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Hamas counting number of living hostages, hostage deal negotiations enter ‘final’ phase – report

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Hostage deal negotiations have been reported to enter a new and “final” phase, sources told Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 7, 2024 09:00Updated: DECEMBER 7, 2024 09:23 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.(photo credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)Hamas is attempting to determine the number of living Israeli hostages […]

Trump aides asked Qatar to recall ousted Hamas chiefs in bid to revive hostage talks

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Sources tell ToI that after Biden requested terror leaders’ expulsion, president-elect’s team urged reversal of move, deeming Doha’s mediation critical to get a deal before Jan. 20 By Jacob Magid  Today, 1:41 am   US President Donald Trump meets with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, […]

Second front opens up in southern Syria, as Druze militias clash with fleeing regime forces

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The IDF announced that it was reinforcing the Golan Heights with additional troops, saying it would “not tolerate threats near the Israeli border.” YUVAL BARNEA REUTERS DECEMBER 6, 2024 18:44Updated: DECEMBER 7, 2024 07:19 People take part in a protest against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the southern Druze city of Sweida, Syria, September 8, […]

Report: USA intelligence believes Hezbollah is rebuilding

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Hezbollah is attempting to restore its capabilities and rebuild stockpiles following the severe damage from Israeli attacks. Tziki Brandwine   Dec 5, 2024, 11:02 AM (GMT+2)   Israeli forces in Lebanon, archiveIDF Hezbollah is trying to restore its power and rebuild the stockpiles lost to Israel over the course of Operation Northern Arrows, according to Reuters. An […]

Putin highlights stronger Iran-Russia economic ties amid US sanctions concerns – analysis

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Iran is already a member of BRICS and other economic groups that bring it close to Russia. SETH J. FRANTZMAN DECEMBER 5, 2024 11:08 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Ministry of Defence leadership, representatives of the defense industry and missile systems developers, in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024.(photo credit: Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool […]

Egypt proposes new ceasefire plan

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Egypt has tabled a new proposal for a phased cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip, involving an Israeli military withdrawal from Rafah and a temporary ceasefire lasting 60 days. Israel National News   Dec 5, 2024, 9:58 AM (GMT+2)   Photos of the hostagesMiriam Alster/FLASH90 Egypt has laid out a new proposal on the table […]

Macron Announces French-Saudi Conference on Palestinian State Just before his Government Collapses

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David Israel4 Kislev 5785 – December 5, 2024 Photo Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 PA Arabs in Khan Younes abuse pictures of French President Emmanuel Macron, October 30, 2020. French President Emmanuel Macron revealed on Tuesday plans to co-chair a conference with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, aiming to advance the creation of a […]

Israel presents Hamas new ceasefire and hostage release deal

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An Israeli official noted, “The Egyptian and Qatari mediators believe Hamas might now agree to a hostage-release and ceasefire deal.” WALLA! DECEMBER 5, 2024 08:21Updated: DECEMBER 5, 2024 08:40 Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists.(photo credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90) Israel has given to Hamas, through Egyptian mediators, an updated version […]

Saudi public opinion on normalization with Israel gradually shifting, research finds

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The study examined hundreds of opinion articles and columns published in the Saudi English-language press over the past year. YOAV SHUSTER DECEMBER 3, 2024 08:20 Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman attends a virtual cabinet meeting from his office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 28, 2024.(photo credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)Public opinion in Saudi […]

Iran in crisis: Battling Israel left Tehran too weak to deal with Syria, researcher says

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“The Iranians have paid a very high price for operating all their proxies against Israel over the past year,” explained Sabati. By MAYA COHENDECEMBER 2, 2024 09:25Updated: DECEMBER 2, 2024 10:31  IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Friday prayers and a memorial ceremony for Hassan Nasrallah in Tehran earlier this month.(photo credit: Office of the Iranian […]

Israeli officials fear Syrian rebels will seize chemical weapons in Aleppo invasion

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The weapons may include missiles, production and storage facilities of chemical weapons like sarin, tanks, and armored personnel carriers. AMIR BOHBOT DECEMBER 3, 2024 09:53 Rebels fire at the Syrian military on the outskirts of Aleppo in Syria. November 29, 2024.(photo credit: BAKR ALKASEM/AFP via Getty Images)Israel’s security establishment has raised concerns that Syrian rebels […]

Khamenei’s dilemma: Syria, Assad, Takfiris, and the fight for Iran’s influence

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“Takfiri groups are good news for enemies of the world of Islam,” Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X. ALEX WINSTON DECEMBER 2, 2024 10:55Updated: DECEMBER 2, 2024 16:31 Illustrative image of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei(photo credit: Canva, REUTERS/MAHMOUD HASSANO, SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) At a time […]

State Department: US Hasn’t Determined if Israel Violated Lebanon Ceasefire

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By Mike Wagenheim -2 Kislev 5785 – December 3, 2024 Photo Credit: Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department Matthew Miller, the U.S. State Department spokesman, moderates a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, on June 19, 2023, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on. Credit: Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department. (JNS) The U.S. State […]

White House puts pressure on Turkey to restrain Syrian rebels – report

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The US noted that President Bashar al-Assad’s “regime” has been part of an ongoing refusal to “engage in a political process,” which has “created the conditions now unfolding.” JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 3, 2024 08:57Updated: DECEMBER 3, 2024 09:03 A Syrian rebel holds his weapon as he stands near Nubl’s city in Nubl, north of […]