Israel and Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire after two months of all-out war that sent tensions soaring across the Middle East. A bomb dropped from an Israeli jet prepares to hit a building in Tayouneh, Beirut, Lebanon.(AP) The ceasefire is aimed at facilitating the peaceful withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon…
More than a year after the start of the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, an agreement on a ceasefire could be imminent, according to Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. “In principle, [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu agreed and we are agreed as a government,” Bou Habib told Italian television station…
By Hannah Confino and Laila Bassam Israel says it’s moving closer to Lebanon ceasefire JERUSALEM/BEIRUT – A senior Israeli official said on Monday Israel’s cabinet would meet on Tuesday to weigh a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah that could be cemented in coming days, and a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump‘s idea for a swift peace settlement between Ukraine and Russia, warning that a rushed agreement would harm Kyiv. Zelensky’s comments came as he addressed journalists in Budapest, where he was attending a European leaders’ summit. Trump, who secured his second presidential term this week,…
Oct 31, 2024 09:51 AM IST Naim Qassem assumed Hezbollah leadership following the assassination of his predecessor Hassan Nasrallah last month. Hezbollah’s new leader, Naim Qassem, stated on Wednesday that the Lebanese militant group could agree to a ceasefire under specific conditions, as Israeli forces escalated their bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds. This development comes amid…
Hezbollah’s new leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the group would agree to a ceasefire with Israel under acceptable terms, but added that a viable deal has yet to be presented. Qassem, who was named Hezbollah secretary general on Tuesday, did not explicitly link a Lebanon ceasefire to an end to fighting in Gaza,…
Eliminated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar rejected an opportunity to survive and leave the Gaza Strip in exchange for allowing Egypt to negotiate a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal in Hamas’s place, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing US, Arab and Hamas officials. Arab negotiators reportedly offered Sinwar the deal, which he refused – despite…
The United States and its allies have called for a 21-day ceasefire on the Israel-Lebanon border, effective immediately. The proposed pause, endorsed by a 12-nation bloc, including the UK, EU and several Arab states, comes amid intense fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Israeli airstrikes have killed nearly 600 people and displaced roughly 5 lakh people…
The United States and France are working on a temporary 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. “In recent days, we have worked with our American partners on a temporary ceasefire platform of 21 days to allow for negotiations,” Barrot told the…