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One of Donald Trump’s emissaries to Arab Americans is Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-born businessman who moved to Texas as a teenager. Fluent in Arabic, English, and French, Boulos recently became part of the Trump family when his son married Trump’s younger daughter. Boulos has taken on the task of persuading a politically influential Arab American community, disillusioned with President Joe …

Gaza experienced its first day of relative calm in months on Sunday after Israel’s military announced a daily “pause” in fighting around a southern route to facilitate aid deliveries, following repeated U.N. warnings of famine in the Palestinian territory. Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the civil defense agency in Hamas-ruled Gaza, told AFP that the first day of Eid al-Adha was …

In his Eid al-Adha message to Muslims, President Joe Biden advocated for a U.S.-supported ceasefire in Gaza, stating that it is the best way to alleviate the suffering of civilians caught in the conflict between Hamas and Israel. “Too many innocent people have been killed, including thousands of children. Families have fled their homes and seen their communities destroyed. Their …

World leaders have expressed strong support for Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity and acknowledged the need for eventual negotiations with Russia to end the war. However, they left the specifics of how and when these talks should occur unresolved. Over two years after Russia’s invasion, leaders and top officials from more than 90 countries gathered at a Swiss mountainside resort …

Concerns over Israel potentially escalating the conflict in southern Lebanon have prompted U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein to plan an urgent visit to Tel Aviv and Beirut, according to a media report. Delegated by the U.S. administration, Hochstein’s urgent mission aims to contain the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah and prevent it from escalating, Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported, citing a Western …

Two United Nations officials based in Lebanon have expressed deep concern over the recent escalation along the Israel-Lebanon border. “The risk of miscalculation leading to a sudden and broader conflict is very real,” stated U.N. special coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert and the head of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Aroldo Lazaro. In a joint statement, they called …

Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it will “pause” its operations around a route in southern Gaza daily to facilitate aid deliveries. This comes after months of warnings about famine in the besieged Palestinian territory. The “local, tactical pause of military activity” during daylight hours in Rafah was declared following a day of heavy losses for the Israeli army, including …

The Israeli military reported that eight soldiers were killed in Gaza on Saturday when their armored vehicle was hit by a bomb, marking one of the most significant losses for the Israeli army since the conflict began in October. The military identified Captain Wassem Mahmud, 23, and seven other soldiers who “fell during operational activity in southern Gaza,” confirming that …