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Trump's Beirut intervention sparks backlash against Netanyahu

Israel

Trump's Beirut intervention sparks backlash against Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu is under criticism at home after U.S. President Donald Trump declared Israel would halt plans to attack Iran ally Hezbollah in Beirut, highlighting pressure the Israeli leader faces ahead of an election polls show him losing.

Iran reviews deal, but U.S. patience is running low

Iran

Iran reviews deal, but U.S. patience is running low

Iran is reviewing a proposed agreement with the U.S. to halt their war, Iranian media reported on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said talks to reach a deal were continuing.  

Israeli forces hit Southern Lebanon after shelving Beirut strike

Lebanon

Israeli forces hit Southern Lebanon after shelving Beirut strike

Israel kept up strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday, pressing its campaign against Hezbollah a day after U.S. President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to attack Beirut, averting further escalation in the three-month-old war.

Hezbollah agrees to reciprocal ceasefire with Israel

Hezbollah

Hezbollah agrees to reciprocal ceasefire with Israel

Lebanon's embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a U.S. proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities that would be extended to encompass all Lebanese territory.

France blocks Israeli officials from weapons exhibition

Israel

France blocks Israeli officials from weapons exhibition

Israel's defence ministry said on Monday France had banned Israeli government officials from a major weapons show in Paris, and had imposed restrictions on companies from the country exhibiting there.

History repeats itself at Lebanon's crusader fortress

Lebanon

History repeats itself at Lebanon's crusader fortress

The medieval Beaufort Castle's stone ramparts tower so far above south Lebanon that Israel could hail their capture as a strategic victory, even as it evoked the miseries of a previous occupation.

Lebanon speaks out: Hezbollah is the problem, not Israel

Lebanon

Lebanon speaks out: Hezbollah is the problem, not Israel

Lebanese Justice Minister Adel Nassar has launched a pointed attack on Hezbollah, accusing the Iran-backed group of undermining Lebanon's ability to conduct meaningful negotiations with Israel and dragging the country into wars its people never chose.

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