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Israel Lifts Ban on Return to West Bank Settlements

Israel Lifts Ban on Return to West Bank Settlements

The Israeli Knesset voted on Tuesday to allow Jewish settlers to return to four settlements in the occupied West Bank by amending a 2005 law that mandated their evacuation. The vote sparked condemnation from the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the EU.

Israel Allegedly Strikes Syria’s Aleppo Airport Again

Israel Allegedly Strikes Syria’s Aleppo Airport Again

The Syrian defense ministry said Wednesday that Israel launched an air attack on Aleppo International Airport at around 3:55 a.m. local time, causing some "material damage" in reportedly the second strike this month

Israel, Palestine Agree to Reduce Tensions

Israel, Palestine Agree to Reduce Tensions

Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) met for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, pledging — in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh — to work toward easing tensions ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The measures include a partial freeze on Israeli settlements and an agreement to ...

Israeli Finance Minister Claims ‘No Such Thing’ as Palestinian People

Israeli Finance Minister Claims ‘No Such Thing’ as Palestinian People

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich declared that Palestinian people are 'an invention' of the past century in a speech in Paris on Sunday. He further added that 'there is no such thing as the Palestinian people.'...

Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen

Iran Agrees to Stop Arming Houthis in Yemen

As part of a China-brokered deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iran has agreed to halt covert weapons shipments to its Houthi allies in Yemen, according to US and Saudi officials. The development is being hailed as a positive step towards ending one of the region's longe...

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

European investigators on Thursday questioned Riad Salameh, the Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank [BDL], probing his personal wealth and allegedly suspicious financial transfers abroad. Salameh has held his post for three decades, making him one of the world's longest-serving central bank govern...

Israel Army: Bomber Suspected of Coming From Lebanon Killed

Israel Army: Bomber Suspected of Coming From Lebanon Killed

The Israeli army announced that an armed man suspected of entering the country via Lebanon blew up a car before being killed by Israeli forces not long after, raising the risk of renewed tensions with Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite armed group and political party....