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Israeli ex-premier confirms Telegram account hacked

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Israel's former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is planning another run for office, confirmed that his Telegram account had been hacked, as Israeli media claimed the breach was carried out by an Iran-linked group.
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Saudi Arabia, France, US to discuss Lebanese army support in Paris meeting

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A trilateral meeting between France, Saudi Arabia, and the United States on Lebanon will be held in Paris to discuss support for the Lebanese army and to set a date for a new international conference. Lebanese Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal will attend.
Middle East

US Congress ends sanctions on Syria

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The US Congress has permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of investment to the war-ravaged nation.
Middle East

Israel’s PM says approved $35bn gas deal with Egypt

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he approved on Wednesday a major gas export agreement with Egypt worth nearly $35 billion.
Middle East

Mass grave discovered in former security building in Syria’s Idlib

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A mass grave has been found inside a former government security building in the south of Idlib Governorate, according to the Syrian state media outlet SANA.
Middle East

US seeking to investigate Israel’s assassination of Hamas official: Washington

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The United States is examining whether Israel violated a Gaza ceasefire by assassinating a senior Hamas official, President Donald Trump has stated.
Middle East

Authorities struggling to recover bodies from Gaza rubble amid winter storms

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Authorities in the Gaza Strip have warned that stormy weather could spur more war-damaged buildings to collapse and heavy rains are making it more difficult to recover bodies still under the rubble.
Middle East

ICC refutes Israel’s appeal that sought to invalidate Netanyahu arrest warrant

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The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled against Israel's arguments that the investigation into crimes in Gaza after 7 October 2023 was invalid.
Middle East

3 killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

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Three people were killed when Israeli air attacks hit a motorcycle and two vehicles in southern Lebanon on Sunday, in the latest violation of last year’s ceasefire accord, authorities and local media have announced.
Middle East

Israel claims to have killed senior Hamas commander in Gaza

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The Israeli military claimed it has killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in an attack in Gaza City.
Middle East

Trump vows retaliation after three Americans killed in Daesh attack in Syria 

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United States President Donald Trump has pledged to pursue “serious retaliation” against the terror group Daesh after an ambush in central Syria killed two American service members and one civilian interpreter.
Middle East

Lebanese newspaper claims Beirut has halted acceptance of new Iranian ambassador

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The Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar has claimed that Lebanon’s foreign minister has effectively suspended the exchange of ambassadors between Beirut and Tehran by refusing to complete the legal procedures required to accept Iran’s new ambassador.
Middle East

Israel approves several new West Bank settlements in major annexation push

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Israel’s security cabinet has signed off on plans to formalise 19 illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank—a move that Palestinian officials say deepens a decades-long project of land theft and demographic engineering.
Middle East

US withheld intelligence from Israel during Biden era: Reuters

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US intelligence officials temporarily suspended sharing some key information with Israel during the Joe Biden administration over concerns about its conduct of the war in the Gaza Strip, six people familiar with the matter told Reuters news agency.
Middle East

UN General Assembly adopts resolution asking Israel to allow aid into Gaza Strip

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The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly supported a resolution demanding that Israel open unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, stop attacking UN facilities, and comply with international law in line with its obligations as an occupying power.
Europe

Iceland becomes fifth state to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel participation

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Iceland has become the fifth country to boycott next year’s Eurovision song contest after Israel was given the go-ahead to compete, deepening the crisis facing the competition.
Middle East

US Congress advances bill to repeal Caesar Act sanctions on Syria

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The United States House of Representatives has voted forward a bill that would nix the restrictive Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, originally imposed during the rule of former leader Bashar al-Assad.
Middle East

Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ to be announced in early 2026: Trump

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US President Donald Trump has stated that the members of his Gaza "Board of Peace" will be announced early next year, adding that they will be comprised of global leaders.
Middle East

US highlights ‘close cooperation’ with Syria against Daesh threats

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The head of the US military’s Middle East-based Central Command, Brad Cooper, has said that the United States is working with Syrian forces to carry out operations against Daesh, highlighting the collaboration between Washington and Damascus.
Middle East

Gaza tents flood, families seek shelter

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Storm Byron is threatening to heap new miseries on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, with families making distress calls from flooded tents and hundreds of others fleeing their shelters in search of dry ground as the fierce winter storm lashes the besieged territory with heavy rains.
Middle East

Hamas proposes long-term ceasefire if Israel fully withdraws from Gaza Strip

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Hamas has told mediators that it is prepared to freeze all operations against Israel from the Gaza Strip for up to a decade, and that it is prepared to bury its weapons, if Israeli soldiers fully withdraw from the besieged enclave, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye.
Middle East

Syria, Saudi Arabia sign deals in oil, gas sectors

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Damascus and Riyadh inked a number of agreements in the oil and gas sectors on Tuesday, according to local media.
Middle East

Israel biggest killer of journalists worldwide for 3 years running: RSF

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Reporters Without Borders reported on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza. In its annual report, the Paris-based media freedom group added the total number of journalists killed reached 67 globally this year, slightly up from the 66 killed in 2024.
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Israel facing sharp rise in hunger due to economic fallout of Gaza war: Report

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More than one-quarter of households in Israel are now experiencing food insecurity, driven by the economic and social fallout of the two-year war in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli organization has found.
Middle East

‘Record high’ number of Palestinians died in Israeli prisons: Report

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A "record high" number of 110 Palestinians have died under prison policies implemented by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir in the past two and a half years, according to Walla.
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