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Why did Israel bomb Syria? A look at the Druze and the violence in Suwayda
Syria condemned Israeli attacks calling them a dangerous ‘escalation’ following days of unrest in Suwayda.
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Al Jazeera’s Maziar Motamedi recounts the Israeli strikes on Tehran and what life looks like now under a ceasefire.
Israeli forces step up attacks across the besieged territory as food crisis worsens.
![Palestinian mother Samah Al-Nouri, whose daughter Sama was killed in an Israeli strike on Thursday near a medical center in Deir el-Balah, comforts her son atAl-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir el-Balah, July 10, 2025. [Ramadan Abed/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-07-10T155547Z_413461813_RC2GJFAZ82HL_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-1752179966.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Officials say fuel shortages caused by Israel’s siege threaten to cut off electricity to al-Shifa and Nasser hospitals.
Donald Trump says there’s a “very good chance” of a Gaza ceasefire within days after meeting Israeli PM Netanyahu.
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A war criminal nominating his enabler is peak Nobel Peace Prize history.
Israel intensifies air raids across the Gaza Strip, killing dozens of people, including aid seekers.
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The unscheduled talks come as Trump’s Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a truce.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would meet with President Trump again on Tuesday to discuss Gaza.
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What does Netanyahu’s latest US visit mean for Palestinians in Gaza?
The Lebanese presidency handed a reply to US Special Envoy Tom Barrack on Monday over Hezbollah’s disarmament.
