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a:49:{s:10:"the_blp_id";s:11:"most-recent";s:13:"the_title_ORG";s:42:"Lebanon Ceasefire a 'Major Blow' to Israel";s:9:"the_title";s:42:"Lebanon Ceasefire a 'Major Blow' to Israel";s:13:"the_permalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/103519/lebanon-ceasefire-a-major-blow-to-israel/";s:6:"the_id";i:103519;s:14:"the_view_count";s:3:"157";s:17:"the_comment_count";s:1:"0";s:8:"the_date";s:11:"Nov 27 2024";s:12:"the_date_ORG";s:42:"November 27, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:17:"the_image_caption";s:0:"";s:18:"the_embed_cf_value";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjzuA7U7hKE";s:22:"the_thumbnail_cf_value";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/kjzuA7U7hKE/maxresdefault.jpg";s:9:"the_image";s:357:" <a href="https://www.islamicity.org/103519/lebanon-ceasefire-a-major-blow-to-israel/"><img src='https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://img.youtube.com/vi/kjzuA7U7hKE/maxresdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100' class="thumbnailpostcontent" ></a> ";s:13:"the_thumbnail";s:156:"https://www.islamicity.org/wp-content/plugins/blueprint-timthumb/timthumb.php?src=https://img.youtube.com/vi/kjzuA7U7hKE/maxresdefault.jpg&w=500&h=281&q=100";s:15:"the_author_name";s:11:"Rami Khouri";s:15:"the_author_full";s:142:"By: Rami Khouri   Source: Al Jazeera";s:12:"the_by_terms";s:60:"Rami Khouri";s:16:"the_source_terms";s:52:"Al Jazeera";s:18:"the_category_terms";s:388:"Featured, Highlights, Middle East, Videos, World Affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_terms";s:365:"Iran, Israel, Israel Lebanon Conflict, Lebanon, War On Gaza";s:16:"the_values_terms";N;s:18:"the_channels_terms";N;s:18:"the_category_slugs";s:52:"featured highlights middle-east videos world-affairs";s:18:"the_post_tag_slugs";s:55:"iran israel israel-lebanon-conflict lebanon war-on-gaza";s:16:"the_values_slugs";s:0:"";s:18:"the_channels_slugs";s:0:"";s:11:"the_excerpt";s:371:"During an interview with Al Jazeera, Rami Khouri, a distinguished fellow at the American University of Beirut, analysed the Lebanon ceasefire agreement and its implications. He noted the deal is likely to hold initially as all sides are exhausted, with Israel’s army engaged in unprecedented, prolonged operations. However, Khouri pointed out that Israel has not…";s:8:"is_video";b:1;s:8:"is_audio";b:0;s:11:"is_articles";b:0;s:8:"is_photo";b:0;s:9:"the_topic";s:59:"Iran";s:14:"the_topic_text";s:4:"Iran";s:13:"the_view_time";s:1:"7";s:9:"loop_item";a:0:{}s:10:"loop_index";i:4;s:5:"first";b:0;s:4:"last";b:0;s:4:"even";b:1;s:3:"odd";b:0;s:8:"rs_count";i:21;s:13:"is_full_width";b:0;s:12:"is_big_image";b:0;s:9:"cell_cell";s:17:"cell-cell-owl.php";s:4:"cell";s:6:"filter";s:13:"small_devices";s:1:"1";s:19:"small_devices_count";s:15:"same-as-desktop";s:18:"is_query_wordpress";b:1;s:6:"is_diy";b:0;}

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