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Donald Trump Plans International Summit on Gaza During Egypt Visit

This is Beirut, 10/10 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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According to the US outlet Axios, President Donald Trump is planning to host a summit bringing together several world leaders to discuss the situation in Gaza during his official visit to Egypt next week. The meeting aims to rally broader international support for the Trump administration’s peace plan for Gaza, as key issues, including ...

UK, France, Germany Aim to Restart Iran Nuclear Talks

This is Beirut, 10/10 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Britain, France, and Germany will seek to restart stalled nuclear talks with Iran and the United States, the three European countries said in a joint statement on Friday. Their announcement came nearly two weeks after UN sanctions were reimposed on Iran, under a "snapback" process the three European nations had initiated and which became ...

Foreign Press Group Urges Immediate Access to Gaza After Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 10/10 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An organization representing international media in Israel and the Palestinian territories on Friday urged Israel to grant journalists immediate, independent access to Gaza following the declaration of a ceasefire. Since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023, Israeli authorities have prevented foreign journalists from entering the devastated ...

Israel Ceases Fire and Gazans Start Returning Home

This is Beirut, 10/10 17:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza and began to pull back its forces on Friday, as tens of thousands of exhausted Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes. After two years of brutal war, the families of Israel's remaining hostages in the territory were also hoping the truce -- pushed by US President Donald Trump -- would ...

What Lies Beyond, and Beyond Hamas

Johnny Kortbawi, 10/10 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Both sides in Palestine can claim a form of victory from the negotiations that ended the war in Gaza. Palestinians may see their success in the delivery of humanitarian aid, the release of prisoners, the halt of attacks on the Strip and the prevention of plans mentioned in some statements to depopulate Gaza. Meanwhile, Israelis may view their main ...

Team of 200 US Troops to 'Oversee' Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 10/10 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A US military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to "oversee" the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after a peace deal brokered by President Donald Trump, senior US officials said Thursday. Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of the US military's Central Command, "will initially have 200 people on the ground. His role will be ...

Israel Government Approves Gaza Hostage Release Deal

This is Beirut, 10/10 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday that the government had "approved the framework" of a hostage release deal with Hamas, as both sides edged closer to ending more than two years of hostilities in Gaza. Israel previously said "all parties" had signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement, ...

How a Whisper and a Note Led to Trump’s Gaza Deal

This is Beirut, 09/10 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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It began with a hastily written note and a whisper. It ended with a Gaza deal long sought by Donald Trump. Something was obviously going on when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio made an unexpected appearance during a roundtable at the White House on the left-wing Antifa movement on Wednesday. "By the way, we have Marco Rubio. Marco, come on up ...

Trump to Visit Egypt for Gaza Ceasefire Celebration

This is Beirut, 09/10 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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US envoy Steve Witkoff said President Donald Trump is set to travel to Egypt next week, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to attend celebrations over a Gaza ceasefire deal. "The President is really excited to come to Egypt, and that is the plan, that he comes next week," Witkoff said in a meeting with Sisi, a ...

Hamas Rejects Trump’s Proposed Peace Committee for Gaza

This is Beirut, 09/10 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan on Thursday told Qatar-based broadcaster Al Araby the Palestinian militant group rejects Donald Trump's proposal for an interim "Board of Peace" to oversee Gaza's administration, headed by the US president himself. Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to a ceasefire deal to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange ...

International Community Hails Gaza Ceasefire as a Step Toward Peace

This is Beirut, 09/10 19:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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World leaders on Thursday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, which could help end the two-year war in Gaza. Palestinian Authority Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he hoped that the deal "would be a prelude to reaching a permanent political solution," leading to the establishment of ...

Israel Says ‘All Parties’ Signed Phase One of Gaza Deal

This is Beirut, 09/10 17:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel said Thursday all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that Hamas freeing the captives would "bring the end to this war". The agreement in Egypt follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald Trump, after more than two years of war sparked by ...

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