U.S. and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said. Meanwhile, in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 41 Palestinians on Thursday. CBC | World News
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Gaza ceasefire could be signed in coming days, source says, as Israeli strikes continue
The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, where medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians overnight. CBC | World News
Read More »Lebanon says Israeli strikes kill 2 in ‘violation’ of ceasefire, Israel denies breaching deal
At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said, as a ceasefire ending more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah appeared increasingly fragile. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel, Hezbollah each say other side violated ceasefire a day after truce takes effect
Israel and Hezbollah traded accusations that their ceasefire had been breached on Thursday, a day after a truce went into effect halting more than a year of fighting in Lebanon. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins — region waits to see if it will hold
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Read More »Netanyahu urges Israeli cabinet to approve Hezbollah ceasefire deal to end fighting in Lebanon
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Read More »Israeli cabinet to meet Tuesday to vote on proposed ceasefire deal with Lebanon, official says
Israel’s cabinet will meet on Tuesday to vote on a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, a senior Israeli official said on Monday, while a Lebanese official said Beirut had been told by Washington that an accord could be announced “within hours.” CBC | World News
Read More »Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’
Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signaling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. CBC | World News
Read More »Ceasefire hopes fade as Israel bombards Gaza, Lebanon
Prospects of a ceasefire between Israel and its foes Hamas and Hezbollah ran aground on Friday as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 64 people in the Gaza Strip, according to medics in the Palestinian enclave, and battered Beirut’s southern suburbs. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel wants to enforce any Lebanon ceasefire deal, Netanyahu tells U.S. envoys
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. envoys on Thursday that Israel’s ability to counter threats to its security from Lebanon and return displaced people to the north were key elements of any ceasefire deal with Lebanon. CBC | World News
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