Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel pushes for 34 hostages in deal with Hamas – report
Israel reportedly presented Hamas with a list of 34 hostages that it insists must be released as part of the first phase of a deal, including 11 names that do not meet Hamas’s criteria for a deal, Egyptian news channel Al-Ghad reported,… Continue Reading
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Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
What Israel’s capture of Syrian territory as Assad fell signifies for the Middle East LONDON: In the early hours of Sunday, Dec. 8, shortly after a coalition of opposition… Continue Reading
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Israel should strike Houthi leadership, anti-Houthi Yemeni figures say
A figure close to the anti-Houthi government told KAN on Saturday that Israel should go further than retaliatory strikes and should target the Houthi leadership as they did Hezbollah’s. Israel struck several Houthi-held parts of Yemen after… Continue Reading
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Initial report: Strike attributed to Israel in Yemen’s Sana’a
The US is striking Houthi military targets in Yemen’s Sana’a, multiple arab news and media sources reported on Saturday. Reports state that military aircraft can be seen in the sky of Sana’a. Initially, reports attributed the attack to Israel… Continue Reading
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When Damascus traffic cops fled, volunteers stepped in
At a Damascus intersection, young volunteers act as unofficial traffic cops after police assigned to the duty deserted their posts when president Bashar al-Assad fell to a rapid rebel advance. Some traffic officers abandoned their uniforms and… Continue Reading
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Iran recruits minors for attacks on Jews, Israelis in Europe – Bloomberg
Iranian-linked operatives have been recruiting minors for attacks on Israeli and Jewish institutions across Europe, according to a Bloomberg report on Saturday. A troubling pattern of incidents in Sweden, Belgium, and Norway has exposed a… Continue Reading
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HTS leader says Syria wants to rebuild as part of Arab world
Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of Hayʼat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), said that Syria will not be used to destabilize any other Arab nation in an interview with Arab-language newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat on Friday. “Syria is tired of wars and being used… Continue Reading
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In Israeli-occupied south Syria, villagers feel abandoned
In the towns and villages of southern Syria that Israel has occupied since the overthrow of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad, soldiers and residents size each other up from a distance. The main street of the village of Jabata al-Khashab is… Continue Reading
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Evolving Iran missile threats challenge Israel’s air defense
After two Iranian ballistic missile attacks were intercepted in April and October, Israel’s defense establishment expressed confidence in the multi-billion-dollar air defense system, claiming it had successfully established a protective… Continue Reading
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Lack of shelter, food increases Gazans’ misery as winter sets in
GENEVA — As temperatures drop and seasonal rains flood fragile settlements in the Gaza Strip this winter, aid agencies fear many Palestinians will die while others become critically ill and some permanently disabled. “It is very cold. It… Continue Reading
