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An Israeli airstrike on a school in central Gaza, which was sheltering displaced Palestinians, resulted in the deaths of 18 people, including United Nations staff, according to rescue officials. The Israeli military, however, stated that the target was a Hamas control center within the Al-Jawni School in Nuseirat. This location had been bombed multiple times throughout the 11-month Gaza war. …

A recent Israeli strike in the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday killed two individuals associated with Hezbollah, according to a war monitor. Syria’s state news agency, SANA, confirmed that “two citizens were martyred in an Israeli drone attack” targeting a civilian vehicle along the Damascus-Quneitra road in Quneitra province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights stated that one of the …

European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, held meetings on Thursday with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati as part of his efforts to prevent the Gaza war from escalating further. During their meeting in Ain el-Tineh, Berri emphasized that Lebanon does not seek war but reserves the right to defend itself. In response, Borrell urged …

Hezbollah targeted the Bayyad Blida post in northern Israel on Thursday, as Israeli forces continued to bomb southern Lebanese villages. Israeli warplanes carried out raids on the outskirts of Yaroun and struck a house in Maroun al-Rass, while artillery fire hit areas near Alma al-Shaab. These clashes coincide with a visit to Lebanon by Josep Borrell, the European Union’s top …

U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein is expected to arrive in the region with a clear message: “Avoid escalation” with Hezbollah, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12. The report states that Hochstein will deliver a U.S. request to Israeli political leaders, urging them not to take any aggressive actions in the north, as such a move could be “very costly.” …

Senior Hezbollah official Sayyed Hashem Safieddine addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli military, stating that their current actions will not bring security or peace to the northern settlers, preventing them from returning to their homes. Safieddine emphasized that the only solution is to stop the killing, destruction, and massacres in Gaza, which would lead to de-escalation on …

Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Jebran Bassil recently discussed the internal disagreements that led to the resignation or expulsion of four MPs from the party, emphasizing that numerous efforts were made to keep them within the movement, provided they remained committed. In an interview with OTV, Bassil expressed confidence in the FPM’s future, asserting, “The FPM will grow stronger and …

Druze leader Walid Jumblat has expressed concerns that the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians “will not come to an end,” urging for a “settlement” in Lebanon to safeguard the country. In a post on X, Jumblat stated, “All indications suggest that the war is just beginning and will not end anytime soon.” He also warned that “the Zionist …