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Thousands of Lebanese Head Home as Fighting Eases, Many Still Stranded

Some 400,000 Lebanese uprooted by war have returned to southern Lebanon, with ‌more expected to follow in the coming week, the social affairs minister said on Tuesday, encouraged by a.

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U.S. Senate Votes to Halt Iran War Unless Trump Gets Approval From Congress

The Republican-majority U.S. Senate backed legislation on Tuesday to halt U.S. military action against Iran, but it was not immediately clear how it would affect the war as President Donald.

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Reports: U.S.-Iran Deal Includes Pledge to End All Sanctions on Tehran, Truce in Lebanon

The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding stipulates that Tehran will maintain the status quo in its nuclear program as long as negotiations on a final agreement continue, and a pledge to.

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IDF’s Evacuation of Tyre’s Christian Quarter Erases Little Normalcy Left in South Lebanon

For the first time since the current Israel-Hezbollah conflict began, the IDF on Tuesday issued an evacuation warning for the residents of Tyre’s Christian quarter in southern Lebanon, thrusting one.

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The Israeli paradigm that led to October 7 didn't collapse, it was fiction from the start

An emerging genre of books meticulously dissect the Israeli government and intelligence failures that led up to Hamas’ October 7 attack. Yet all of these analyses sidestep Israel’s 20-year blockade.

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Hezbollah Openly Threatens to Topple Lebanese Gov’t and Restart Civil War as Israel Expands Strikes

Lebanon’s Worst Nightmare The U.S. has slightly loosened the reins on Israel in Lebanon in return for Israel’s compliance with a U.S.-Iran cease-fire, while still banning attacks on Beirut. Now,.

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Israeli military reservist killed in clash with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, IDF says

Major (res.) Itamar Sapir was killed by Hezbollah fire while clearing buildings in a southern Lebanese village. He is survived by his wife, Roni, and their son, Maayan, aged one.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth tells Congress Trump has Iran escalation plan

President Trump said that the U.S. will win the war with Iran ‘one way or the other,’ adding that ‘you wouldn’t have an Israel’ without him and Netanyahu. Meanwhile, Senate.

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Report: Israel, U.S. coordinating plans for new Iran strikes, Trump to decide

Israel’s defense establishment has been on high alert since the United Arab Emirates announced Monday that Iran had launched a combined attack against the country, with strikes around the Gulf.

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UAE withdraws from OPEC and oil groups amid 'unprecedented' energy crisis

The United Arab Emirates’ exit from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a major victory for U.S. President Donald Trump, who has accused the group of ‘ripping off.

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