Sunday, 15 Nov 2026 5 Jumada al-Akhira 1448 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

دونالد ترامب (76) غادي آيزنكوت (46) يسرائيل كاتس (42) بنيامين نتنياهو (39) ماركو روبيو (31) محمد باقر قاليباف (28) نواف سلام (26) ترامب (26) نعيم قاسم (26) آيزنكوت (22) محسن رضائي (19) جبران باسيل (18) عباس عراقجي (16) قاسم (16)
supporting an outlaw armed group in Sweida and providing it with money and weapons
أسعد الشيبانيوزير الخارجية السوري14 Oct 2026 · الشرق للأخبار
"Netanyahu is not driven by security considerations, but by the desire to hold on to power"
أفيغدور ليبرمانزعيم حزب إسرائيل بيتنا المعارض14 Oct 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
"I have no doubt that Netanyahu is strongly seeking to carry out a military step before the elections, whether against Iran, Hezbollah, or Hamas"
أفيغدور ليبرمانزعيم حزب إسرائيل بيتنا المعارض14 Oct 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
"Okay, go ahead and prepare"
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة14 Oct 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
Netanyahu is not driven by security considerations, but by the desire to hold on to power
أفيغدور ليبرمانزعيم حزب إسرائيل بيتنا المعارض14 Oct 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
I have no doubt whatsoever that Netanyahu is strongly seeking to carry out a military move before the elections, whether against Iran, Hezbollah or Hamas
أفيغدور ليبرمانزعيم حزب إسرائيل بيتنا المعارض14 Oct 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
Fine, go ahead and prepare
دونالد ترامبرئيس الولايات المتحدة14 Oct 2026 · Anadolu Ajansı
It will be long and difficult
تومي بيجوتالمتحدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الأميركية13 Oct 2026 · الشرق للأخبار
From the State Department's perspective, I can say that we are in daily contact with our partners in Lebanon and Israel
تومي بيجوتالمتحدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الأميركية13 Oct 2026 · الشرق للأخبار
If Hamas tried two months ago to present a false image of its readiness to disarm, today it is not doing so either, and it is investing its efforts in preparing to return to fighting
مسؤول أمني إسرائيلي13 Oct 2026 · المترجم احمد المقادمة
General Saad El-Shazly is one of the heroes of the October War
وليد جنبلاطالرئيس السابق للحزب التقدمي الاشتراكي13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Netanyahu is not driven by security considerations, but by the desire to hold onto power.
أفيغدور ليبرمانوزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي الأسبق ورئيس حزب إسرائيل بيتنا13 Oct 2026 · الجزيرة نت
I have no doubt that Netanyahu is strongly seeking to carry out a military step before the elections, whether against Iran, Hezbollah, or Hamas.
أفيغدور ليبرمانوزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي الأسبق ورئيس حزب إسرائيل بيتنا13 Oct 2026 · الجزيرة نت
Go ahead and prepare, but this means now or later or perhaps it never happens.
دونالد ترمبرئيس الولايات المتحدة13 Oct 2026 · الجزيرة نت
There is hardly a country in the Middle East that does not request assistance from Israel. We will support the formation of an equal investigation committee to investigate the October 7 attack. They are trying to force us to appoint an investigation committee appointed by Yitzhak Amit, and I do not agree to that.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي13 Oct 2026 · المترجم احمد المقادمة
It gathers world leaders on its blessed land
علي قرانوحسفير لبنان في الرياض13 Oct 2026 · MTV Lebanon
The progress the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is achieving in various fields
علي قرانوحسفير لبنان في الرياض13 Oct 2026 · MTV Lebanon
$66 million for the Masnaa crossing in order to improve movement and trade between the two countries. The question poses itself: would it not be more worthwhile and better for the state to improve the facilitation of goods and traffic movement through Dahr al-Baidar by building the tunnel, and under the BOT system? Knowing that Parliament has approved this project. A state that works backwards as usual.
علي المقدادنائب في مجلس النواب اللبناني13 Oct 2026 · MTV Lebanon
We call on the international community to put an end to these adventures that will set the region ablaze with chaos
أسعد الشيبانيوزير الخارجية السوري13 Oct 2026 · عرب 48
The Israeli occupation is still trying to destabilize Syria's interior from December 8, 2024 until today
أسعد الشيبانيوزير الخارجية السوري13 Oct 2026 · عرب 48
Israel supports outlawed armed militias in the city of Sweida and provides them with weapons and money to implement an agenda of chaos in the region
أسعد الشيبانيوزير الخارجية السوري13 Oct 2026 · عرب 48
The operation was completed successfully, within the expected timeframe and as planned
المكتب الإعلامي للكرسي الرسولي13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
So that we are not among those whose works are lost, whose efforts in worldly life went astray while they thought they were doing good.
جميل السيّدنائب لبناني (لواء)13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Who benefits from the open military confrontations in the region that drain its resources, security and stability? Everyone pays the price, and no one wins in them.
جميل السيّدنائب لبناني (لواء)13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
at all times and in every place where need requires
يسرائيل كاتسوزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
Let our enemies know that anyone who attacks us, before or after the elections, and anyone who harms soldiers and citizens, their hand will be cut off and they will pay the harshest price.
يسرائيل كاتسوزير الأمن الإسرائيلي13 Oct 2026 · شبكة مصدر الاخبارية
We hope the investigation will not stop at the two people who were driving the truck and then the file is closed.
نجاة عوننائبة لبنانية13 Oct 2026 · الحرة
We today ask the government, the President of the Republic and the army: "If you are unable to confine illegal weapons, then everyone should go back to his home"
كميل شمعون13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
I am not with a general amnesty, but with amnesty for those who deserve it and who are held in prisons without charges being filed against them
كميل شمعون13 Oct 2026 · Lebanon Debate
The purpose of going to local communities was to listen to them directly, understand their needs, and know what can be done immediately in cooperation with the government, and to bring the appropriate partners around these priorities. The importance of these consultations lies not only in documenting needs, but in linking the priorities identified by local communities to those able to address them. For example, we cannot talk about recovery while local communities lack water.
عمران ريزاالمنسق المقيم ومنسق الشؤون الإنسانية للأمم المتحدة في لبنان13 Oct 2026 · UN News