Have we run out of chances to avoid all-out conflict in the Middle East?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Have we run out of chances to avoid all-out conflict in the Middle East?

The Independent  

The large-scale air attacks carried out by Israel and Hezbollah in the early hours of Sunday morning mark the first serious escalation of the military conflict in the Middle East since the assassinations of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut and the Hamas leader in Tehran at the end of July. Hezbollah’s claim that this was the first stage of its revenge attack ensures that Israel and its allies will be standing by not only for whatever might be the next stage, but also for Iran’s response to the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, as the result of a presumed, but not admitted, Israeli operation. They included a series of visits to the Middle East by the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, a second trip to Israel by the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, and a flurry of phone calls and joint statements that included the first conversation for three years between a UK prime minister and an Iranian president. But there was also a wider statement, initiated by the US, with European support, pledging joint action to defend Israel in the event of an attack and unspecific consequences for Iran.

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Gaza ceasefire deal in final stages?
6 days, 13 hours ago

Gaza ceasefire deal in final stages?

New Indian Express  

Even as Israeli forces continued to pound Gaza, killing dozens of Palestinians in the besieged north, London-based news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is in the final stages. France 24 on Tuesday carried a story by news agencies AFP and Reuters which cited a statement issued by Hamas as saying that talks in …

Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops
Trending News
3 weeks ago

Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops

New Indian Express  

The West Bank has seen a surge in settler violence since the start of the war. In Lebanon, a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has held despite Israeli forces carrying out several new drone and artillery strikes on Tuesday, killing a shepherd in the country's south. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed keep striking “with an iron fist” against …

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses
3 weeks ago

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-04 09:52 Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. The warning followed Hezbollah's launch of two mortars at a disputed area along the Lebanese, Syrian, and Israeli border on Monday, accusing Israel of repeated ceasefire violations. Speaking to military …

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses
3 weeks ago

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-04 09:52 Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. The warning followed Hezbollah's launch of two mortars at a disputed area along the Lebanese, Syrian, and Israeli border on Monday, accusing Israel of repeated ceasefire violations. Speaking to military …

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses
3 weeks ago

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

China Daily  

Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israel warned on Tuesday that it would expand its attacks and include targets linked to the Lebanese state if the fragile truce with Hezbollah collapses. The warning followed Hezbollah's launch of two mortars …

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack
Trending News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack

Hindustan Times  

Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of Israeli hostages …

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of …

'Hands on the trigger': Hezbollah vows continued resistance amid fragile ceasefire with Israel
3 weeks, 5 days ago

'Hands on the trigger': Hezbollah vows continued resistance amid fragile ceasefire with Israel

Firstpost  

In its first response since a ceasefire took effect on Wednesday, Hezbollah on Thursday pledged to continue resisting Israel and said that it is watching the Israeli military’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon “with hands on the trigger” Israeli soldiers stand atop army armoured vehicles outside the agricultural settlement of Avivim, next to the Lebanese border in upper Galilee, Israel, on …

After Hezbollah, will Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

After Hezbollah, will Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza?

Firstpost  

The ceasefire in Lebanon with Hezbollah has given momentum to an Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza. “We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,” a senior Hamas official told the AFP news agency, at the same time accusing Israel of obstructing an agreement. — President …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets northern front — but not Gaza
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets northern front — but not Gaza

Politico  

“We feel this is a missed opportunity to tie in the hostages in this agreement that was signed today,” said Ruby Chen, whose son, Itay Chen, was taken hostage from an Israeli military base and has been declared dead. “Now it is winter, and all the people are drowning.” Palestinians feel resigned to continued war: The war between Israel and …

World must help Israel and Palestine resolve issues for lasting peace
3 weeks, 6 days ago

World must help Israel and Palestine resolve issues for lasting peace

New Indian Express  

The ceasefire deal brokered by the US and France between Israel and Hezbollah is a welcome step toward de-escalation in West Asia. As per the 13-point agreement between the governments of Israel and Lebanon, Israel will not carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, including civilian, military, or other state targets. Lebanon is expected to ensure the end …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely

Firstpost  

Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for potential war crimes, said that the ceasefire on the northern front would allow Israel’s military to regroup and focus on Hamas and Iran Due to Israel's ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, a truce in Gaza appears to be all the more unlikely. She is hopeful that after the ceasefire between Israel …

The ceasefire in Lebanon shows diplomacy can work – but hopes for Gaza are premature
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The ceasefire in Lebanon shows diplomacy can work – but hopes for Gaza are premature

The Independent  

It is hard to be optimistic about the situation in the Middle East. As one American headline put it, “Biden tries to go out with a Middle East miracle.” Unusually, there is a synergy between the incentives operating on him and on his successor; in that Donald Trump is, as the world knows, very much against the US financing foreign …

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago. “Now it is winter, and all the people are drowning.” Palestinians feel resigned to continued war The war between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 7, 2023, when …

‘Overdue’ Lebanon ceasefire must bring lasting solution to crisis, says PM
4 weeks ago

‘Overdue’ Lebanon ceasefire must bring lasting solution to crisis, says PM

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Prime Minister has welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire …

Israel launches large-scale airstrikes on Beirut as security cabinet mulls ceasefire plan
4 weeks ago

Israel launches large-scale airstrikes on Beirut as security cabinet mulls ceasefire plan

Firstpost  

The United States, European Union, United Nations and G7, among others, have pushed for a halt to the long-running hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated into full-scale war in late September. Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah strongholds in southern Beirut on Tuesday including Burj al-Barajneh, Haret Hreik and Hadath, creating what Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency described as a “belt …

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

The Independent  

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Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to ceasefire deal in Lebanon
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to ceasefire deal in Lebanon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Shia militia and Israel have exchanged near-daily rocket …

Israel has agreed to a truce in Lebanon with Hezbollah. Here’s what that means
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel has agreed to a truce in Lebanon with Hezbollah. Here’s what that means

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a weekly look inside the region’s biggest stories. The US and France will work with both sides to “ensure this arrangement is fully implemented and enforced.” After Israel’s security cabinet voted to approve the deal on Tuesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said the Lebanon …

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’
1 month ago

Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’

Associated Press  

The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday there remain “points to finalize” and any deal requires agreement from the government. A top Hamas official in Lebanon says the militant group would support a Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire …

Israel Has a New Operational Freedom After Crippling Hezbollah
1 month ago

Israel Has a New Operational Freedom After Crippling Hezbollah

Live Mint  

For years, Israelis were told that in the next war with Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia would fire thousands of rockets and missiles a day, overwhelming their air defenses, causing blackouts, death and destruction. “The fact that Israel hadn’t attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities was always connected to concerns about Hezbollah,” said Danny Citrinowicz, who used to oversee research on Iran inside …

Hamas Ready For Gaza Ceasefire, Official Says; Urges US President-Elect Trump To Pressure Israel For...
1 month, 1 week ago

Hamas Ready For Gaza Ceasefire, Official Says; Urges US President-Elect Trump To Pressure Israel For...

ABP News  

Hamas has expressed readiness for a ceasefire in Gaza, urging US President-elect Donald Trump to exert pressure on Israel as airstrikes on the Palestinian territory continue. “Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is respected” by Israel, Bassem Naim, a Doha-based Hamas political bureau …

US, Israel, and Lebanon: A renewed push for a ceasefire in the Middle East
54 years, 11 months ago

US, Israel, and Lebanon: A renewed push for a ceasefire in the Middle East

CNN  

US officials are heading to the Middle East in a renewed push to resolve the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. Lebanon's prime minister expressed optimism that a potential Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire could be struck in the 'next few hours or days'. However, Iran could potentially respond to Israel's attacks before the US presidential election, potentially signaling a departure from Tehran's initial …

Middle East on the Brink of All-Out War: Iran's Missile Strikes on Israel Raise the Stakes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Middle East on the Brink of All-Out War: Iran's Missile Strikes on Israel Raise the Stakes

Deccan Chronicle  

The Middle East is on the cusp of an all-out war, with Israel launching missiles at Iran aimed at taking out anti-missile defenses around energy sites processing oil and petrochemical refineries. This comes after Iran responded to attacks on its proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthi rebels, by raining 200 missiles on Israel, though it was ineffective. The world …

Israel and Iran have stopped firing, but they have moved closer to all-out war
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Israel and Iran have stopped firing, but they have moved closer to all-out war

ABC  

This round of fighting between Israel and Iran might be over, but the rules have changed and things are increasingly dangerous. "One thing is clear: Israel and Iran came closer than ever last night to the brink of direct war," wrote Danny Citrinowicz, a researcher at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies. Israeli military says it has completed strikes on …

Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is 'entering a new phase'
2 months, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: Hezbollah says its war with Israel is 'entering a new phase'

The Independent  

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Israel vows to hit Iran with 'surprise' attack in revenge for missile strike and warns Tehran 'will not know what hit them'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel vows to hit Iran with 'surprise' attack in revenge for missile strike and warns Tehran 'will not know what hit them'

Daily Mail  

Israel has promised Iran will be 'surprised' by a 'deadly' response to its missile attack carried out earlier this month. After describing Iran's October 1 missile attack as a failure, Israel's defence minister Yoav Gallant said in a video issued by his office: 'Whoever attacks us will be hurt and will pay a price. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has …

Peace still elusive as fears grow of another catastrophe
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Peace still elusive as fears grow of another catastrophe

China Daily  

By PAN JIE | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-08 07:00 Syrian children sit in a makeshift camp in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, after being displaced by Israeli airstrikes. And we Li Xinggang, a researcher at the Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean Rim at Zhejiang International Studies University, told China Daily, "By saying 'another Gaza', it is more like a …

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

The Independent  

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Fueling antagonism only intensifies spiral of violence in the Middle East: China Daily editorial
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Fueling antagonism only intensifies spiral of violence in the Middle East: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

After the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel last year, Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eliminate the threat of terrorism. As Israeli military operations crossed the one-year mark on Monday, there is no sign of the cross fire between the Israel Defense Forces and its regional foes nearing an end. The more Netanyahu sticks to his guns, the greater …

Where the conflict stands, a year after the Hamas attacks in Israel
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Where the conflict stands, a year after the Hamas attacks in Israel

NPR  

Where the conflict stands, a year after the Hamas attacks in Israel It's been almost a year since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7th. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Israeli military strikes continue this morning in Lebanon as the region approaches one year since Hamas fighters entered southern Israel, killed around 1,200 people and took more than 200 people hostage. The attacks …

A year into the Israel-Gaza war, the Middle East is on the verge of chaos. How does it end?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A year into the Israel-Gaza war, the Middle East is on the verge of chaos. How does it end?

ABC  

As the war in Gaza enters its second year and a wider Middle East conflict is on the verge of breaking out, one question remains: How, if it at all, does this end? "What we're likely to see is a situation in which Israel will not necessarily resume a full-scale occupation of the Gaza Strip, but rather that it will, …

Expert warns ‘US will get dragged into more wars in the Middle East’ than before
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Expert warns ‘US will get dragged into more wars in the Middle East’ than before

Hindustan Times  

An expert has issued a dire warning that the “US will get dragged into more wars in the Middle East” and “it will escalate” more and more, per Mirror US. This vacuum of leadership in the region makes it very very unpredictable about what it’s going to happen next.” Trump believed not to drag US in Middle East wars He …

How close are we to all-out war across the Middle East?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How close are we to all-out war across the Middle East?

The Independent  

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Israel vows to retaliate after Iran's barrage of missiles while Hamas praises 'heroic' attack as Middle East teeters on the brink of all out war
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel vows to retaliate after Iran's barrage of missiles while Hamas praises 'heroic' attack as Middle East teeters on the brink of all out war

Daily Mail  

Israel came under fire from a salvo of 181 Iranian missiles on Tuesday night Israel has vowed Iran's missile attack 'will have consequences' as the Middle East teeters on the brink of an all-out war. It comes as: Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on towns and cities across Israel IDF claimed to have conducted cross-border raids on southern Lebanon Israeli airstrikes …

Israel under attack: Iran unleashes barrage of missiles and warns of 'crushing attacks' if IDF responds with Middle East on the brink of all out war
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel under attack: Iran unleashes barrage of missiles and warns of 'crushing attacks' if IDF responds with Middle East on the brink of all out war

Daily Mail  

The Israeli military has confirmed that Iran has unleashed a barrage of missiles into Israel tonight - with the Islamic Republic defying warnings that any such attack would invite 'severe consequences'. It comes as: Hezbollah launched rocket attacks on towns and cities across Israel IDF claimed to have conducted cross-border raids on southern Lebanon Israeli airstrikes continue to devastate targets …

War clouds all over West Asia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

War clouds all over West Asia

Hindustan Times  

Israel’s actions in Lebanon, including the killing of veteran Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, have taken West Asia well past the brink it has teetered on for almost a year since the brazen terrorist attacks by Hamas on October 7. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s threat to Iran, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s pledge to avenge the killing of Nasrallah and the …

Hezbollah Israel: Why the war in the Middle East is widening.
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Hezbollah Israel: Why the war in the Middle East is widening.

Slate  

The nightmare of a widening war in the Middle East is coming true. At some point, not just Netanyahu but many Israelis decided it was time to turn up their own volume of attacks and end Hezbollah’s threat altogether. From Hezbollah’s vantage, Israel’s attacks of the past week have been devastating, wiping out the Islamist group’s communications network, killing dozens …

Israel action triggers fears of regional war
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Israel action triggers fears of regional war

Hindustan Times  

Close to 600 people have died in Israel’s bombardment across Lebanon in the past three days. Israel’s new offensive against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed outfit based in Lebanon, has triggered fears that the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could escalate, leading to instability across West Asia. Lebanon said 23 people were killed and dozens injured in Israeli strikes across …

Thousands flee Israel airstrikes on Lebanon with what little they can: ‘We’re afraid for a big war’
3 months ago

Thousands flee Israel airstrikes on Lebanon with what little they can: ‘We’re afraid for a big war’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The strikes from Israel – …

Israel's 'war on five fronts': How Jewish state faces all-out conflict against its Middle Eastern enemies after 'killing hundreds' in latest Hezbollah strikes as Lebanon accuses it of carrying out an
3 months ago

Israel's 'war on five fronts': How Jewish state faces all-out conflict against its Middle Eastern enemies after 'killing hundreds' in latest Hezbollah strikes as Lebanon accuses it of carrying out an

Daily Mail  

Many are warning that violence in the region is reaching untenable levels Israel intensified the conflict in the Middle East to new levels today, killing more than 180 people in Lebanon in the latest attacks since military officials declared a 'new phase' of war against Hezbollah had begun last week. Its terrifying missile and drone arsenal is large enough to …

Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation
3 months, 1 week ago

Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of a wider operation

LA Times  

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept an attack from Lebanon over the Galilee region, near Kiryat Shmona, as seen from the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday. Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to return to their homes is now an official war goal, as it considers a wider …

A global problem is preventing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza from coming to an end.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A global problem is preventing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza from coming to an end.

Slate  

Why do the wars in Ukraine and Gaza grind on, ferociously, relentlessly, with no end in sight and the combatants no closer to victory, as they define it, than they have ever been? Under certain circumstances, one could imagine the breakthrough as prelude to serious negotiations toward a cease-fire or even an end to the war: Ukraine gives back Kursk; …

How the Israel-Hezbollah crisis could lead to an all-out war
3 months, 4 weeks ago

How the Israel-Hezbollah crisis could lead to an all-out war

Daily Mail  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ramped up concerns of an all-out war in the Middle East after a ferocious exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli military this weekend. The Prime Minister's vow comes as his citizens continue to brace for a retaliatory strike from Iran in exchange for the assassination of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in …

West must rein in Israel now
3 months, 4 weeks ago

West must rein in Israel now

Hindustan Times  

Israel’s “pre-emptive” strikes on the Hezbollah in Lebanon over the weekend and the latter’s retaliation were both short-lived affairs, and, fortunately, without any apparent civilian casualties. But the Israeli attack without any immediate provocation, even as West and Arab world-mediated ceasefire and hostage release talks with Hamas were on, underscores a rather alarming likelihood: that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t …

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza has never felt more distant
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Hope for a ceasefire in Gaza has never felt more distant

The Independent  

In Lebanon, the sky flashed red above the blasted southern neighbourhoods. Lammy warned this was a “dangerous moment for the Middle East”, while Blinken called the talks “maybe the last” opportunity to pull the region back from the brink, free the hostages and secure a ceasefire. “Particularly Biden’s failure to exercise any meaningful leverage over prime minister Netanyahu, whose intransigence …

In Beirut, U.S. envoy says 'no more time to waste' on Gaza ceasefire
4 months, 1 week ago

In Beirut, U.S. envoy says 'no more time to waste' on Gaza ceasefire

The Hindu  

Visiting U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein warned on Wednesday the clock was ticking for a Gaza ceasefire that could also help end 10 months of cross-border exchanges between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israel. Mr. Hochstein told a Beirut news conference that he and parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally, discussed "the framework agreement that's on the table for a Gaza ceasefire, …

Never-ending war: Why Israel will ultimately have to deal with the Palestinian question
4 months, 1 week ago

Never-ending war: Why Israel will ultimately have to deal with the Palestinian question

Firstpost  

Israel believed that integrating itself more into the Middle East by striking deals with its Arab neighbours would have marginalised Iranian-backed extremist groups, but its conflict with the Palestinians remains its biggest hurdle The war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is now over ten months old, and in spite of the near destruction of Gaza and the …

‘Less flexible?’ Just say it NYT, Israel is sabotaging a ceasefire deal
4 months, 1 week ago

‘Less flexible?’ Just say it NYT, Israel is sabotaging a ceasefire deal

Al Jazeera  

Israel has been sabotaging efforts for peace since long before the beginning of this latest round of slaughter in Gaza. Now that the Gaza Strip has become not only the “centre of Mideast Strife” but the site of a straight-up genocide, The Times has once again found itself creatively diluting the news, as in Tuesday’s headline: “Israel Was Less Flexible …

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