(Reuters) -Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday that the group had “a legitimate right to resist (Israeli) occupation”, adding that the group would support the Lebanese army.
Hezbollah also said that, while Lebanon was bound by a ceasefire, it…
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Hamas balances Turkey, Egypt, and US in Gaza diplomacy
Hamas balances Turkey, Egypt, and US in Gaza diplomacy | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastHamas engages Turkey and Egypt to stabilize Gaza, signaling possible arms concessions, while the US pushes a UN-backed ceasefire and crisis plan,…
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‘I was torn apart, dying’: Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted, tortured him
Freed hostage Rom Braslavski revealed in clips of an interview aired on Wednesday that Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists who held him captive in Gaza repeatedly sexually assaulted and tortured him.
Braslavski, who was freed last month…
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Egypt’s El-Enany to lead UNESCO despite criticism
Egypt’s El-Enany to lead UNESCO despite criticism | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastEnany, 54, was elected last month by UNESCO’s 58-member Executive Board with 55 votes, beating Edouard Firmin Matoko of Congo-Brazzaville.gypt’s…
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Opium farming in Afghanistan shrank by a fifth in 2025, UN survey finds
VIENNA (Reuters) -The total area of land in Afghanistan on which opium poppy is grown shrank 20% this year, according to a U.N. estimate issued on Thursday, a further drop since farming of the raw material for heroin collapsed in 2023 after the…
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Freed hostage Rom Braslavski says Islamic Jihad captors sexually assaulted and tortured him
‘It’s something even the Nazis didn’t do,’ says Rom Braslavski in excerpt from upcoming interview * IDF reports Palestinian killed after throwing explosive device at troops in West Bank
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US envoy seeks to rally support for resolution establishing postwar Gaza security force
Mike Waltz meets with counterparts on Security Council and representatives from key Mideastern governments, including PA, which aims to increase involvement in Strip’s governance
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Israeli envoy in DC to take on larger role as Dermer set to step down as minister — sources
Dermer to remain active as PM’s special envoy tasked with expanding Abraham Accords, while Yechiel Leiter to be given more responsibility for ties with Trump administration
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Mamdani’s election win puts NY Jews into uncharted waters
For the first time, world’s largest Diaspora community to contend with an anti-Zionist mayor who many view as a threat
The post Mamdani’s election win puts NY Jews into uncharted waters appeared first on The Times of Israel.
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US pressures Israel to allow safe passage for 100 to 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah
Netanyahu opposes proposal; Israeli officials say slain hostage Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body may be in southern Gaza tunnels, though the IDF reports having no such intel
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