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As the dust settles from Israel’s latest military strikes against Iran, analysts and former diplomats say one thing is clear: Israel, for better or worse, is dictating events in the Middle East. The United States has been relegated to the role of wing man, as its ally wages war on multiple fronts. That is a […]
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Thursday that U.S. negotiators will return to Qatar “in the coming days” in an effort to revive cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. But Mr. Blinken and Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, signaled little reason to believe that Hamas was more […]
TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. He is expected to meet with top officials as the United States looks to revive cease-fire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, […]
Without Israel, US has secret Gaza ceasefire talks with Arab countries – N12 The Jerusalem Post Source link
CNN — Senior US officials were practically triumphant Wednesday night: The United States and a large number of its allies had nailed down a proposal after days of feverish talks that would put in place a ceasefire across the Israel-Lebanon border. In a hastily arranged call with reporters just moments after the release of a joint statement, top administration officials […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office deflected international calls for a cease-fire with Hezbollah Thursday, hours after President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron issued a joint statement calling for them to back a temporary truce proposal with wide international support. The U.S. and French leaders called Wednesday on both sides in the high-stakes standoff […]
The US and France have called for a 21-day temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah to make way for broader negotiations, as the UN secretary general, António Guterres, told a UN security council meeting that “hell is breaking loose” in Lebanon. Israel’s top general has said the country is preparing for a possible ground operation […]
The United States, its allies in Europe and several Arab nations on Wednesday unveiled a joint cease-fire proposal to temporarily end the recent deadly fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, hoping to avert a wider war and bolster stalled negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. “It is time for a settlement on the Israel-Lebanon border […]
Right-wing Israeli ministers on Thursday expressed indignation at reports that the United States is pushing for a weeks-long ceasefire in Lebanon, and the silence from their own prime minister. Wednesday brought the most explicit threat yet of a ground incursion in Lebanon. The Israeli military’s Chief of the General Staff, Herzi Halevi, told troops in […]
Share ‘There will be no cease-fire in the north’: Israeli foreign minister Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said there will be “no cease-fire in the north.” “We will continue to fight against the terrorist organization Hezbollah with all our might until victory and the safe return of the residents of the north to their […]