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8749 in English · 200 original-language storiesAl Jadeed: Guterres called for an “immediate halt to hostilities,” urging “Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territory,” and calling on “all parties to respect Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and fulfill their obligations under Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006).” He announced that “the United Nations remains committed to supporting…
Al Jadeed: The sources explained that the past few days saw a series of meetings and contacts between those concerned with the Lebanese file in both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States, as part of efforts aimed at containing the escalation and preventing the situation on the ground from deteriorating. According to the sources, the Saudi effort focused on supporting demands…
Al Jadeed: A “friendly” American opening toward the Shiite community (Al-Liwaa). Al-Liwaa newspaper reported: The positions expressed by the United States ambassador in Beirut, Michel Issa, cast a shadow over the Lebanese scene, in terms of the message of American openness, which diplomatic sources described to Al-Liwaa as “friendly” toward…
Al Jadeed: Al Jadeed information: The obstacle to a successful round of negotiations with tangible results, as the U.S. wishes, is Israel’s lack of cooperation…
Al Jadeed: “Asas” reports that the obstacle to a successful round in Rome is Israeli rejection, not a lack of Lebanese readiness. Washington is pushing to hold it before the end of September, but has not set a date after failing to obtain from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a commitment to make a breakthrough…
Al Jadeed: Lebanon faces a more severe and wider escalation... and a warning! (Al-Joumhouria) Al-Joumhouria newspaper reported: A European diplomatic source revealed to Al-Joumhouria that the Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon was not unexpected, but had been anticipated in light of the military operations that continued despite the ceasefire agreement coming into effect…
Al Jadeed: Lebanon searches through a “haystack”... Will Israel stop at Ali al-Taher’s borders? (Al-Anbaa) The Al-Anbaa electronic newspaper reported: The Israeli enemy continued to commit massacres and carry out explosions at a rapid pace, and according to the Health Emergency Operations Center, the preliminary toll of the attacks over the three days…
Al Jadeed: Gas to Lebanon via Syria... Jordan gives the green light. The Jordanian Council of Ministers approved supplying Lebanon with natural gas via the floating vessel at the Port of Aqaba, in cooperation with Syria, as part of support for Lebanon’s energy sector, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra. According to the agreements,…
Al Jadeed: The situation is worrying and fraught… When and where will Israel stop? The scene is military, not political, and includes worrying signs of Israeli escalation which, according to political sources, does not intersect with the course of negotiations. In light of what the sources describe as the fraught situation in the south and the delicate stage the country is going through, Lebanon has not been informed…
Al Jadeed: Syria seizes “Captagon, GPS devices and cannabis”… Where were they headed? The Syrian Anti-Narcotics Administration announced that it had “thwarted the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics by outlaw gangs in the countryside of Suwayda Governorate, which were on their way to Jordan by means of guided balloons”…
Al Jadeed: Face-to-face clash in Shuqeif… The Israeli army issued a statement saying it had targeted a member of “Hezbollah” in the Shuqeif heights in southern Lebanon, following a direct face-to-face clash with him, according to what was stated in…
Al Jadeed: About the bloody night in the south… A statement by the Israeli army. The Israeli army claimed that “Hezbollah elements launched two explosive-laden drones last night toward Israel Defense Forces operating in the Ali al-Taher Heights area, located within the security zone in southern Lebanon, with no injuries among…”
Al Jadeed: Al Jadeed correspondent: Israeli warplanes carried out two airstrikes targeting the town of Nabatieh…
Al Jadeed: Amid the Israeli escalation in the south, Al Jadeed’s correspondent reports the atmosphere…
Al Jadeed: Al-Nahar newspaper wrote: The political developments at the level of negotiations with Israel and diplomatic contacts, especially with American officials, do not indicate that any breakthroughs will take place in southern Lebanon, as Israeli attacks escalate and Israel takes control of Tallat Ali al-Taher in Nabatieh, after the material had become…
Al Jadeed: Out of love... Trump redraws the map with new names. US President Donald Trump proposed on Sunday changing the name of the state of New Mexico to “New America,” a proposal the state’s governor immediately rejected. The proposal came days after he signed an executive order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake…
Al Jadeed: Israeli Broadcasting Authority: After destroying the Ali al-Taher tunnels, Israeli forces will withdraw from the “Yellow Line” and take up positions on the “Gray Line,” a strip extending 2 to 4 kilometers from the border…
Al Jadeed: Regarding southern Lebanon... Clarification from the Iranian embassy in Beirut. The Iranian embassy in Beirut affirmed that “the official positions of the Islamic Republic and the embassy are conveyed only through authorized institutions and representatives.” In a statement, the embassy responded to reports published by some Lebanese media…
Al Jadeed: Saudi Arabia and 7 Arab and Islamic countries condemn Israeli statements regarding the displacement of Palestinians from…
Al Jadeed: Israeli Broadcasting Authority: The security establishment is discussing establishing a security belt in southern Lebanon, 3 to 4 kilometers from…
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Al Jadeed: According to the newspaper, U.S. government investigators took the unusual step of subjecting nearly 50 members of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff to lie detector tests over leaks to journalists, including information about how the war with Iran caused shortages of critical munitions, and that…
Al Jadeed: Lebanese visitors who recently traveled to Tehran heard that Iran would enter the war directly if Lebanon were subjected to a large-scale attack. Sources following current developments confirm that any other course for the current “status quo” would come after November, and that until then, the likely scenario is a continuation of airstrikes, bulldozing operations, and the use of…
Al Jadeed: Ali al-Taher’s fall was no surprise… so what is Israel planning next? Al Jadeed reports that Ali al-Taher’s fall was not unexpected in security and military assessments, nor in Hezbollah’s calculations, as it had anticipated losing the position in light of the scale of the Israeli attack and the siege imposed on it. Sources say…
Al Jadeed: Red Cross: We facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of 5 people held by Israel. The following statement was issued by the International Committee of the Red Cross: At the request of the parties concerned, it facilitated the transfer to Lebanon of five people released from Israeli detention centers. One person was transferred on Thursday,…
Al Jadeed: Lebanon receives 4 prisoners from Israel... Al Jadeed from the heart of…
Al Jadeed: Iran is preparing to open fronts simultaneously… What does “Hezbollah” have to do with it? (Maariv) The newspaper “Maariv” said that “the security establishment in Israel is following with concern what it considers Iranian preparations for a new phase of confrontation, based on drawing lessons from the attack of 7 October 2023, and moving to a different scenario…”
Al Jadeed: “He threatened Trump and went after his family”—here’s what happened to him! The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced the arrest of Benjamin Azaria Southworth, a Los Angeles resident, on charges of making threats against U.S. President Donald Trump. The statement said: “One person was arrested today…”
Al Jadeed: Due to renewed tensions between Iran and the US… gold and oil rise! Oil and gold prices rose in global trading last night amid renewed military tensions between the United States and Iran and a decline in the dollar and US Treasury yields, according to “Wafa.” Futures contracts rose…
Al Jadeed: Israel’s “laughable and tragic” move… and Netanyahu informed the Americans! (Al-Diyar) Prominent political sources told Al-Diyar newspaper that “the laughable and tragic thing about the Israeli move is that the announcement of the release of the three Lebanese and Syrian citizens coincided with the kidnapping of three citizens yesterday from the town of…”
Al Jadeed: Israel goes beyond “controlling weapons” … a new reality on the ground? (Al-Akhbar) Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that “the army command informed Lebanon’s governing authorities and the US military command that Israel has not actually withdrawn from any occupied area, and that it continues to carry out fire interventions and violations in the neighborhoods…”
Al Jadeed: The US State Department: Lebanon and Israel have shown good faith. A State Department spokesperson said, in response to media inquiries, in a statement published by the US Embassy in Beirut, that “In 2006, Hezbollah devastated southern Lebanon by attempting to kidnap Israelis and hold their remains…
Al Jadeed: U.S. State Department: We continue to facilitate dialogue between Israel and Lebanon daily, look forward to the next round of talks in Rome, and reaffirm our commitment to the full implementation of the framework…
Al Jadeed: U.S. Vice President: America will not negotiate with Iran until it stops targeting ships…
Al Jadeed: First U.S. comment on the release of Lebanese prisoners (Axios). The Axios website quoted a U.S. State Department official as saying that Israel’s release of the Lebanese prisoners came as a result of U.S. mediation between the two countries in recent weeks. According to the same official, “the issue was raised during…
Al Jadeed: In exchange for the Lebanese prisoners… an Israeli search for the bodies of Jews? A statement issued by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “As part of the negotiations with Lebanon, the Prime Minister instructed that work be undertaken to locate and return the bodies of the leaders of the Jewish community in Lebanon, who were kidnapped and killed…”
