Beirut, April 18 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that Lebanon has entered a new phase focused on negotiating permanent agreements to safeguard the rights of its people, the unity of its territory, and the sovereignty of the state.In an address to the Lebanese, Aoun said the country is moving from ceasefire implementation efforts toward a broader stage aimed at securing long-term stability. He voiced confidence that, as in the previous phase, these efforts would help “save Lebanon.”He …
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United Nations, April 17 (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, expressing hope that it would help advance efforts toward lasting peace in the region.“I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel & Lebanon, and commend the role of the US in facilitating it. I hope this will pave the way for negotiations towards a long-term solution to the conflict & contribute to ongoing efforts…
Jerusalem, April 17 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that even after the ceasefire with Hezbollah takes effect, Israel will maintain a 10-km security zone in southern Lebanon.Netanyahu’s videotaped statement followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire, agreed to by Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, set to take effect at 5 p.m. US Eastern Time (2100 GMT).The Israeli prime minister noted that he had rejected Hezbollah’s demand for an Israeli wi…
Jerusalem, April 17 (IANS) A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump.The truce aims to end more than a month of deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 2,000 lives.In a statement, Israel’s military said that it struck more than 380 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the past day, including militants, launchers and headquarters, Xinhua news…
New York, April 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon aimed at bringing a temporary cooling-off along another front linked to the Iran conflict.He said that after speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, the two sides agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning at 5 p.m. Washington time (2.30 a.m. Friday in India).The ceasefire is expected to pause hostilities that escalated when Israel op…
Jerusalem, April 16 (IANS) Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gideon Sa’ar on Thursday stressed the importance of Hamas being designated as a terror organisation by India during his interaction with a group of distinguished Hindu leaders from around the world. “I stressed the importance of Hamas being designated as a terror organisation by India. Hamas has ties with all other radical Islamist terror organisations, including Lashkar-e-Taiba,” Sa’ar during the virtual interaction. The Israeli Fo…
Jerusalem, April 14 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will not travel to Israel to attend the country’s 78th Independence Day celebrations next week in view of the ceasefire schedule with Iran, the Israeli media reported on Tuesday. Israeli news media outlet Ynet reported that Trump will not come to Israel on Independence Day and he will not participate in the Israel Prize ceremony – “not even via a video speech”.In December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that, breaking wi…
Doha, April 11 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu launched a sharp verbal attack on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, accusing him of “massacring his own Kurdish citizens” while accommodating Iran’s “terror regime”. Jewish Prime Minister’s statement comes as high-stakes US-Iran negotiations are underway in Islamabad.In a post on X, Netanyahu said: “Israel under my leadership will continue to fight Iran’s terror regime and its proxies, unlike Erdo…
Jerusalem, April 10 (IANS) Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ordered the removal of Spain’s representatives from a coordination centre in Kiryat Gat, warning that countries that intend to “wage a political war” against Israel will “pay an immediate price.” In a statement issued on X, Netanyahu stated that Israel will not remain silent in the face of those who attack it. He accused Spain of “slandering” Israel’s soldiers and standing against Jerusalem.”The State of Israel will no…
Quetta, April 10 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender Mir Yar Baloch on Friday wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, highlighting the “persistent hostility and anti-Israel rhetoric” emanating from Pakistan. He cited Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, who recently referred to Israel as an “evil” and a “curse upon humanity”, and expressed wishes that the founders of the Jewish State “burn in hell”.The Pakistani Defence Minister later deleted his post, just…