Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the shadow of the war in Gaza to celebrate its first festive Christmas in more than two years.
Throughout the war in Gaza, which began…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Jordanian airstrikes target smuggler factories in Syria
Jordanian airstrikes target smuggler factories in Syria | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after…
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams Israel-Greece-Cyprus meeting, backs Gaza
Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams Israel-Greece-Cyprus meeting, backs Gaza | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTurkish President Erdogan denounces the Israel-Greece-Cyprus meeting and vows Turkey will not allow violations of its rights in the…
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14 countries condemn Israel’s expansion of West Bank settlements
Fourteen countries, including France, Britain and Germany, condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent approval of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
“We, States of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Iceland, Ireland,…
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Palestinian home in West Bank burned, vandalized in apparent settler attack
Israeli settler extremists reportedly carried out an arson attack in a Palestinian village north of Ramallah on Wednesday, setting fire to a home and leaving threatening graffiti messages.
According to the Ramallah municipality, the attack…
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IDF demolishes West Bank home of Palestinian terrorist behind deadly July attack
IDF troops on Wednesday demolished the home of a Palestinian terrorist who carried out a deadly stabbing and shooting attack in the West Bank in July, the military said.
In the attack on July 10, Mahmoud Abed and Malik Salem fatally stabbed…
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Turkey hosts Hamas officials as pro-government media casts Israel as ‘number one threat’
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met on Wednesday with Hamas political bureau officials in Ankara to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza and advancing to the second phase of the agreement, a Turkish foreign ministry source said.
The source…
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Yemen government, Houthis, to exchange prisoners in deal
Yemen government, Houthis, to exchange prisoners in deal | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastOfficials from both sides confirmed the deal but offered few details on implementation, leaving observers cautious as they urged…
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Lebanese FM demands full dismantling of Hezbollah’s military; IDF hits rocket sites
Lebanon’s foreign minister on Wednesday criticized Hezbollah and demanded its entire military system be dismantled and disarmed, saying that it was “unacceptable” that a non-state armed organization continues to operate within the…
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Netanyahu coalition pushes contentious Oct. 7 attack probe, families call for justice
By Maayan Lubell
JERUSALEM, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament gave the initial go-ahead on Wednesday for a government-empowered inquiry into the surprise October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas on southern Israel rather than the expected independent…
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