Huckabee reportedly set to discuss 21-point US plan to end war, Israel-Egypt tensions; Gaza City mayor, others write to Trump: ‘You have the power to succeed where others failed’
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UN sanctions deepen Iran crisis amid protests, nuclear talk
UN sanctions deepen Iran crisis amid protests, nuclear talk | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsIran faces mounting unrest and economic pain after UN sanctions snap back, as fears grow over Israeli strikes and stalled nuclear…
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After a decade, sweeping UN sanctions on Iran are reimposed following talks’ collapse
At UN, Arab leaders accuse Israel of ‘genocide,’ call for Palestinian state * New Gaza-bound flotilla sets off from Sicily to join larger group of vessels
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Gaza flotilla resumes voyage as Italy, Spain deploy ships
Gaza flotilla resumes voyage as Italy, Spain deploy ships | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastAfter two days anchored near Crete, the 40-vessel flotilla set sail again with Italian and Spanish warships nearby to monitor and support its…
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Kurdistan resumes oil exports to Turkey after two-year halt
Kurdistan resumes oil exports to Turkey after two-year halt | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastOil is flowing again from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Turkey, a move hailed as “historic” and expected to boost Iraq’s federal budget…
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Hezbollah chief resists call to disarm as thousands mark year since Nasrallah’s death
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered Saturday at the tomb of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah to commemorate one year since his assassination by an Israeli airstrike, with the group’s chief vowing the Iran-backed group would never lay…
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Witkoff’s son solicited billions from Qatar as his dad negotiated ceasefires — report
While US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff was busy negotiating a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas earlier this year, his son, Alex Witkoff, was privately courting billions of dollars from countries involved in those…
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Drugs, guns smuggled from Sinai present threat to Israel
Drugs, guns smuggled from Sinai present threat to Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIbrahim Al-Arjani, a billionaire from the Tarhabin Bedouin tribe, is largely responsible for gun and drug smuggling from Sinai into Israel….
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza including civilians seeking aid, health workers say
More than 35 people have been killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire since the early hours of Saturday morning, hospital sources in Gaza say.
A strike on a house in central Gaza left at least 11 people dead – more that half of them women and…
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No US ceasefire proposal yet, says Hamas
No US ceasefire proposal yet, says Hamas | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTrump is due to meet with PM Netanyahu on Monday to discuss plans as Israel’s Gaza ground offensive continues. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli…
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