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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israeli forces will be in Lebanon longer than previously mentioned or a 60-day withdrawal. This is against the background of a continuing tense atmosphere in the region, with many questions being left to Israel’s strategy in the long term and implications on regional stability. The first 60-day withdrawal plan was part of a …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated there is some advancement in the negotiations for a hostage and ceasefire deal in Gaza, though he did not specify a timeline for a potential agreement. Around 100 of the approximately 250 individuals taken hostage during the Hamas-led raid on Israel on October 7, 2023, remain in Gaza. It is believed that at …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israeli forces will remain in a Syrian buffer zone until a new security force is established on the Syrian side of the border to ensure stability. This action follows the upheaval caused by the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which led to the emergence of a power vacuum along the border. …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently ordered the Israeli military to seize control of the buffer zone along the border with Syria, an area that had been under the protection of UN peacekeepers for decades. This action follows significant shifts in Syria’s political landscape, including the weakening of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the increasing instability in the region. The …