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Lebanese PM accuses Hezbollah chief of 'serving Israel' ahead of talks

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem of “serving Israel” rather than “Lebanon’s sovereignty” on Tuesday, turning around accusations that Hezbollah supporters have repeatedly directed at state officials engaged in talks to end the war with Jerusalem.

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Israeli military releases investigation on disputed West Bank attack | The National

Settlers who clashed with Palestinian residents in the West Bank village of Tel last month were in the area “without the required co-ordination and approval from the security authorities”, according to an Israeli military investigation report released on Wednesday, which also did not rule out that the death of one o…

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Chicago's Israeli consulate to protest settler violence

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli Consulate in Chicago on Monday to protest escalating settler violence in the West Bank. The demonstration was organized by several local pro-Palestinian groups under the umbrella of Chicago’s Coalition for Justice in Palestine.

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Jordan condemns Israeli policies in Al-Aqsa, Temple Mount, calls to end 'escalation'

Arab and Muslim officials meeting in Amman on Wednesday condemned what they described as an Israeli “escalation” in “the occupied city of Jerusalem,” including what they called the “inflammatory” statements and actions of extremist settlers and Israeli government ministers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Christian holy si…

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One killed and 11 injured by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon

The Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that one person has been killed and 11 have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike on the southern Lebanese village of Tibnin. AFP said the Israeli strike "targeted the roof of a prayer area of the cemetery". The NNA said the drone strike caused a fire in woods near …

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