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Middle East latest: Gaza war deaths pass 46,000 and Lebanon ends presidential deadlock
Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.
Middle East turns 2024 page with new Syria order, Israel's multi-front war
Hamas and Hezbollah experienced major losses at the hands of Israel in 2024, while the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in Syria sent shockwaves throughout the region.
Palestinian Death Toll in Israel-Hamas War Passes 46,000: Officials
Palestinian conflict has exceeded 46,000 Palestinians, Gaza's Health Ministry reported on Thursday. The 15-month war has devastation the region's infrastructure and displaced nearly all of Gaza's population.
Middle East latest: Israeli hostage found dead in Gaza, military says
Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a woman.
Middle East latest: Death toll in Gaza passes 46,000; Lebanese parliament elects new president
A third of the 100 hostages still held in Gaza are believed to be dead. In Lebanon, the parliament voted Thursday to elect the country’s army commander, Joseph Aoun, as head of state, filling a more than two-year-long presidential vacuum.
Over 46,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed In The Israel-Hamas War, Officials Say
More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Thursday, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict. The ministry said a total of 46,006 Palestinians have been killed and 109,
Middle East live updates: Gaza death toll rises to 46,000, officials say
The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar ...
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Crisis in the Middle East: What is happening?
On October 7, 2023, the decades-long conflict in the region experienced an unprecedented escalation when Hamas and other ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 17 people in Gaza, nearly all of them women or kids
Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza killed at least 17 people late Tuesday, nearly all of them women or children, the ...
Trump Middle East envoy predicts 'good things' to announce on Gaza hostages before inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Tuesday he hopes to have good things to report about ...
Middle East live updates: Israel intercepts missile and drone fired from Yemen
Israeli forces raided the compound on Friday, forcibly evacuating all remaining patients and staff. The Israel Defense Forces ...
Trump seeks to shape Middle East dynamics weeks before taking office
The US president-elect again said “all hell will break out” if Hamas doesn’t release the hostages being held in Gaza ahead of ...
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The New Great Game in the Middle East
Egypt gave up its role as the leader of the Arab World after the signing of the Camp David Accords with Israel in 1978, just ...
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Middle East Conflict, Russia-Ukraine War, and U.S. Southern Border Are Top Global Concerns for 2025, CFR Report Finds
The second Donald Trump administration assumes office at a moment of great peril for the United States, according to the Council on Foreign Relations’ (CFR) annual Preventive Priorities Survey. The ...
Ramping up criticism of Israel, Pope calls situation in Gaza 'shameful'
In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...