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Countdown to Middle East war? How the region can step back from the brink
Men run for cover after an Israeli strike on the Mreijeh neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday. | REUTERS…
Read More » World News One year in, war casts a shadow over every aspect of life in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — At a busy Tel Aviv entertainment district, diners spill into outdoor seating and clink glasses…
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Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — European, Arab and Islamic nations have launched an initiative to strengthen support for a Palestinian state…
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US transfers more troops to Mideast amid Israeli attacks on Lebanon
U.S. forces patrol oil fields near Syria’s northeastern border with Türkiye in the Qahtaniyah countryside in the far northeast corner…
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Live updates: Israel sends more strikes to Lebanon as death toll tops 500
Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept rockets that were launched from Lebanon, in northern Israel, Tuesday, Sept.…
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Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights
AMMAN—The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Syrian…
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US shifts assault ship to the Mediterranean to deter an escalation of the Israel-Lebanon conflict
FILE – Sailors and military service personnel arrive on the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship on the…
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U.S. and Europe warn Lebanon’s Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel and back off from wider Mideast war
WASHINGTON—U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants from spiraling…
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US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
A U.S. Army soldier gestures as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrive at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident before…
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Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah
CAIRO—Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south…
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