Lebanon’s Deputy Parliament Speaker Elias Bou Saab said on Monday that a ceasefire deal with Israel has become close after a meeting of the Parliament Bureau. “We are approaching the ceasefire moment….
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“Lebanon is on the brink of collapse,” Borrell says in Beirut
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has called on Beirut for an “immediate ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Hezbollah, saying Lebanon is on the brink of collapse. “We…
Israel launches multiple waves of airstrikes on Beirut, targets Hezbollah
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE Israel launched multiple waves of airstrikes on Beirut and its southern suburbs on Sunday night, following earlier strikes that killed at least 29 people and wounded 66 others in the…
Hamas’ military wing says another hostage has died in Gaza
The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Saturday the death, in a combat zone in the north of the Gaza Strip, of a hostage kidnapped during the attacks…
More than 50 people died Saturday in Israeli bombings in Lebanon
More than 50 people died Saturday in Israeli bombings in Lebanon, including in Beirut, according to the health ministry. Before dawn, residents of the capital woke up to the sound of large…
Thirty projectiles were fired from Lebanon into Israel
At least thirty projectiles were fired from Lebanon into Israel, where sirens were activated in several cities, according to the Israeli army. The Israeli army said in a statement posted on Telegram…
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Jusiyah crossing on the Syria-Lebanon border
Israeli airstrikes targeted the Jusiyah crossing on the Syria-Lebanon border on Saturday night, causing damage, Syria’s Al-Watan online newspaper reported. Details on casualties or damage were not immediately available, and there has…
Beirut: 20 killed and 66 injured in Israeli airstrike
At least 20 people were killed and 66 others injured on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health reported. The…
Hamas denies its leaders quitting Qatar for Turkish as ‘pure rumours’
Hamas has denied reports that some of its leaders have moved from Qatar to Türkiye. In an official statement, sources within Hamas said the claims spread by Israeli media were “pure rumors…
Netanyahu aide arrested and interrogated by the Shin Bet
An aide to Israel’s prime minister is suspected of leaking classified documents to a European newspaper to sway public opinion against demonstrations supporting a ceasefire-for-hostage deal with Hamas. The Magistrate’s Court in…