US says truce up to Hamas as its negotiators due in Cairo
A Hamas delegation was expected to fly to Cairo Saturday for new talks on a Gaza ceasefire, as a US official said that "the ball is in Hamas' [court]" to take it into effect. A...
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11 dead in Israeli strike near hospital: Details on the ground
Gaza's Ministry of Health announced on Saturday evening the deaths of eleven people in an Israeli strike that hit tents of displaced civilians near a hospital in Rafah, a city on the southern tip...
2 March 2024
Hamas delegation in Cairo to continue truce negotiations
A Hamas delegation is due to visit Cairo on Saturday to continue negotiations on a truce in the Gaza Strip, a source close to the Palestinian Islamist movement told AFP. Qatar, the US and Egypt...
2 March 2024
Oil pipeline catches fire in Minyeh due to oil leak, no casualties
BEIRUT — A fire broke out in a pipeline crossing on the coastal road to Minyeh in North Lebanon due to an oil leak, reported our correspondent. The fire spread to the surrounding area, reaching...
2 March 2024
US carries out first airdrop of aid into Gaza
The US military on Saturday carried out its first airdrop of aid into Gaza, three US officials said, after the deaths of Palestinians queuing for food underlined the growing humanitarian...
2 March 2024
Hezbollah shoots down 2 Israeli drones in a week: Explainer
BEIRUT - This week, Hezbollah has shot down two Israeli drones in southern Lebanon. On Thursday, the party said they targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle over the valley of the Aaziyyeh village...
2 March 2024
Bou Habib: Lebanon is 'ready for indirect negotiations' with Israel
BEIRUT — Lebanese Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said that "Lebanon is ready for indirect negotiations [with Israel] because the other option is the risk of the war expanding into a...
Malek Jadah, 2 March 2024
Israeli airstrike on Gaza tent kills 11, says Gaza health ministry
At least 11 Palestinians were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a tent in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Gaza health ministry said, in an area where people are seeking sanctuary...
2 March 2024
Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian security sources say
Gaza ceasefire negotiations are due to resume in Cairo on Sunday, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday, signaling continued efforts to secure a truce which US President Joe Biden hopes...
2 March 2024
3 Hezbollah members killed in Israeli strike in south Lebanon
BEIRUT — Three Hezbollah members were killed in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a car on Saturday morning on the coastal road linking the village of Naqoura (Sour district) to the city of...
Malek Jadah, 2 March 2024
What we know about Gaza aid convoy deaths
Competing claims have emerged since dozens of people were killed in a scramble for aid in Gaza, with the Hamas-run territory's Health Ministry saying Israeli forces shot them, but the army...
2 March 2024
Palestinian Authority hopes for Gaza cease-fire by Ramadan
ANKARA — The Palestinian Authority hopes a cease-fire can be agreed in the Gaza war in time for Ramadan, its Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Saturday. Speaking at a...
2 March 2024
AU chief accuses Israel of 'mass killing of Palestinians' seeking aid
African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat on Saturday accused Israel of "the mass killing of Palestinians" and urged an international probe after dozens died following a rush on an aid convoy in...
2 March 2024
Lebanon 'ready for indirect negotiations' with Israel, says Lebanese diplomatic chief: Gaza war, day 148
21:27 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage of day 148 of the Gaza war. We will be back tomorrow with more news updates. 20:50 Beirut Time ⚡️...
Malek Jadah, 2 March 2024
Unofficial reports put Iran election turnout around 40 percent
Unofficial reports on Saturday estimated turnout in Iran’s parliamentary election, seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy, at about 40 percent, which would be the lowest turnout...
2 March 2024
US forces destroy Houthi surface-to-air missile: CENTCOM
US forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile in Yemen on Friday after deciding it posed an "imminent threat" to American aircraft, the US Central Command in the Middle...
