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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
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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
Read More »Strike levels Beirut building as Blinken ramps up Israel-Hamas ceasefire efforts
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Read More »Israel’s foreign minister rejects call for 21-day ceasefire in conflict with Hezbollah
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has rejected proposals for a ceasefire with Hezbollah after the United States and France called for a 21-day halt in the fighting that has alarmed Lebanon and raised fears of a ground invasion. CBC | World News
Read More »Workers across Israel go on strike in push for ceasefire deal, but not all taking part
A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to closures and other disruptions around the country on Monday, including at its main international airport. But it was ignored in some areas, reflecting deep political divisions. CBC | World News
Read More »Blinken says Israel agrees to U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal, urges Hamas to do the same
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether it had addressed concerns cited by the militant group. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel launches fresh strikes in Gaza as Blinken visits Israel to push for ceasefire
Israeli strikes killed at least 21 people in Gaza on Sunday, including six children, Palestinian health authorities said, ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to try to push forward ceasefire talks. CBC | World News
Read More »Sudan at ‘breaking point,’ UN says, but expectations are low as ceasefire talks begin
Talks aimed at ending Sudan’s shattering 16-month-old civil war began on Wednesday in Switzerland. Massive hunger, displacement and allegations of targeted attacks and sexual assaults are among the grave issues facing the east African country. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel to attend talks about ceasefire, hostage release after U.S. and mediators call on both sides to meet
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