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Biden Administration Announces $8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

This is Beirut, 04/01 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday. The State Department "has informally notified Congress of an $8 billion proposed sale of munitions to support Israel's long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and ...

Israeli Incursion on the Outskirts of Southern Border Villages

This is Beirut, 04/01 10:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli Army conducted an incursion on Saturday morning from the outskirts of Odaisseh towards the town of Taybeh, where a wide sweep was carried out using medium and heavy machine guns. Simultaneously, Israeli helicopters conducted low-altitude flights over the area. An Israeli Army motorized force also advanced between the Bastra and ...

Czech Republic Reopens Damascus Embassy to Help US

This is Beirut, 03/01 12:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Czech Republic, whose embassy has represented the United States in Syria since 2012, has reopened its mission after closing it last month following a coup that toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. The Czech Republic has represented the US and other Western countries in Syria after nations closed their embassies because of civil war. "We ...

Incessant Ceasefire Violations as Israel Escalates Border Operations

This is Beirut, 03/01 11:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Civil Defense teams retrieved the bodies of three people from under the rubble in eastern Khiyam on Friday, as they continue their search for missing people. The General Directorate of the Civil Defense indicated in a statement. that “the search operations will resume Saturday morning until all missing persons are found.” Meanwhile, ...

Israel Intercepts Missile and Drone Launched from Yemen

This is Beirut, 03/01 10:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. "A missile that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory was intercepted," the military said in a statement posted to its Telegram channel. "A ...

Israel Strikes Syrian Army Positions Near Aleppo

This is Beirut, 03/01 09:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel bombed Syrian army positions south of Aleppo late Thursday night, the latest such strikes since the overthrow of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor and local residents said. Residents reported hearing huge explosions in the area, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes targeted defense and research ...

UN Experts Slam Israel's 'Blatant Assault' on Health Rights in Gaza

This is Beirut, 02/01 23:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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UN experts on Thursday denounced Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant assault" on health rights in the besieged Palestinian territory. Reiterating charges that Israel is committing "genocide" in Gaza something the Israeli government strongly denies, two independent United Nations rights experts ...

Netanyahu Authorises Israel Negotiators to Continue Doha Hostage Talks

This is Beirut, 02/01 22:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu authorized Israeli negotiators to continue talks in Doha on a hostage release, his office said Thursday, after Israel and Hamas traded blame for their slow progress. Indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have taken place in Doha in recent weeks, rekindling hope for a ceasefire and ...

Magro Hopes January 9 Will Be the Start of a New Era for Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/01 21:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hervé Magro, the French Ambassador to Lebanon, reiterated that France would “not relax its efforts to work together (with the Lebanese) so that Lebanon and its people regain the future they deserve” during his New Year’s greetings for 2025. After two years and two months of presidential vacancy, Magro said in a press release from the ...

Serious Moves to Implement Ceasefire Required by Jan. 27

This is Beirut, 02/01 21:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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With the January 27 deadline for the application of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel drawing closer, apprehension is growing about a possible resumption of hostilities that wreaked havoc in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburb. According to informed sources, Lebanon should take serious steps to start implementing the ...

Israel Raids Iqlim al-Tuffah for First Time Since Ceasefire Agreement

This is Beirut, 02/01 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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For the first time since the ceasefire, Israeli fighter jets launched two successive attacks on Thursday, targeting the heights of Iqlim al-Tuffah and Rihan–Jabal al-Zaghreen. Shortly thereafter, the Israeli army took responsibility for targeting Hezbollah rocket launchers, claiming that the Lebanese army “did not respond” to its request to ...

Israeli Military Confirms Destruction of Iranian-funded Missile Factory in Syria

This is Beirut, 02/01 20:24 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September to destroy an underground missile factory funded by Iran. The military, which rarely comments on its activities inside Syria, said in a statement that the September 8 raid involved more than 100 Israeli commando soldiers who dismantled the ...

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