Israeli army fire killed 22 people in south Lebanon on Sunday including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was meant to withdraw under a truce deal.
The withdrawal deadline is part of a ceasefire…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Palestinians slam Trump idea of ‘cleaning out’ Gaza
Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and his Hamas rivals on Sunday rejected proposals to displace people from Gaza after US President Donald Trump’s idea to “clean out” the war-torn territory.
Meanwhile, Palestinian sources said a dispute linked to…
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Israeli fire kills 2, wounds 32, on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
Israeli troops fired at residents of south Lebanon on Sunday, killing two and wounding 32, health officials said, as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw from the area.
Israel was all but…
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels freed 153 war detainees
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the…
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Displaced Palestinians wait for Israel to allow their return home
Thousands of displaced Palestinians have been prevented from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip, after Israel blocked a main road, accusing Hamas of breaching the terms of the ceasefire deal.
The dispute came after Hamas…
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Israeli women soldiers reunited with families
ReutersLiri Albag embraces her parents Nineteen-year-old Liri Albag rushes into her parents’ arms, igniting screams of joy.
“My beauty. You’re a hero. You’re home. That’s it,” her mother says as the three laugh and cry together.
The moment, filmed…
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UN: 30% of Syrian refugees aim to return home within a year after Assad’
Almost 30% of the millions of Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries want to return home in the next year, following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, up from almost none last year, the head of the UN’s refugee agency said.
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Qatar’s ambassador calls for Emir to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Qatar’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani, has called for the Emir of Qatar to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize following the successful mediation of a cease-fire and the second round of hostage releases by…
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Palestinian freed prisoners hail Hamas, PIJ after release
Thousands of Palestinians chanted praise of Hamas on Saturday as they welcomed prisoners freed under a ceasefire deal between the terrorist group and Israel that saw four Israeli hostages also return home.
In Ramallah, a city in the West…
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Crowds cheer, families hug as Palestinian prisoners released
Azzam al-Shallalta dropped to his knees and wept at his mother’s feet as he arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah with other Palestinian prisoners released under the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday.
A jubilant crowd carried Shallalta on their…
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