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The Foreign Secretary warned against any escalation in the conflict in the Middle East, as he met Najib Mikati

France’s foreign minister is urging Lebanese leaders to work on reducing tensions along the border with Israel, warning that the raging Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month, could spread to other parts of the region

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignored calls from the US that Israel risks losing hope of an eventual peace deal unless it eases the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

US secretary of state meets officials from Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and UN as further civilian casualties reported in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is stepping up frantic diplomacy

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is stepping up frantic diplomacy, trying to build support for planning a post-conflict future for Gaza

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The ground assault on Gaza is now well underway and, as they advance into the Strip’s urban areas, the Israel Defence Forces are coming up against an elusive enemy that has been preparing for this conflict for years. For Hamas’s military wing, a key part of those preparations has been…

As the Lebanese prime minister, Najib Mikati, outlined a three-step peace plan for the conflict in Gaza on October 31, he made a statement which may seem ordinary to a western audience: “We will consider the right of Israel and the right of the Palestinians.”

Demonstrators rallied outside the French embassy in Beirut to call for support for Palestinians under threat in Gaza.

Majority of countries outside North America and Europe do not follow the practice of resetting clocks twice a year.