Hamas' proposal: What did Israel reject?
During a revealing press conference held Wednesday evening in Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israel had rejected Hamas' cease-fire and hostage exchange proposal,...
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Troops ordered to 'prepare to operate' in Rafah: Netanyahu
TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he had ordered troops to "prepare to operate" in Rafah in southern Gaza, promising a "total victory" by Israel over Hamas in some...
7 February 2024
Israeli military calls for longer army service
TEL AVIV — Israel's military on Wednesday proposed increasing the country's mandatory enlistment and reserve service commitments "in light of the war's challenges." The...
7 February 2024
In Israel, Blinken pushes for pause in Gaza war to allow for aid, regional integration
TEL AVIV— US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday voiced hopes for a deal for the release of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas in return for an extended pause to the war in Gaza....
7 February 2024
Exchange rate unification: New milestone, dangerous turn
On Jan. 26, Parliament passed the 2024 budget law, based on a revised version drafted by Najib Mikati’s caretaker cabinet. The text, which is due to be published in the Official Gazette on...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 7 February 2024
Civilian killed, two injured in Israeli strike on Khiam
BEIRUT — One person has been killed and two others injured in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam, Marjayoun district, Wednesday afternoon....
Wael Taleb, 7 February 2024
Hezbollah’s weapons at stake in Resolution 1701
Behind the scenes of Western diplomacy, preparations for the future are already in motion. Once the ceasefire is confirmed in Gaza, and Lebanon, attention will turn to recent developments. For...
Jeanine JALKH, 7 February 2024
UNRWA's work in Lebanon could end by March
BEIRUT — The Lebanon director of the UN's aid agency for Palestinian refugees in the region (UNRWA), Dorothee Klaus, says that the organization will no longer have funding as of the end of...
7 February 2024
Moustapha Ghabris captures Beirut's human stories through his lens
Moustapha Ghabris has a keen eye for capturing random passers-by, and a profound sense of humanity that fosters sincere confidence, akin to those shared among friends. Remarkably, within just six...
Carla HENOUD, 7 February 2024
Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 27,708
The health ministry in Gaza said Wednesday at least 27,708 people have been killed in the territory during the war between Palestinian militants and Israel. The latest toll...
7 February 2024
Rafah, Israel’s next military target: ‘A carnage forcing an exodus’
At the end of last week, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Rafah will be the Israeli army's next military target. Following this statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Raphaël ABDELNOUR, 7 February 2024
Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war
Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian...
7 February 2024
Facing donor fatigue, Lebanon NGOs explore ‘social enterprise’ option
BEIRUT — When aid NGO Teta w Jeddo was first founded in 2020 — shortly after the Beirut port blast — it relied on private donors for funding. That money helped provide food relief and visits for...
Laure DELACLOCHE, 7 February 2024
Blinken meets Israeli PM for talks on Gaza truce plan
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday to push for a cease-fire as the Gaza war enters its fifth month. Israel and Hamas have...
7 February 2024
Oil slicks blamed on Turkish strikes blight northeast Syria river
Farmer Nizar al-Awwad has stopped irrigating his land in northeast Syria from a local river polluted by an oil spill that residents and officials in the Kurdish-held area blame on Turkish strikes....
7 February 2024
Macron hosts tribute to French victims of Hamas attack on Israel
President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday is to hold a ceremony paying tribute to the French victims of the attack by Hamas against Israel on Oct. 7, with relatives of those killed and held hostage...
7 February 2024
Saudi says no Israel ties without independent Palestinian state
Saudi Arabia has told Washington it will not establish ties with Israel until an independent Palestinian state "is recognized," the Gulf kingdom's foreign ministry said in a statement on...
7 February 2024
Despite strikes, US still faces threats from Iran-backed forces
US military action has so far failed to halt attacks by Iran-backed groups on Washington's forces in the Middle East and shipping in the Red Sea, with the threats persisting despite recent heavy...
7 February 2024
Israeli wineries near Lebanon fear ruined crop as war looms
Black clouds loom over grapevines in northern Israel on hills that stretch to the Lebanese border, where months of violence have raised fears of a wider war. The tense...
7 February 2024
Houthis fire missiles at ships near Yemen
Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen fired six ballistic missiles at two ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, with one ship reporting minor damage but no injuries, the US military said on Tuesday.
7 February 2024
Five dead including civilians in Israeli strikes on Syria
Israeli strikes on Syria's Homs killed five people including three civilians Wednesday, a war monitor said, with Syria's defense ministry reporting an unspecified number of civilians dead....
7 February 2024
Israeli military opens probe into reports of Oct. 7 friendly fire deaths
Israel has begun investigating possible breaches of the law by its forces during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, the military said on Tuesday, following reports some Israeli civilians may have been...
7 February 2024
Netanyahu rejects Hamas cease-fire proposal, orders troops to advance on Rafah: Day 124 Hamas-Israel war
22:19 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage from day 124 of the Hamas-Israel war. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
Wael Taleb, 7 February 2024
French FM warns of war with Israel, army retirees block roads, Bou Habib snubbed by Cameron: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 123 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib...
