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Israeli Opposition Condemns Press Freedom Threats at Emergency Meeting

This is Beirut, 04/12 20:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israeli opposition leaders and prominent media figures warned at an emergency meeting on Wednesday that government reform proposals were threatening press freedom in the country. "In the years since this government was formed, Israel has fallen 15 places in the freedom of speech index," opposition leader and former prime minister Yair Lapid said ...

Adraee: Israeli Operations Are Still Ongoing

This is Beirut, 04/12 19:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee asserted that the Israeli army “still fights” Hezbollah actions that violate the ceasefire agreement. He declared that the air force, acting under the leadership of the Northern Command, had attacked a rocket launcher in the Majdal Zoun region of South Lebanon, in a post on X on ...

Trump Names Adam Boehler Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs

This is Beirut, 04/12 18:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Adam Boehler as his Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs. In a post on Truth Social Wednesday. Trump expressed confidence in Boehler's abilities, stating that the newly appointed envoy will hold the personal rank of Ambassador. The announcement comes as Trump prepares for his ...

Ceasefire Monitoring Committee: An "Enhanced Complaint Bureau"

Nidal Ayoub, 04/12 18:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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This international monitoring committee has not yet been formed, yet the violations of the ceasefire cast doubt on the rationale for its establishment and the validity of its functioning, especially as many fear a resumption of confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel. However, contrary to the wishes of many Lebanese, it is not within the ...

"We’re Starting from Scratch": Shops Reopen in Southern Beirut Suburbs

This is Beirut, 04/12 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Despite the massive destruction, shopkeepers in the southern suburbs of Beirut are trying to reopen their stores following the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Credit: AFP

Blinken Affirms Lebanon Ceasefire “Is Holding” Despite Escalating Tensions

This is Beirut, 04/12 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Wednesday that the ceasefire in Lebanon, brokered to halt hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, remains intact despite reports of violations. Speaking at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) meeting in Brussels, Blinken said, “The ceasefire is holding, and we’re using the mechanism ...

Precarious Calm in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 04/12 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The calm that had prevailed in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning was abruptly disrupted by a number of Israeli strikes, machine-gun fires and incursions, in southern Lebanon. Israeli Merkava tanks infiltrated the village of Yaroun, while Israeli forces carried out an incursion into Maroun al-Ras, accompanied by machine gun fire targeting ...

Israel Kills Three Hamas Members in Strike on West Bank

This is Beirut, 03/12 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead. "Three Hamas terrorists who planned an imminent terrorist attack were eliminated" when the Israeli air force struck vehicles in the Aqaba area near Tubas, the ...

Shepherd Killed in Israeli Strike in Shebaa

This is Beirut, 03/12 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Shebaa Farms area on Tuesday afternoon. The raid targeted Jamal Hassan Saab, a shepherd who was in a field, according to the National News Agency. Also on the ground, three Israeli Merkava tanks were spotted on the Bourj el-Malouk–Khiam junction. At the same time, Israeli army vehicles ...

Netanyahu Asserts Ceasefire with Hezbollah Is Not the End of the War

This is Beirut, 03/12 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized on Tuesday that while a ceasefire with Hezbollah is currently in place along the Lebanese border, it does not mark the conclusion of hostilities. Speaking during a press briefing, Netanyahu stressed that Israel remains vigilant and prepared to act against any breach of the truce. “We are ...

Army Appoints Gen. Edgard Lawandos on Ceasefire Monitoring Committee

This is Beirut, 03/12 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Army has appointed General Edgard Lawandos, commander of the southern Litani sector, to represent Lebanon on the international truce monitoring committee set up under the ceasefire agreement with Israel, according to LBCI TV. The committee is made up of representatives from the USA, France, the UN, Lebanon and Israel. The United States will ...

Hamas, Fatah Agree on Joint Committee to Run Post-War Gaza

This is Beirut, 03/12 16:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said Tuesday. Under the plan, which needs Abbas's approval, the committee would be composed of 10 to 15 non-partisan figures with authority on matters related ...

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