17 minutes ago Middle East crisis live: IDF warns displaced residents not to return home yet as Israel

US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect at 02.00GMT; Streams of car seen heading into southern LebanonFull report: Biden announces ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and HezbollahDown to the final half-hour before the ceasefire comes into effect and AFP is reporting strikes on south Beirut after the Israel army’s evacuation warning.“Urgent warning to residents of the Beirut area,” army spokesperson Avichay Adraee had earlier said in a post on X, telling people in the Bachoura area in the city centre to leave, as well as “all residents in the southern suburb area”, specifically in Ghobeiry. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago What to know about ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah

A ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group won backing from Israeli leaders

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7 hours ago Israel agrees to ceasefire with Hezbollah after Benjamin Netanyahu pledges support: Peace deal 'to be signed after months of bitter fighting'

The Israeli cabinet convened to vote on the decision today as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his approval after weeks of back and forth

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8 hours ago Israel 'agrees to ceasefire with Hezbollah' after Benjamin Netanyahu pledges support: Peace deal 'to be signed after months of bitter fighting'

The Israeli cabinet convened to vote on the decision today as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his approval after weeks of back and forth

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9 hours ago Netanyahu to recommend Lebanon ceasefire deal to cabinet and claims Hezbollah ‘not the same’ – Middle East crisis live

Israeli prime minister does not give details on ceasefire but says Israel will ‘respond forcefully to any violation’; cabinet vote expected later today Israel’s military has issued another set of evacuation orders to citizens in neighbouring Lebanon, ordering residents in the southern suburbs of Beirut to flee their homes due to impending strikes.Lebanon’s National News Agency reports an Israeli airstrike on Arnoun, in the south-east of the country. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Benjamin Netanyahu AGREES to ceasefire with Hezbollah: Israeli Prime Minister taking plans to his cabinet tonight in hopes of forming a deal

The Israeli prime minister announced this evening that he will present his cabinet with the deal for approval after accepting its terms

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9 hours ago Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is recommending Hezbollah ceasefire proposal

The deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting

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17 hours ago Israeli cabinet meeting to discuss approval of Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon

Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon could be approved by Israeli ministers on Tuesday

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26 hours ago Israel and Hezbollah on the cusp of a peace deal: Netanyahu 'gives green light to ceasefire proposal'

The deal, which reportedly has the support of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu could see the nearly two-month-old Israeli incursion into Lebanon come to an end.

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