Released hostage Gadi Moses would have debates with his Hamas captors about the ownership over the land of Israel, had spent the last two months of his captivity with two Thai hostages, and knew about the release of hostages in the first…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syrian Kurdish leader: Israel has a key role in regional security
The Kurdish-dominated Autonomous Administration of North East Syria (AANES) currently controls around 30% of the Syrian territory. Its area of de facto control includes the greater part of Syria’s oil and gas, and a large part of its best…
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Hamas frees 3 hostages in latest ceasefire exchange with Israel
Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages Saturday, the latest in a series of exchanges agreed to in a deal aimed at ending the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group.
French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon, 54, and Yarden Bibas, 35,…
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Hamas stages Gaza beach handover as Israeli hostages freed
Ranks of Hamas fighters formed up on Gaza’s beachfront on Saturday for the handover of an Israeli-American hostage in a show of force against the dramatic backdrop of breaking waves.
In Gaza City a stage had been erected at a harbour for the…
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Two Israeli hostages handed to Red Cross in Khan Younis
Two Israeli hostages have been handed to the Red Cross in a highly-orchestrated event in Khan Younis.
Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, were among the hostages taken to Gaza by Hamas during the 7 October attacks.
It is the fourth release of…
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How Syria’s continuing food insecurity threatens national and regional stability
LONDON: More than half of Syria’s population faces food insecurity as the country grapples with the aftermath of 13 years of civil war, the abrupt collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime, and a surge of returnees.
Inadequate funding for aid…
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Netanyahu appoints Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel’s new army chief
Lebanese army enters Aitaroun unaccompanied by civilians in case of ‘enemy treachery’
BEIRUT: Lebanese army units entered the border town of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon…Continue Reading
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‘Jordan: Dawn of Christianity’ exhibition opens in Rome
LONDON: Visitors to the “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity” exhibition, now open in Rome, will gain a rare insight into Jordan’s deep-rooted and wide-ranging religious history.
The exhibition, which opened on Friday and runs to Feb. 28,…
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US pressured for Keith Siegel’s release from Hamas captivity
The United States government exerted behind-the-scenes pressure to secure the early release of Keith Siegel, an American citizen held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, KAN 11 reported Friday evening.
Siegel was released the morning after alongside…
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Lebanese army enters Aitaroun unaccompanied by civilians in case of ‘enemy treachery’
BEIRUT: Lebanese army units entered the border town of Aitaroun in southern Lebanon on Saturday for the first time since the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area.
It remains unclear whether the withdrawal included all of Aitaroun and…
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