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Syria, Lebanon key to next phase of Middle East peace, says US Ambassador Tom Barrack - analysis

US Ambassador Tom Barrack recently argue that the Gaza peace deal will be remembered as "a defining moment in modern Middle Eastern diplomacy." How can that affect Lebanon's stability?

 An illustrative image of a Hezbollah flag in the backdrop of an individual holding a weapon.
 IDF chief Eyal Zamir, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Defense Minister Israel Katz seen during a military briefing, in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 30, 2025

Israel prepares to receive remains of hostage tonight, Netanyahu meets with Witkoff, Kushner

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

US warns of imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas, hostage remains enter Israel

Hezbollah supporters hold images of late former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and current leader Naim Qassem at a ceremony held by Hezbollah to commemorate the first anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's killing by Israel, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon, September 27, 2025.

IDF Brig.-Gen. reassures northern communities after Lebanese civilians approach Israeli border


Greek police ban vigil of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Athens

The event was to be organised by the “Gather for Gaza” and “Stand with Palestine” collectives, with the participation of members of the “People’s Front of Turkey."

 A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar outside of a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2024.

Gaza's future: Doomed to repeat the mistakes of Lebanon? - opinion

This Lebanese model; where a weak government coexists with a dominant guerrilla force, could soon find its counterpart in Gaza.

PALESTINIANS WALK past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City yesterday. The Lebanese model, in which a weak government coexists with a dominant guerrilla force, could soon take hold in the Gaza Strip, the writer warns.

'Moments that Remain': A glimpse into heroism and hope since October 7

"We cannot change what has been," the letter goes on, but "[we can] take responsibility" and use the lessons learned to grow stronger."

A memorial ceremony at the Nova festival marking two years since the October 7 massacre when Hamas terrorists infiltrated southern Israel, murdering more than 1,200 people. October 07, 2025.

Israel must secure Trump’s support to confront Hamas provocations - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must persuade President Trump, his advisers, and the US military team monitoring the ceasefire that Hamas’s violations cannot be ignored.

SECURITY FORCES pay respects as a convoy bringing four bodies arrives at the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir, early yesterday morning, but one was not a hostage. Hamas violations of the agreement cannot be ignored, the writer stresses.

IDF must ensure lessons of October 7 massacre are not lost amid the ceasefire's calm - analysis

As Israel enforces the Gaza ceasefire, every violation must be met with swift action. The early response will shape the future of peace and deter further Hamas provocations.

IDF soldiers prepare their weapons on a tank at a temporary army base opposite the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

Hezbollah MP in Lebanon slams US, Israel

Hezbollah member of parliament Ali Fayyad slammed what he called American “subjugation” of Lebanon and demanded Lebanon not “normalize” with the “enemy,” according to Al-Akhbar media in Lebanon.

Hezbollah Member of Parliament Ali Fayyad stands in Burj al-Muluk, near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, where Israeli forces remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed as residents sought to return to homes in the border area

Voices from the Arab Press: Tony Blair and Gaza’s ‘day-after’

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

TONY BLAIR, then-Quartet representative to the Middle East, visits a UN-run school for Palestinians, 2015.

Syria tentatively warms Lebanon relations while keeping Hezbollah at bay - analysis

Israel continues to strike Hezbollah, and this aids Syria by keeping the group in check. However, Lebanon’s government has vowed to disarm Hezbollah and has not completed the task yet.

 Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

WATCH: Netanyahu gives address after gov't approves Trump's Gaza deal

He noted that one of the main objectives of the war, alongside achieving the release of the hostages, was removing the Iranian threat, including the regime's proxies: Hamas and Hezbollah. 

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Looking at militia, terror groups from other places can show how Hamas can be disarmed - analysis

It’s important that the demilitarization is enforced, not just demanded. In historically successful disarmaments, independent bodies facilitated the decommissioning.

Israeli soldiers operate amid the ongoing ground invasion against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the northern Gaza Strip, November 8, 2023.

'Full of traps': Hezbollah slams Trump's peace plan despite support for upcoming negotiations

Despite this, Hezbollah expressed its support and praised Hamas’s decision to participate in the ceasefire negotiations that will be taking place on Monday.

Mourners attend the funeral of Haider al-Moussawi, head of the security unit in the Shi'ite armed group Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada, and senior Hezbollah figure Abu Ali Khalil, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Baghdad, Iraq, June 22, 2025.