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U.S. diplomat Amos Hochstein is expected to visit Lebanon soon, following his recent trip to Paris where he discussed the situation in southern Lebanon and potential political resolutions. In Paris, the French government proposed to Hochstein the creation of a four-nation committee. This committee, consisting of the U.S., France, Israel, and Lebanon, would aim to negotiate and resolve ongoing disputes, …

President Joe Biden has declared that the United States will retaliate following a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, which resulted in the death of three American troops and injuries to many others. Biden attributed the attack to Iran-backed militias, marking the first American fatalities in the region since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war. While visiting …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for an attack on a U.S. Navy mobile base at sea, specifically targeting the USS Lewis B. Puller. The Puller functions as a floating landing platform and had been previously deployed in the Arabian Sea. This deployment was part of U.S. efforts to mitigate Houthi attacks on commercial vessels navigating through the Red Sea …

On Monday, Iran executed four men who had been convicted of planning sabotage and were alleged to have links with Israel’s Mossad secret service. The execution followed the men’s conviction for planning to target a factory belonging to Iran’s defense ministry in 2022, located in the central city of Isfahan. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, the operation was …

An Israeli airstrike on Monday in the Sayyida Zeinab district, located to the south of Damascus in Syria, resulted in the death of six individuals, including pro-Iran fighters. This information comes from a report by a war monitoring group. Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, stated, “Israeli strikes targeted a base belonging to Hezbollah and …

Here’s a summary of the latest developments: In Khan Younis, located in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have employed drones equipped with loudspeakers to instruct residents near Al-Amal hospital to evacuate. This development by the IDF was reported by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Monday amidst ongoing heavy fighting in the city. The IDF also reported …

Over a dozen nations have declared a halt to their contributions to UNRWA, the principal United Nations agency for Palestinian relief. This decision follows claims that 12 employees of the agency were implicated in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7. In response to these allegations, UNRWA has terminated several of its staff members. Key donors, including the United …

The European Commission is currently considering whether to continue funding UNRWA, the United Nations agency dedicated to Palestinian relief, pending the outcome of an investigation. This follows allegations from Israel claiming involvement of some UNRWA staff in the Hamas-led terror attacks on October 7, leading to the dismissal of several employees. As of now, the European Commission has stated that …