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Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from front lines of war with Hezbollah
We profiled three of the 168 children killed in Lebanon to date and their families.
With heartbreaking video by @malakharb:
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We profiled three of the 168 children killed in Lebanon to date and their families.
With heartbreaking video by @malakharb:
apnews.com/article/lebano…
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Israel has detained dozens of Syrians since seizing control of a U.N.-patrolled buffer zone in southern Syria two years ago. Families are desperate for answers.
@chehayebk and @AlsayedGhaith delve into the stories of some of the detainees
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@chehayebk and @AlsayedGhaith delve into the stories of some of the detainees
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Syria is preparing to send fighters to Saudi Arabia to deploy along its border and potentially help it fight Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen, three officials with knowledge of the plans told the @AP
Via @AlsayedGhaith and @sammymagdy
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Via @AlsayedGhaith and @sammymagdy
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Interesting note: One official said Saudi Arabia insisted the fighters be Syrian nationals, not foreign fighters who flocked to Syria during the civil war to join different rebel factions (ie This is not the solution to Syria's foreign fighter problem)
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Turkish lawmakers approve the "Mecca pact," a three-nation defense pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Discussions underway about Syria joining
Via @suzanfraser
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Via @suzanfraser
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Kurdish power-sharing deal cracks as PUK, one of two rival parties, quits northern Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government and threatens to form a breakaway administration
Via @StellaMartany
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Via @StellaMartany
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"JD, habibi": From Michigan to the Middle East, Arabs are celebrating Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate win and delighting in his introduction of Arabic terms like “habibi” and “inshallah” to the American political lexicon
Via @seldeeb
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Via @seldeeb
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Abby Sewell retweeted
Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, defeating former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers. apnews.com/live/midterm-e…
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Abby Sewell retweeted
Democrats have won control of the U.S. House in addition to the U.S. Senate, delivering a shockingly decisive rebuke of Republican governance in Washington and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to President Donald Trump.
Follow live results: apnews.com/projects/elect…
Follow live results: apnews.com/projects/elect…
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The United States will stop providing $4 billion in aid each year to Israel in 2027 but will still sell arms to its closest ally in the Middle East, President Donald Trump told Fox News Channel during a phone call on Election Day for the midterms
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Abby Sewell retweeted
NEW: The AP analyzed months of satellite images and found:
- Iran’s 115+ strikes hit more than 2 dozen U.S. bases
- caused billions in equipment damage
- focused attacks on aircraft hangars and radars, clearing the way for further strikes on warehouses, troop housing and more.
- Iran’s 115+ strikes hit more than 2 dozen U.S. bases
- caused billions in equipment damage
- focused attacks on aircraft hangars and radars, clearing the way for further strikes on warehouses, troop housing and more.
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Jordan says it struck militants in Syria tied to Karak church assault. Syria says the Jordanian operation killed several civilians and was carried out without notifying Syrian authorities
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Salah-mania grips Turkey after soccer star joins Trabzonspor club
Via @serrayedikardes
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Via @serrayedikardes
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A developmentally disabled man was killed by Israeli forces during a raid on a village in Syria’s Daraa province. The man, Muath Salama al-Baeer, was buried in the village of Jamla later Thursday as anger rose over Israeli incursions
@AlsayedGhaith
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@AlsayedGhaith
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The once-thriving Lebanese Jewish community has been largely forgotten in the decades since most of them left the country. But the latest Israel-Hezbollah war — which pushed Lebanon and Israel into direct negotiations — has brought them under the spotlight again
Via @bmroue
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Via @bmroue
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Abby Sewell retweeted
To be clear: Some facts are neither in dispute nor unclear. Our photographer was clearly marked as Press. She was clearly beaten. These are not partisan or risible statements, but indisputable. We urge a thorough investigation and accountability.
The Prime Minister’s Office:
The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation.
Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable.
But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual.
The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence.
We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.
The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
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Abby Sewell retweeted
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks.
Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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Iraq’s parliament voted to fill vacant Cabinet posts to complete the country’s government - including a deputy prime minister who is under U.S. sanctions, Laith al-Khazali, brother of Qais al-Khazali, leader of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia
@qabdulzahra
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@qabdulzahra
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Israel said that commercial goods will no longer enter the Gaza Strip, cutting off a key source of food and shelter supply for the war-torn territory as hungry Palestinians face the approach of winter
Via @metzsam @bmroue
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Via @metzsam @bmroue
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A Hezbollah official has acknowledged that a truck full of explosives seized by Lebanese authorities last week belonged to the militant group and said the explosives were intended for use against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, not for assassinations
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apnews.com/article/lebano…
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