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Israeli authorities open investigation into Netanyahu’s wife

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Israeli prosecutors have ordered a probe into Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over allegations that she tried to influence a witness involved in her husband’s ongoing corruption trial.
Middle East

Three infants freeze to death in Gaza amid Israeli blockade

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Three Palestinian babies have died from hypothermia in the Gaza Strip over the recent days, as a suffocating Israeli siege makes harsh winter conditions uninhabitable.
Middle East

Syria’s new rulers say 14 policemen killed in ambush by forces loyal to ex-gov’t

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Members of the Syrian police have been killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Tartous governorate. It's the latest security challenge for the new administration that came to power about two weeks ago.
Middle East

Turkey threatens to ‘bury’ Kurds in Syria

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to “bury” Kurdish rebels in Syria if they refuse to lay down their arms.
Middle East

Five Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli attack on central Gaza

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At least five Palestinian journalists were killed in Israel’s air attack on central districts of the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
Middle East

Israel creating new obstacles to Gaza ceasefire agreement: Hamas

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The Palestinian movement Hamas says that Israel has created new obstacles to a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, despite progress in negotiations in Doha.
Middle East

Pope Francis calls on world to ‘silence sound of arms’ in Christmas speech

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Pope Francis has urged the world “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” in his traditional Christmas message, using his address to call for peace in West Asia, Ukraine and Sudan. He has also expressed concern over the “extremely grave” humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Washington-funded group recalls Gaza famine alert after criticism by US envoy to Israel

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The US government-funded Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) took down its own alert for the Gaza Strip after a rebuke by Washington's ambassador to Israel. The group was launched by the US Agency for International Development in the mid-1980s to warn of unfolding food crises.
Middle East

Israel provides full support for theft of humanitarian aid to starve Gazans: Report

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Israel has provided full support for the theft of humanitarian assistance, killing security personnel to starve the besieged people of the Gaza Strip, according to a new report.
Middle East

Syria’s de facto leader claims ex-rebel groups agree to integrate under Defence Ministry

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Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has reached a deal with rebel factions to come together as one force under the Defence Ministry, according to the new Syrian administration.
Africa

Video: Sisi warns of ‘chaos and destruction’ in Egypt following Assad’s fall in Syria

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An Egyptian intelligence-owned television channel has released a propaganda video of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warning that Syria has been destroyed and unnamed forces are trying to do the same in the African country.
Middle East

Israel kills at least 8 in West Bank raids

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The Israeli army and military aircraft have killed at least eight Palestinians, including two women and a teenager, in attacks on the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced.
Middle East

Lebanon calls on cease-fire monitoring committee to stop Israeli violations

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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged a cease-fire monitoring committee to pressure Israel to halt its violations and withdraw from areas under its control in southern Lebanon.
Middle East

One child gets killed every hour in Gaza: UN

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The United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has announced that 14,500 Palestinian children have been killed since the start of Israel’s war on the besieged territory last October.
Middle East

Several killed in blast at explosives factory in Turkey

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At least 12 people were killed and three others wounded after a blast rocked an explosives factory in the Turkish province of Balikesir, Governor Ismail Ustaoglu has announced.
Middle East

Syrian rights group compiles list of over 16k Assad gov’t affiliates accused of crimes against civilians

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A Syrian rights group has announced that it has compiled a list of around 16,200 members of the ousted government of Bashar Al-Assad, accused of committing crimes against civilians.
Middle East

Israel violates cease-fire in Lebanon, killing 2 people

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Two people were killed and another was injured in an Israeli air attack near a school in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
Middle East

UN General Assembly seeking ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations in occupied Palestinian territory

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The United Nations General Assembly has formally requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations as an occupying power in relation to the presence and activities of the UN, other international organizations, and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Middle East

WHO warns Yemen bears ‘highest burden’ of cholera worldwide

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that Yemen bears "the highest burden" of cholera globally.
Middle East

Hamas says fate of captives depends on Israeli military

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The fate of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas depends on advances made by the Israeli military in some areas, Abu Obaida, spokesman of the Qassam Brigades of Palestinian group Hamas, has stated.
Middle East

UN declares Gaza Strip most dangerous place for aid delivery

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Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has raised the alarm over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, calling the besieged enclave the most dangerous region for aid delivery.
Middle East

Lebanon urges Israel’s withdrawal from south

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on the United States and France to help speed up the Israeli withdrawal from southern part of the Middle Eastern country nearly a month after the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Beirut took effect.
Middle East

Jordan FM says Amman to stand by “Syrian brothers” after meeting with de facto ruler

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Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks with Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday. It comes as regional leaders move to engage with the new administration following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago.
Middle East

Israel acknowledges it assassinated Hamas chief in Tehran

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Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz has for the first time publicly acknowledged that Tel Aviv assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
Middle East

Israel tells Syria its soldiers to remain in occupied territory: Report

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Israel has reportedly informed Syria’s new administration that its soldiers will remain stationed in the so-called “buffer zone” within the occupied Syrian Golan Heights for now.
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