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Municipal elections in Israeli regions close to the Lebanese and Gaza borders are set to be delayed from February 27 to November 19, following a parliamentary committee’s recommendation on Tuesday. The Knesset’s internal affairs committee has backed the interior minister’s suggestion to push back the voting date to November 19, 2024, for nine areas previously evacuated as per government orders. …

Early Wednesday, two gas pipelines in Iran were hit by explosions described as acts of “terrorism and sabotage,” affecting gas distribution in three provinces, according to reports from state media. Saeed Aghli, a manager at the National Iranian Gas Company, informed Shana, the energy ministry’s official news outlet, that these deliberate acts occurred simultaneously around 1:00 am in Borujen, located …

Efforts to negotiate a halt to the Israel-Hamas conflict and secure the release of remaining hostages continued for a second day in Cairo on Wednesday. This development comes as residents of Gaza, particularly in Rafah, prepare for a potential Israeli military incursion. A Hamas delegation is set to meet with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, following a session that …

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Former Prime Minister and leader of the al-Mustaqbal Movement, Saad Hariri, had a meeting at the Center House in Beirut with U.S. Ambassador Lisa Johnson and Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan on Tuesday. After the meeting, Ambassador Johnson described the discussion with Hariri as “excellent” while departing from the Center House. Hariri, who stepped back from his political career …

CIA Director William Burns, Mossad Chief David Barnea, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani were in Cairo for discussions with Egyptian officials about reaching a ceasefire in Gaza, according to reports from Egyptian media. The meeting, dubbed a “quartet meeting” by Al-Qahera News, comes amid escalating international efforts to broker a peace deal between Israel and the Hamas …

Armenia and Azerbaijan accused each other of initiating a border clash on Tuesday that resulted in the deaths of at least four Armenian soldiers, heightening tensions between the two South Caucasus nations. The Armenian Foreign Ministry labeled the incident as a deliberate act by Azerbaijani forces, who allegedly attacked Armenian troops in the Syunik region to the east. This attack …

Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it had targeted multiple Israeli military positions and captured an Israeli Skylark drone. The militant group stated that it conducted successful strikes on soldier groups located in the Mattat barracks, al-Marj post, and the Hunin fortress near Margaliot. Additionally, Hezbollah targeted surveillance systems in Hadb Yarin and a police facility in Kiryat Shmona. Earlier in …