A freed Palestinian prisoner was overwhelmed to find out his family were alive, after believing they had been killed.
Shadi Abu Sido told the BBC an Israeli prison officer had lied to him and told him his family had been killed, and his home…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iraqi parliamentary Sunni lawmaker al-Mashhadani killed
Iraqi parliamentary Sunni lawmaker al-Mashhadani killed | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThis is the most high-profile assassination of these elections and the most high-profile attack in Iraq in recent memory. A man looks at the…
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Syria’s president Shara’a visits Russia for historic trip
Syria’s president Shara’a visits Russia for historic trip | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSyrian President Shara’a embarks on a groundbreaking visit to Russia, marking a key moment in international diplomacy and Middle Eastern…
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‘The moment we so feared’: Tamir Nimrodi, final hostage with fate unknown, confirmed dead
Tamir Nimrodi, 18, a soldier taken hostage from his base near the Erez Crossing on October 7, 2023, was identified as one of the bodies returned by Hamas overnight, his family said Wednesday morning, ending a two-year saga in which the…
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Arab states seem to doubt efficacy of Gaza deal
Arab states seem to doubt efficacy of Gaza deal | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastMany countries are wary of the future and wonder if the deal agreed to in Egypt on October 8 can actually change the situation in Gaza. Trucks carry…
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Israeli couple kidnapped at Nova music festival renunited after 738 days
An Israeli couple who were abducted during the Hamas attacks of 2023 have been reunited, two years after they were violently split up.
Noa Argamani and Avinatan Or were kidnapped from the Nova music festival on 7 October. Video of Ms Argamani…
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In first since October 7 massacre, IDF reopening Zikim Beach near Gaza border
Zikim Beach near the northern border with the Gaza Strip, the site of one of a Hamas massacres two years ago, was set to reopen to the general public for the first time since the October 7, 2023, invasion, authorities announced on…
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Daily Briefing Oct. 15: Day 740 – Moving reunions, renewed rallies to bring hostages home now
Culture editor Jessica Steinberg relates anecdotes shared by families and friends of released hostages upon their return even as the fight continues to bring back the dead
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Trump demands Hamas disarm, as group moves against ‘collaborators’ in Gaza
Merlyn Thomas, Matt Murphy, Benedict Garman & Shayan SardarizadehBBC Verify
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has threatened to disarm Hamas “violently” amid moves by the group to reassert control over the Gaza Strip, targeting what it…
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Australia upholds visa ban on antisemitic far-right US influencer Candace Owens
SYDNEY — Far-right US influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court on Wednesday backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the…
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