Hamas chief says group accepts Gaza truce proposal
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday informed mediators Qatar and Egypt that his Palestinian militant group had accepted their proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza after nearly seven months of war....
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Even if Netanyahu wanted de-escalation with Lebanon, a law could make it difficult: Media report
An Israeli law, passed in 2014 during a previous mandate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, could "hamper" the approval of any potential deal between Israel and Lebanon aimed at securing a...
6 May 2024
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Rafah invasion looms
President Joe Biden held urgent talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after Israel defied repeated US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city of...
6 May 2024
Iraq executes 11 people convicted of terrorism, two security sources say
BAGHDAD — Eleven people were executed on Monday at a prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya after they were convicted and sentenced to death of terrorism crimes, two security sources...
6 May 2024
Yemen rebels say dismantled US-Israel 'spy' network
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Monday they had exposed a "spy" network aiding the United States and Israel and arrested suspected members of it. The Houthi-run Saba news...
6 May 2024
Turkey strikes northern Iraq from air, says it kills PKK members
ANKARA — Turkey hit northern Iraq with airstrikes on Monday and claimed to have killed 16 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) sheltering there. The Turkish...
6 May 2024
Hamas says Israel's Rafah offensive disregards fate of hostages
Palestinian militant group Hamas said Monday that Israel's expected offensive in Rafah disregards the fate of hostages held in Gaza and the "ongoing humanitarian catastrophe" in the besieged...
6 May 2024
South Lebanon family of four were 'the best of neighbors.' Then, an Israeli strike killed them
BEIRUT — The family of six had been displaced to Beirut alongside nearly 90,000 other people pushed away by bombs since Oct. 8. Fadi Hnayki, his wife Maya Ammar and two sons thought they would...
Ghadir Hamadi, 6 May 2024
In Sour, displaced children escape war through art therapy
The sound of an engine purr in the schoolyard and rhythmic horn beeping was the signal they had been waiting for. A swarm of children rushed towards the graffiti-covered school bus of Tiro...
Emmanuel HADDAD, 6 May 2024
To background of bombs, Palestinians flee Rafah to seek shelter elsewhere once again
RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Lashed by the rain and fearful of Israeli bombs, Palestinian civilians headed out of sodden tented camps or family homes in Rafah on Monday to seek refuge elsewhere in the...
Hatem Khaled and Mohammed Salem, 6 May 2024
IAEA chief seeks tougher nuclear checks in Iran, with limited leverage
VIENNA — UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi flew to Iran on Monday hoping to bolster his agency's oversight of Tehran's atomic activities after various setbacks, but analysts and diplomats...
Francois Murphy, 6 May 2024
'Where can we go?' say Rafah residents as Israel demands evacuation
Palestinian civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah voiced despair on Monday as Israel dropped fliers urging them to evacuate for their own "safety" ahead of a "limited" military operation....
6 May 2024
The forced disappearance of al-Max, Egypt’s Venice
“Egypt’s Venice” has become a shadow of its former self. Most of the fishermen's traditional dwellings have disappeared along the narrow canal that divides the village of al-Max in two, at the...
Martin DUMAS PRIMBAULT, 6 May 2024
Economic news recap: Here’s what happened last week in Lebanon
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday $1 billion in aid for Lebanon during her visit to Beirut, and called on measures against irregular migration. The financial package will be...
Stephanie Bechara, 6 May 2024
Israeli army says fourth soldier dies after Gaza crossing attack
The number of Israeli soldiers killed in a rocket attack launched from the besieged Gaza Strip towards the Kerem Shalom border crossing has risen to four, the military announced Monday, updating an...
6 May 2024
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrives in Iran
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear program. The visit comes at a time of...
6 May 2024
Hamas spokesman says group to continue truce talks despite Rafah evacuation
A Hamas spokesperson said Monday that the Palestinian militant group would continue negotiations toward a truce in Gaza, despite Israel's order to begin evacuating people from Rafah in the south....
6 May 2024
Aid groups issue urgent appeal for Yemen funds
Nearly 200 aid groups appealed on Monday for funds to bridge a $2.3 billion shortfall in assistance for war-torn Yemen, warning of potentially "catastrophic consequences" for the Arabian...
6 May 2024
For Lebanese employees, confusion after changes to income tax and social security fees
BEIRUT – Nearly five years since the Lebanese lira tumbled, a lucky few had been enjoying relatively “tax-free” fresh dollar salaries. But with new amendments that are set to go into effect in...
Stephanie Bechara, 6 May 2024
Israel army says about 100,000 people being evacuated from east Rafah ahead of planned invasion
The Israeli army said Monday it was evacuating about 100,000 people from eastern Rafah, ahead of an expected ground assault in the southern city of Gaza. "The estimate is...
6 May 2024
Hezbollah says fires 'dozens' of rockets at Israeli base
The Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it fired "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at an Israeli base in the occupied Golan Heights on Monday in retaliation for a strike in Lebanon's east....
6 May 2024
16 people killed in Israeli air strikes in Rafah
Medics and first responders in Gaza said 16 people were killed in Israeli air strikes in the southern city of Rafah Sunday, hours after Hamas rockets had killed three Israeli soldiers earlier in...
6 May 2024
Netanyahu says nothing will stop Israel from defending itself
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced a "volcano of anti-Semitism" and international criticism of Israel's war in Gaza, insisting that no pressure would stop it from...
6 May 2024
UNRWA chief says again barred entry to Gaza by Israel
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Sunday that Israeli authorities had barred him from entering Gaza for a second time since the Israel-Hamas war started on Oct. 7....
6 May 2024
Islamic Cooperation denounces Gaza 'genocide', urges sanctions against Israel
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday denounced a "genocide" in Gaza, urging its 57 member countries to impose sanctions on Israel in a resolution adopted at the end of its Gambia...
6 May 2024
Assaulted and found unconscious in a Beirut hotel, a woman dies of her injuries
A young woman in her thirties, Z.A.M., died on Saturday of a cerebral hemorrhage after being attacked in the hotel where she worked in Beirut, a security source confirmed to L'Orient-Le Jour ....
6 May 2024
Rai calls for 'no succumbing to pressure and temptation' from the EU, following Brussels' $1 billion donation
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai on Sunday called on the Lebanese not to succumb to the “pressures and temptations” of the European Union, which last week announced a billion dollars in aid to...
6 May 2024
Four members of the same family, including a 12-year-old child, killed in an Israeli strike in Mais al-Jabal
Four members of the same family, the parents and their two sons, were killed Sunday morning in an Israeli strike on a business in Mais al-Jabal, in the southern Lebanese district of Marjayoun,...
6 May 2024
Hamas accepts Qatar-Egypt cease-fire proposal, Israeli official describes move as 'ruse': Day 213 of the Gaza war
22:08 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel. We will continue our coverage of the conflict tomorrow morning. 21:49 Beirut...
