The U.S. said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until Feb. 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a U.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released under the multi-phased deal.
Eleven people were shot and killed by the Israel Defense Forces in southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to an updated statement from the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Another 83 people were injured, the ministry said.
The president floated the plan to "just clean out" the Palestinian enclave, which has been hard hit by 15 months of conflict between Israel and Hamas.
President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard "no" Sunday from the two U.S. allies along with the Palestinians themselves,
US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip has been firmly rejected by leaders of both countries. The proposal was also strongly denounced by both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.
Jordanian officials have rejected President Trump's comments about Egypt and Jordan "taking" in more displaced Palestinians. Jordan's position "rejecting the displacement of Palestinians is fixed and unchangeable and is necessary to achieve the stability and peace that we all want,
In this photo, released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese president Josephl Aoun, left, meets with Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, right, in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon ...
This handout picture provided by UNIFIL Forces in Lebanon shows UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (2-R), accompanied by UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz (R), meeting with peacekeeping soldiers at the forces ...
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is being met with a hard “no” from the two U.S. allies