The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/najib-mikati/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:57:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Najib Mikati | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/najib-mikati/ 32 32 IDF says it struck Hezbollah arms convoy in Lebanon; Beirut reports 14 wounded https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-it-struck-hezbollah-arms-convoy-in-lebanon-beirut-reports-14-wounded/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:44:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3470224 Lebanon PM condemns strike, also says Israel freed 9 Lebanese POWs and calls for release of 9 more; IDF again warns displaced southern Lebanese against returning after deadly riots

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]]> Israel and Lebanon extend truce, with IDF troop withdrawal deadline moved to Feb. 18 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-lebanon-extend-truce-with-idf-troop-withdrawal-deadline-moved-to-feb-18/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 07:39:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3468785 Hezbollah said to call on Lebanese civilians to provoke clashes with IDF; Katz warns truce violators on northern or southern borders will 'pay the full price'

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]]> Lebanon’s new President Aoun starts consultations on naming prime minister https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-lebanon-president-starts-consultations-on-naming-prime-minister/ Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:32:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3458344 Sources say backroom deal involving Saudis will see terror group Hezbollah and its allied parliament speaker back current caretaker premier Najib Mikati for the job

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]]> Syria’s Sharaa meets Lebanese PM in bid to improve nations’ ties https://www.timesofisrael.com/syrias-sharaa-meets-lebanese-pm-in-bid-to-improve-nations-ties/ Sat, 11 Jan 2025 23:07:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3457546 Mikati is the first head of government to visit Damascus since Assad regime fell last month; new Syrian leaders looking to get relations back on track with neighbors

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]]> Lebanon’s PM vows to disarm country’s south after new president threatens Hezbollah https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanons-pm-vows-to-disarm-countrys-south-after-new-president-threatens-hezbollah/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:42:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3456853 Najib Mikati signals intent to enforce Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire amid warnings IDF could stay in Lebanon past deadline should Beirut fail to rein in Iran-backed terror group

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]]> After 2-year vacuum, in shadow of war, Lebanon tries for 13th time to elect a president https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-shadow-of-war-lebanon-prepares-to-try-and-elect-a-president-after-a-2-year-vacuum/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 20:54:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3455584 Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun, widely seen as favored by US and Saudi Arabia, is likely to win, after endorsement by Hezbollah pick Suleiman Frangieh

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]]> Lebanese PM, UNIFIL call for Israel to withdraw troops faster than ceasefire demands https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-pm-unifil-call-for-israel-to-withdraw-troops-faster-than-ceasefire-demands/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:17:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3445544 Prime Minister Mikati urges US, France to push for accelerated IDF pull-out from southern Lebanon, even as Israel continues to find Hezbollah weapons in border area

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]]> ‘Peace is possible’: Announcing Lebanon truce, US insists this time will be different https://www.timesofisrael.com/peace-is-possible-announcing-lebanon-truce-us-insists-this-time-will-be-different/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 01:47:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3427884&preview=true&preview_id=3427884 Biden and aides highlight beefed-up enforcement mechanism, led by US and capable of responding immediately to violations, unlike after 2006 war; also talk of Saudi normalization

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]]> Israel okays US-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah, vows to hit back at every violation https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-okays-us-brokered-ceasefire-with-hezbollah-vows-to-hit-back-at-every-violation/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 23:03:52 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3427822 Halt to fighting, set to take effect at 4 a.m., approved 10-1 by security cabinet; Netanyahu makes clear war goal of enabling safe return of northern residents not yet fulfilled

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]]> Iran signals it would support ceasefire in Lebanon, as Israel pounds Beirut https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-signals-it-would-support-ceasefire-in-lebanon-as-israel-pounds-beirut/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:03:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3420229 3 foreign workers lightly hurt in rocket barrage on Haifa area; AP photographs Israeli bomb hitting building in Beirut, after IDF issues evacuation order citing Hezbollah activity

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]]> Lebanese probe claims IDF commandos snuck ashore in speedboats, jammed UNIFIL radars https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-probe-claims-idf-commandos-snuck-ashore-in-speedboats-jammed-unifil-radars/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 19:25:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3412367 Lebanese Army presents alleged details of Israeli infiltration last weekend in which a Hezbollah official was nabbed, says boats were equipped with devices that prevented detection

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]]> Lebanese PM says hoping for ceasefire in coming days; US-drafted truce deal leaks https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-pm-says-hoping-for-ceasefire-in-coming-days-us-drafted-truce-deal-leaks/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:31:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3408831 Leaked draft calls for new global oversight system in southern Lebanon, says Israel 'may choose to act against violations'; US: 'Doesn't reflect the current state of negotiations'

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]]> Countries pledge $1 billion to aid Lebanese, bolster army amid calls for ceasefire https://www.timesofisrael.com/countries-pledge-1-billion-to-aid-lebanese-bolster-army-amid-calls-for-ceasefire/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:35:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3404384&preview=true&preview_id=3404384 Sum raised at Paris conference nearly double figure requested to help cash-strapped Beirut deal with effects of war, as UN official warns Lebanese economy starting to crumble

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]]> Macron pledges $108 million at Lebanon aid confab, slams Israel for ‘sowing barbarism’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/macron-pledges-108-million-at-lebanon-aid-confab-slams-israel-for-sowing-barbarism/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 11:06:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3403938 French president says while Hezbollah must stop 'indiscriminate strikes,' Israel 'knows from experience that its military successes do not necessarily represent victory in Lebanon'

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]]> Iran rejects Beirut’s accusation that it is interfering in internal Lebanese affairs https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-rejects-beiruts-accusation-that-it-is-interfering-in-internal-lebanese-affairs/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:14:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3401706 Spokesman for foreign ministry claims Tehran 'never had any intention' of meddling, after Lebanese PM fumed at Iranian official who expressed openness to negotiating Lebanon truce

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