Israel wants to destroy UNRWA, says its chief
Israel is waging a concerted campaign to destroy the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), said Head of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini in an interview published on Saturday. "At the moment, we are...
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Hariri: 'We're going to intensify our work from now on. Not in politics, but...'
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced on Saturday that the party he led, the Future Movement, would "intensify" its work, but not in the political arena, reports the official...
17 February 2024
Hostage accord shouldn't be condition for Israel-Hamas truce: Qatar PM
Qatar's prime minister said Saturday that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas "should not be conditioned" by an agreement on hostage release. "This is the dilemma...
17 February 2024
Saudi FM says Palestinian state only pathway for regional security
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Saturday the only pathway towards security and stability in the Middle East, including Israel, was through a Palestinian state....
17 February 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks 'not really promising' currently: Qatari PM
Talks between Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza were "not really very promising" in recent days, the prime minister of Qatar, a key mediator for the negotiations, said Saturday....
17 February 2024
Norway PM sees imminent deal to transfer tax funds between Israel and Palestinians
An agreement to unfreeze tax funds earmarked for the Palestinian Authority (PA) that are held by Israel is "imminent," Norway's prime minister, whose country is working as an intermediary, said...
17 February 2024
Hamas warns of talks pullout unless Gaza aid increased
Hamas threatened Saturday to suspend ceasefire talks unless urgent aid was brought into the north of the Gaza Strip, where aid agencies have warned of a looming famine....
17 February 2024
Beirut judge charges Nissan employees for 'stealing' Ghosn documents
A Lebanese judge has charged four Nissan employees with the theft of documents and devices from the Beirut home and office of the company's former boss Carlos Ghosn, a judicial source said...
17 February 2024
G7 concerned by risk of forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza
G7 foreign ministers on Saturday said they were worried by the risk of forcible displacement of Palestinian civilians out of Gaza and the possible consequences of an Israeli military operation...
17 February 2024
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Madrid
Waving pro-Palestinian flags and banners, thousands marched through the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand an immediate ceasefire in the deadly war between Israel and Hamas....
17 February 2024
US says its forces strike unmanned surface vessel, anti-ship cruise missile near Yemen
US forces conducted two strikes against a mobile anti-ship cruise missile and a mobile unmanned surface vessel (USV) launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US Central Command...
17 February 2024
Two-floor building partially collapses in Beirut's suburbs
Parts of a two-floor building collapsed on Saturday in Rihab in Beirut's southern suburbs, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. No casualties were recorded. The head of the municipality of...
Wael Taleb, 17 February 2024
Blinken sees 'extraordinary' opportunity for Israel to normalize ties with neighbors
There is "an extraordinary opportunity" in the coming months for Israel to "normalize ties with its Arab neighbors," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday, while also emphasizing...
17 February 2024
Hamas chief insists on Gaza ceasefire
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday reiterated the group's demand of a complete ceasefire in Gaza, a day after US President Joe Biden called for a "temporary truce" to secure the release of...
17 February 2024
In bombed-out north Gaza, famine becomes latest threat
Like many in northern Gaza, Shadi Jenina has resorted to desperate measures to stave off hunger for his five children — grinding up animal feed into flour. "We're looking...
17 February 2024
Israel out to destroy UNRWA, says agency chief
Israel is waging a concerted campaign aimed at destroying UNRWA, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said in an interview published Saturday. Philippe...
17 February 2024
Israel stages airstrikes across Gaza, makes arrests at hospital
Israeli forces carried out arrests in Gaza's largest functioning hospital, health officials and the military said on Saturday, as airstrikes hit across the enclave and rain battered Palestinians...
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell, 17 February 2024
Fear pervades West Bank hospital after deadly Israeli raid
A climate of fear pervades a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, where patients and doctors are reeling from last month's deadly raid by Israeli agents disguised as medics....
17 February 2024
Iran unveils new air defense arms as regional tensions ramp up: IRNA
Iran unveiled new weaponry on Saturday, including what it said was the locally made Arman anti-ballistic missile system and the Azarakhsh low-altitude air defense system, the official IRNA news...
17 February 2024
Four takeaways from Nasrallah's latest speech
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah spoke on Friday about the situation in south Lebanon and Gaza, as well as the domestic situation in Lebanon, as the war between Hamas and Israel...
17 February 2024
Netanyahu: Israel to carry out Rafah operation even if hostage agreement is reached: Israel-Hamas war, day 134
21:19 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage of day 134 of the Israel-Hamas war. We will be back tomorrow with more news updates. 21:18 Beirut Time...
17 February 2024
Fears grow for crucial Gaza hospital after Israeli raid
Fears mounted Saturday for people trapped in one of Gaza's main hospitals after Israeli troops raided the facility and the territory's Health Ministry said several patients had died there from a...
