Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect Wednesday

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah will take effect at 4am local time (0200 GMT) Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, US President Joe Biden said Tuesday.The accord, clearing the way for an end to a conflict that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited […]

Lebanon truce likely to take effect Wednesday

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and would respond forcefully to any violation by Hezbollah.In a television address, Netanyahu said he would put the ceasefire accord to his full cabinet later in the evening. Israeli TV reported that the more restricted security cabinet had […]

Netanyahu says he is ready to implement Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

Ceasefire accord goes to full Israeli cabinet laterHezbollah has been set back decades, Israeli PM saysIsrael has shaken Beirut 'to its core', says NetanyahuIsrael demands UN enforcement, zero tolerance for infractionsHezbollah to end armed presence south of Litani River Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal […]

Far-right minister says Israel should halve Gaza’s population

Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said Israel should occupy the Gaza Strip and halve its Palestinian population by encouraging ‘voluntary emigration’.’We can and must conquer the Gaza Strip, we should not be afraid of that word,’ Smotrich said late Monday at an event organised by the Yesha Council, an umbrella group representing Israeli settlers […]