Men carry the body of a Palestinian killed in Israeli strikes. (Reuters)

Final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to sides after ‘breakthrough’, official says

  • “The next 24 hours will be pivotal to reaching the deal,” an official said
  • Bloodshed continued in Gaza on Monday, with Israeli military strikes killing at least 21 people, medics said
By Reuters ·

Lebanon’s new president starts consultations on appointing PM

Lebanon’s new president starts consultations on appointing PM

  • Names floated for the post of prime minster, which is reserved for a Sunni Muslim, include current caretaker premier Najib Mikati, anti-Hezbollah lawmaker Fouad Makhzoumi, and Nawaf Salam, presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in the Hague
By AFP ·

Israel says it has struck Hezbollah sites, Lebanon-Syria border smuggling routes

Israel says it has struck Hezbollah sites, Lebanon-Syria border smuggling routes

  • The strikes come just two weeks before the January 26 deadline for implementing the November ceasefire, which both sides have accused the other of violating
By AFP ·

BBC editor ‘considering’ legal action against Owen Jones over Israeli bias claims

BBC editor ‘considering’ legal action against Owen Jones over Israeli bias claims

  • Jones published a report accusing Raffi Berg and the BBC of ‘watering down everything that’s too critical of Israel’
  • Investigation sparked wave of death threats against Berg via social media and email
By Arab News ·

BBC editor ‘considering’ legal action against Owen Jones over Israeli bias claims

BBC editor ‘considering’ legal action against Owen Jones over Israeli bias claims

  • Jones published a report accusing Raffi Berg and the BBC of ‘watering down everything that’s too critical of Israel’
  • Investigation sparked wave of death threats against Berg via social media and email
By Arab News ·