(live here) – A media review from the Arab world – In the shadow of waiting for the Iranian-Lebanese response and other fronts, below are reports and news from the media in the Arab world, as of Friday 16/8/24.
Elanhar (Lebanese newspaper):
Miscalculations and waiting for settlement. Has Israel made the decision for a permanent war?
Hezbollah responds to Doha: We remain in our position.
The American envoy Amos Hochstein, the mediator in the conflict between Lebanon and Israel, said from Beirut: “There is no time left to waste” before reaching a cease-fire in Gaza, considering that this would also allow for a diplomatic solution to be reached in Lebanon, where an exchange of fire has been taking place between Hezbollah and Israel since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
Almanar (Hezbollah channel):
Netanyahu discussed with Trump the war against Gaza, and senior officials in Washington confirm: Hamas cannot be eliminated.
Al-Hadath (Saudi channel):
The negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. Indirect participation of Hamas and Egypt increases its efforts.
Netanyahu denies: I did not talk to Trump yesterday about Gaza.
International efforts to make Iran contain the escalation.
Alakhbar:
Hamas meets its conditions… and Israel happened: Doha hosts a decisive round of negotiations.
The seventh day (Egyptian newspaper):
The cost of the war against Gaza is 67 billion dollars. And Netanyahu: We will continue the war with low intensity.
Aljumohouria (Lebanese newspaper):
A diplomatic source told Sky News: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi’s visit to Tehran after Haniyeh’s murder caused Iran to be patient in its response.
Hochstein in his new mission: modest hopes.