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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump's peace proposal Hospitals say that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. Hamas was still considering its response on Thursday to U.S.

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A year after losing its longtime leader, Hezbollah is beginning to regroup Hezbollah is regrouping after suffering significant losses in its recent conflict with Israel. The Lebanese militant group lost its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Israeli airstrikes a year ago ...

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Israel strikes high-rise building and threatens to hit more in Gaza City offensive Israel has struck a high-rise building in Gaza City after warning residents to evacuate. Strikes elsewhere in Gaza City killed at least 27 people, health officials said.

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Survivors of Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah struggle to recover The pager attack across Lebanon killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded more than 3,000.

Thousands of pagers exploded in an Israeli attack against Hezbollah last year. Now some of the survivors, including children, are speaking about their recovery.

Cyprus offers Syrian families money to resettle and work permits for main earners Cyprus says it will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the family head to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a volunta...

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Who is Mohammed Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the man believed to be the head of Hamas’ armed wing, Mohammed Sinwar, has been killed, apparently confirming his death in a recent strike in the Gaza St...

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Swedish man charged over 2015 killing of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State group A Swedish man has been indicted as a member of the Islamic State group in connection with the killing of a Jordanian pilot whose plane went down in Syria on Christmas Eve 2014.

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How is the new Gaza aid plan supposed to work -- and why are so many aid groups against it? A U.S.-backed group that is slated to take over aid distribution in Gaza says it's started operations despite opposition from the U.N. and the unexpected resignation of its executive director.

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Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus' Maronites are mounting a comeback Only about 900 people in the world speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic. The offshoot of Syrian Arabic also known as Sanna, had been passed on orally over the centuries.

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Head of controversial US-backed Gaza aid group resigns WASHINGTON: The head of a controversial US-backed group preparing to move aid into the Gaza Strip announced his abrupt resignation Sunday, adding fresh uncertainty over the effort’s future. In a state...

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Tens of thousands flock to see a Spanish saint's remains more than 440 years after her death Catholic worshippers have for weeks flocked to Alba de Tormes, a town ringed by rolling pastures in western Spain where the remains of the Spanish saint, mystic and 16th-century religious reformer Sai...

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Israeli use of human shields in Gaza was systematic, soldiers and former detainees tell the AP Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.

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South Lebanon votes in municipal elections that will test support for Hezbollah Residents of southern Lebanon have voted in the country’s municipal elections that will test support for Hezbollah in the predominantly Shiite areas, months after the end of the destructive Israel-Hez...

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At least 23 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as Israel lets minimal aid in At least 23 people were killed by Israeli strikes across Gaza overnight as Israel pressed ahead with its military offensive and let in minimal aid to the strip.

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Iran and the US holding a fifth round of nuclear negotiations in Rome with enrichment a key issue Iran and the United States are preparing for a fifth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, with enrichment emerging as the key issue.

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Gaza's main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition The U.N. children’s agency says more than 9,000 children have been treated for malnutrition in Gaza this year, and food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.

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US and regional countries team up to resolve the issue of IS prisoners in Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country, the United States, Syria and Iraq have formed a working group to try to resolve the issue of Islamic State group prisoners held in Syria.

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Lebanese and Palestinian leaders agree that Lebanon won't be used as a launchpad to strike Israel The Lebanese and Palestinian presidents have agreed that Palestinian factions won't use Lebanon as a launchpad for any attacks against Israel.

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The EU says it will lift sanctions on Syria but leave those on the former Assad regime The European Union's top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime.

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Syria's driest winter in nearly 7 decades triggers a severe water crisis in Damascus Syria's capital, Damascus, is suffering from its worst water shortages in years as a result of the lowest rainfall in more than six decades.

Syria's driest winter in nearly 7 decades triggers a severe water crisis in Damascus

Via Ghaith AlSayed, Omar Sanadiki & @bmroue.bsky.social

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Lebanon warns Hamas not to carry out any attacks from its territories Lebanese military authorities have warned the Hamas group that it would face the “harshest measures” if it carried out any attacks from Lebanon.

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Hezbollah leader calls on government to work harder to end Israel's attacks on Lebanon The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group is calling on the government to work harder on ending Israel’s attacks in the country a day after an Israeli airstrike hit a suburb of Beirut.

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Lebanon gets $250 million World Bank loan to ease electricity crisis The World Bank has given Lebanon a $250 million loan to help ease electricity cuts in the crisis-hit country.

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US to withdraw 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to help counter IS militants The U.S. will withdraw about 600 troops from Syria, leaving fewer than 1,000 to work with Kurdish allies to counter the Islamic State group.

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Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is World Press Photo of the year for 2025 A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza has been named World Press Photo of the year.

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Israeli defense minister says troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely Israel’s defense minister says that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely.

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In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein Tunisians are embracing snails as a protein-packed alternative as the cost of red meat remains high.

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Israel strikes Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the first time since a ceasefire ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war in November.

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Can One Man Hold Syria Together? A former jihadist has remade himself in a bid to remake a scarred and divided country.

Can One Man Hold #Syria Together?
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Lebanon, Ravaged by Israel-Hezbollah War, Needs Changes to Unlock Aid For years, the country has failed to enact financial and governance overhauls required by lenders. The recent fighting has made that problem urgent.

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