This is Beirut 2025-10-15 23:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel said its forces received two hostage bodies from the Red Cross on Wednesday, which had been returned under a US-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza. "Israel has received, through the Red Cross, two coffins containing the bodies of hostages who were handed over to the [Israeli military] and Shin Bet (security agency) forces inside the Gaza ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone fired two guided missiles at a civilian “Rapid” vehicle on the Seddiqin-Kafra road in southern Lebanon on Wednesday evening, injuring the driver, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health. The attack occurred in the al-Asi area, near the “al-Rimal Cooperative,” prompting ambulances to rush to the scene. Initial reports ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 2025-10-15 20:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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The peace plan co-signed on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh by US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey raises a crucial question: How would Hamas be disarmed? The Trump plan lays out a stark reality: Gaza must be demilitarized. To achieve this, a stabilization force will need to be created. On paper, the plan seems ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 19:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior US official for the Middle East (CENTCOM) called on Wednesday for Hamas to “stop firing on Palestinian civilians” following the release by the Palestinian Islamist movement of a video showing summary executions of alleged “collaborators.” “We strongly urge Hamas to cease targeting innocent Palestinian ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 17:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians on Wednesday, bringing the total number handed over to 90, Gaza's health ministry said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned. On Monday, Hamas gave up three Israeli bodies and one ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-15 16:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said, after dozens of troops and civilians were killed earlier in a fresh round of border skirmishes. "The Pakistani government and the Afghan Taliban regime, at the Taliban's request... have decided to implement a temporary ceasefire starting ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 22:50 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military said Tuesday the remains of four more hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in Gaza. "According to information provided by the Red Cross, four coffins of deceased hostages have been transferred into their custody and are on their way to [Israeli military] and ISA (security agency) forces in the Gaza Strip," the military ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "we will disarm" Hamas if the Palestinian militants refuse to do it themselves, as he called for the group to release the bodies of hostages in Gaza. Trump's comments came the day after he swung through the Middle East to celebrate the Gaza ceasefire deal, with questions swirling about the ...
Élie-Joe Kamel 2025-10-14 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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As the first phase of Trump’s Gaza peace plan nears completion, attention is shifting to the next steps. Significant progress has been made, though the process remains far from finished. On Monday, Hamas announced the release of the 28 Israeli hostages still alive in Gaza, along with four bodies from a total of 28. In exchange, Israel confirmed ...
Kaline Antoun 2025-10-14 20:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Leaders around the world have welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, formalized at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. The initiative was driven by US President Donald Trump and signed jointly by mediators from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. The agreement calls for a halt to hostilities, the release of ...
This is Beirut 2025-10-14 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in separate incidents Tuesday, while the military reported its troops had opened fire on suspects who approached their positions. Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for the civil defense agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas, said five people were killed as they ...
Mario Chartouni 2025-10-14 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The international summit held on Monday in Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt, marked a diplomatic turning point regarding the Gaza conflict. This was not just a simple agreement between Israel and Hamas. It was a solemn declaration co-signed by the mediator countries, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, along with the United States. The document, presented as the ...