Bank Settlement Plan

This is Beirut, 14/08 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's finance minister on Thursday backed plans to build 3,400 homes in a particularly contentious area of the occupied West Bank, calling for the territory's annexation in response to several countries' plans to recognize a Palestinian state. In response, the United Nations chief warned that building Israeli homes in the area ...

Israeli Strikes Target West Beqaa and South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 14/08 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli aviation struck Zalaya in Western Bekaa late Thursday, according to local media. According to the Arabic-speaking spokesperson of the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, the strikes targeted “Hezbollah underground tunnels.” Continuous low-altitude drone flights were reported over villages in Western Bekaa. The Israeli ...

Gaza Civil Defense Says 17 Killed in Israel Strikes

This is Beirut, 14/08 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said at least 17 people were killed Thursday in Israeli strikes as the military intensified its bombardment of Gaza City. The dead included six civilians who had been waiting for humanitarian aid, said civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal. "The Israeli occupation forces are intensifying their raids in the Zeitun ...

Foreign NGOs Say New Israeli Rules Keep Them From Delivering Gaza Aid

This is Beirut, 14/08 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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New Israeli legislation regulating foreign aid groups has been increasingly used to deny their requests to bring supplies into Gaza, according to a joint letter signed by more than 100 groups published Thursday. Ties between foreign-backed aid groups and the Israeli government have long been beset by tensions, with officials often complaining the ...

Israel army intercepts missile, Houthis claim attack

This is Beirut, 14/08 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Thursday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, where Houthi rebels have regularly launched attacks, they say are in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza. "A short while ago, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF," Israel's army said on Telegram, referring to the air ...

Israeli Army Chief in Southern Lebanon: We Will Not Allow Threats to Re-Emerge

This is Beirut, 13/08 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir toured in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. He met soldiers on the front lines and observed ongoing security operations in the northern sector. Accompanied by senior commanders, including Northern Command Division 91’s Brigadier General Yuval Goz and Brigade 769’s Colonel, Zamir spoke ...

Lebanese Officials Stress Sovereignty as Iran’s Larijani Maps Out Suggestions for Lebanon

This is Beirut, 13/08 13:55 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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The Lebanese government’s message to Tehran was crystal clear on Wednesday: Beirut will not tolerate any interference in its internal affairs, let alone intrusions into its sovereign decisions, most notably, the state’s monopoly on arms. This unequivocal stance was delivered first by President Joseph Aoun and then by Prime Minister ...

Israel Military Says Approved Plan for New Gaza Offensive

This is Beirut, 13/08 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Wednesday it had approved the "framework" for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, days after the security cabinet called for the seizure of Gaza City. Armed forces chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir "approved the main framework for the IDF's operational plan in the Gaza Strip," a statement released by the army ...

Israel PM Netanyahu Says 'We Will Allow' Gazans to Leave

This is Beirut, 12/08 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said Israel would let Palestinians leave the Gaza Strip as the military prepares a broader offensive in the territory. "Give them the opportunity to leave, first of all, to leave combat zones and generally to leave the territory, if they want," Netanyahu said in a televised interview. "We will allow ...

Israeli Drone Attack Injures Two in Naqoura

This is Beirut, 12/08 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli drone strike on the port of Naqoura in Tyre District injured two people, one of whom is in critical condition, the Public Health Ministry confirmed. Ambulances from the Islamic Mission Scouts promptly responded to the scene to provide medical assistance. The attack comes amid intensified Israeli drone activity ...

Egypt Says Working with Qatar, US to Revive 60-day Gaza Truce Plan

This is Beirut, 12/08 19:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Egypt said Tuesday it was working with fellow Gaza mediators Qatar and the United States to broker a 60-day ceasefire as part of a renewed push to end the Israel-Hamas war. Egypt, Qatar and the United States have played a key role in mediating talks between Israel and Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7, 2023 attack ...

Netanyahu’s Gaza Strategy: Ambiguity, Internal Divisions and Looming Chaos

Élie-Joe Kamel, 12/08 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As the war in Gaza enters its 22nd month, political and on the ground uncertainties continue to grow. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent statements highlight this growing strategic confusion. He says he wants to “take control of Gaza,” while specifying that Israel has “no intention of governing” the territory. This ...

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