Tag: Near and Middle East
Israel claims to have targeted “Hamas activists” – L’Express
The Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Palestinian movement Hamas, said Saturday morning that at least 90 people were killed in an overnight Israeli strike…
Israel agrees to resume talks on Gaza truce – L’Express
Israel agreed on Thursday to resume talks on August 15 for a truce in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages by Hamas, after intervention by the United States,…
Israel-Hamas War: Norway at the Heart of a New Diplomatic Standoff – L’Express
“Anti-Israeli behavior has a price”: this is how Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz justified, on Thursday, August 8, the revocation of the diplomatic status of Norwegian personnel with the Palestinian…
Israel vows to eliminate new Hamas leader – L’Express
The IDF is not giving Hamas any respite. Israel promised on Wednesday, August 7, to eliminate the new leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement, Yahya Sinwar, at a time when…
Yahya Sinouar, the new leader of Hamas, a follower of a “radical” military strategy – L’Express
Already the leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement in Gaza since 2017, Yahya Sinouar, 61, was designated Tuesday evening as the new political leader of Hamas. He succeeds Ismail Haniyeh,…
Blinken urges Iran, Israel to avoid ‘escalation’ to ‘conflict’ – L’Express
Hezbollah will retaliate “alone or as part of a unified response” from Iran and its allies in the region, Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Islamist movement, confirmed on…
A conflagration in the Middle East, Kamala Harris’ nightmare – L’Express
The first blow to “Kamala mania” could come from the Middle East. A regional flare-up, following the assassination in Tehran at the end of July of Hamas political bureau chief…
the war of attrition is set to last, by Fouad Khoury-Helou – L’Express
The Middle East is today the scene of an “asymmetric war”, waged across the region, between Israel, supported by its Western allies, and the pro-Iranian axis, a priori the weakest…
Israel-Hamas War: The Upheaval at UNRWA – L’Express
The report was highly anticipated. Nine employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) “may have been involved” in the Hamas attacks on October 7 in Israel, according to…
Blinken calls on all stakeholders to “break this cycle” of violence – L’Express
Tensions between the Lebanese Hezbollah and Israel are escalating more and more each day. On Monday, August 5, three people were killed in an Israeli strike on Meiss El-Jabal, a…