HEADLINES:
* Satellite images reveal Israel turning Lebanese towns into ruins and rubble*
* Officials: Dozens killed in Israeli raids on Lebanon*
* Qatar comments on news of closing Hamas office and withdrawing from mediation*
* Lebanese Ministry of Health: 7 paramedics killed in Israeli raids*
* Turkish Minister: Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia this week*
* Will Trump succeed in ending the Gaza war?*
* Qatar: Mediation efforts between Hamas and “Israel” are currently suspended*
* Associated Press reveals the condition in which Qatar will return to mediation regarding Gaza*
* AFP: Hamas leader confirms that the movement has not received any request to leave Qatar*
* AFP: “Qatar withdraws from mediation efforts and considers that Hamas’ presence in Doha is no longer justified”*
* In support of Gaza and Lebanon.. Demonstrations in Sweden and Ireland condemn…*
* Between promises and wars… Will Trump offer “peace” to Gaza?*
* Videos
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-10)
Israel intensified its strikes on southern Lebanon and other areas last month after nearly a year of cross-border fire.
Israeli troops have pushed into mountainous terrain along the border with Lebanon and clashed with Hezbollah fighters in some towns.
Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said on October 24 that Israel had struck more than 3,200 targets in southern Lebanon.
The Israeli military said it was attacking towns in southern Lebanon because Hezbollah had turned “civilian villages into fortified combat zones” where it hides weapons, explosives and vehicles.
Hezbollah denies using civilian infrastructure to launch attacks or store weapons, and residents of the towns also deny the allegation.
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Lebanon’s health ministry said at least seven people were killed in the coastal city of Tyre on Friday evening.
The ministry said two children were among the dead and that rescue operations were ongoing and other body parts recovered in the aftermath of the attack would undergo DNA testing to determine their identities.
The ministry said at least 20 others were killed in Israeli strikes on Saturday in the eastern plains around the historic city of Baalbek.
The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Tyre and Baalbek, including fighters, “operational apartments” and weapons depots.
Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group have been exchanging hostilities since October 2023, but fighting has escalated significantly since late September this year.
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On Saturday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry denied reports of Doha’s complete withdrawal from mediation regarding the ceasefire in Gaza, and also denied its intention to close the Hamas office.
Reuters quoted an American official on Friday as saying that Washington had asked Qatar to close the movement’s office and that Doha had conveyed this message to Hamas.
Al-Ansari added that Qatar had informed the parties "that it would resume these efforts with partners when the necessary seriousness to end the war is available," stressing that "the State of Qatar will not accept that mediation be a reason for blackmailing it."
History of the Hamas Political Bureau in Arab Capitals The history of the Hamas office in Doha dates back to 2012, after the movement’s relations with the Syrian regime became tense, as Hamas subsequently decided to stand with the Syrian opposition and cut ties with Bashar al-Assad’s regime during the Syrian revolution.
Before Damascus, the Hamas Political Bureau was in Jordan, during the years 1991 to 1999.
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Israeli airstrikes on towns in the Tyre district of Lebanon killed eight people and injured 12 others, including seven paramedics, according to official sources.
An updated tally issued by the Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health showed that seven paramedics were killed.
The Ministry of Public Health renewed its condemnation of the Israeli army’s continued targeting of paramedics in “an ongoing war crime that does not receive a deterrent stance from the international community, which is obligated to protect international humanitarian laws to prevent the world from being ruled by the law of violence and genocide.”
At least 31 people were killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, which are considered strongholds of Hezbollah, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.
For its part, Hezbollah announced in a statement on Saturday that it had shot down an Israeli Hermes 450 drone with a “surface-to-air missile” over a village near the border in southern Lebanon.
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Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said in an interview with CNN Turk on Saturday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday.
The minister added that Erdogan will discuss Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territories during his attendance at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit in Riyadh.
Since then, Erdogan has visited Saudi Arabia twice, once to participate in the joint Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza in November 2023.
Israel accused Turkey on Monday of "malice" over a letter Ankara sent to the United Nations, signed by more than 50 countries and organizations, calling for a ban on arms exports to Israel.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan announced on Sunday that he had sent a joint letter to the United Nations calling for a halt to the supply and delivery of weapons to Israel.
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In a statement to Alhurra, Harb added that Trump "lacks a clear plan or vision to solve the Middle East issues," expecting him to focus on internal affairs after his big win in the elections.
He also points out that despite his "waving to end the wars, the Palestinians fear his return to the ‘deal of the century’ and making more concessions to Netanyahu."
In response to the letter, Trump pledged to work for peace in the Middle East, and wrote a letter to Abbas in his own handwriting, which read: "Mahmoud, this is very nice."
McMaster, who served in Trump’s first administration, added that "the Middle East is witnessing a regional war, and Trump understands this very well," as the president-elect previously said that "wherever there is a problem in the Middle East, he sees Iran."
He believes that Trump fully understands the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and that the reason for what happened is Iranian support for Hamas, and he said that lasting peace between the Palestinians and Israelis depends on defeating Hamas.
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The official spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed Al-Ansari, said that the circulating reports about the State of Qatar’s withdrawal from mediation regarding the ceasefire in Gaza are not accurate. Qatar notified the parties 10 days ago that it would suspend its mediation efforts between Hamas and "Israel" if an agreement was not reached.
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AFP: Qatar considers Hamas’s presence in Doha no longer justified The Associated Press quoted an informed source as saying that Qatar may resume its mediation if the Israeli occupation and Hamas show a serious desire to reach an agreement. A diplomatic source reported on Saturday that Qatar had withdrawn from its role as a main mediator in the talks to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and release detainees, and informed Hamas that its office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose," according to Agence France-Presse.
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AFP: Hamas leader: We have nothing to confirm or deny A Hamas leader confirmed that the movement did not receive any request to leave Qatar or close its office in Doha, according to the AFP agency.
The official, who requested anonymity, said, "We have nothing to confirm or deny what was published by an unidentified diplomatic source, and we did not receive any request to leave Qatar," according to the agency.
The agency had published, on Saturday, from a diplomatic source, that Qatar had withdrawn from its role as the main mediator in reaching an agreement to cease fire in Gaza and release detainees, and informed Hamas that its office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose."
The source, who requested anonymity, said, "As long as there is a refusal to negotiate an agreement in good faith, they will not be able to continue mediation.
As a result, Hamas’s political bureau no longer serves its purpose," according to the agency.
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AFP: Qatar withdraws from role as main mediator in Gaza ceasefire deal, release of detainees A diplomatic source said Saturday that Qatar has withdrawn from role as main mediator in Gaza ceasefire deal, release of detainees, and informed Hamas that its office in Doha "no longer serves its purpose," according to Agence France-Presse. The source, who requested anonymity, said that "as long as there is a refusal to negotiate an agreement in good faith, they will not be able to continue mediation. As a result, Hamas’s political bureau no longer serves its purpose," according to the agency.
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Swedish capital Stockholm witnessed a demonstration in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon. Demonstrators denounced the escalation of the occupation’s attacks on Lebanese territory since last September. The capital also witnessed Ireland Dublin: A massive march in support of Palestine.
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Most of them interacted with the question: Will Donald Trump work to end the ongoing wars?pic.twitter.com/F6PilWGU4I Trump says that Israel needs to end the bombing of Gaza more quickly.
A Trump team official explained: "We will not send American men and women to keep the peace in Ukraine, and we will not finance it.
– The "Abraham Normalization Accords", which were intended to strengthen the position of the occupying state of Israel in the region, and to put Iran in a state of political isolation.
– Announcing the "Deal of the Century", where Washington recognized Jerusalem as the capital of "Israel", which his predecessors avoided, because it violated UN resolutions.
In 2018, Trump unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear agreement, and reimposed economic sanctions on Tehran.
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ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-09)
1 They tore up the Palestinian flag and ignited the anger of Amsterdam.. This is what happened to the Israeli fans in the Netherlands. Last night was quiet in the streets of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, until the fans of the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football team tore up the Palestinian flag… 57982 Including Cairo, Kuwait and Istanbul, starting from 860 riyals.. Here are the latest Qatar Airways offers on airline tickets Qatar Airways continues to provide offers on ticket prices for passengers in economy class on its flights during the coming period to a number of Arab destinations… 4686
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-09)
1 They tore up the Palestinian flag and ignited the anger of Amsterdam.. This is what happened to the Israeli fans in the Netherlands. Last night was quiet in the streets of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, until the fans of the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football team tore up the Palestinian flag… 57982 Including Cairo, Kuwait and Istanbul, starting from 860 riyals.. Here are the latest Qatar Airways offers on airline tickets Qatar Airways continues to provide offers on ticket prices for passengers in economy class on its flights during the coming period to a number of Arab destinations… 4686
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-09)
1 They tore up the Palestinian flag and ignited the anger of Amsterdam.. This is what happened to the Israeli fans in the Netherlands. Last night was quiet in the streets of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, until the fans of the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football team tore up the Palestinian flag… 57982 Including Cairo, Kuwait and Istanbul, starting from 860 riyals.. Here are the latest Qatar Airways offers on airline tickets Qatar Airways continues to provide offers on ticket prices for passengers in economy class on its flights during the coming period to a number of Arab destinations… 4686
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-09)
1 They tore up the Palestinian flag and ignited the anger of Amsterdam.. This is what happened to the Israeli fans in the Netherlands. Last night was quiet in the streets of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, until the fans of the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football team tore up the Palestinian flag… 57982 Including Cairo, Kuwait and Istanbul, starting from 860 riyals.. Here are the latest Qatar Airways offers on airline tickets Qatar Airways continues to provide offers on ticket prices for passengers in economy class on its flights during the coming period to a number of Arab destinations… 4686
ARTICLE SUMMARY (2024-11-09)
1 They tore up the Palestinian flag and ignited the anger of Amsterdam.. This is what happened to the Israeli fans in the Netherlands. Last night was quiet in the streets of the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, until the fans of the Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football team tore up the Palestinian flag… 57982 Including Cairo, Kuwait and Istanbul, starting from 860 riyals.. Here are the latest Qatar Airways offers on airline tickets Qatar Airways continues to provide offers on ticket prices for passengers in economy class on its flights during the coming period to a number of Arab destinations… 4686