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IOM official says the movement of thousands of people not helping an already ‘deteriorating’ situation in Lebanon.

Forty years after the bombing that killed 241 U.S. troops in Beirut, the United States is again sending troops to the eastern Mediterranean as tension between Israel and Iran increases over the Israel-Hamas war

“We are still trying to withstand and continue coverage so the world can see the Israeli crimes in Gaza,” wrote Ain Media co-founder and Palestinian journalist Roshdi Sarraj on Instagram, referring to the increasing tally of dead journalists, internet blackouts and attacks on media offices. Five days later, he was…

Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory

Yocheved Lifshitz's London-based daughter tells of relief after Hamas release her 85-year-old mother and Nurit Cooper, 79

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Hamas has released two female captives for humanitarian reasons and in response to a Qatari-Egyptian mediation, according to a statement by Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the group's armed wing, on its Telegram channel. The release came amid fears of a widening war as Israel escalated its attacks on the…

Israel says it has mounted limited raids within the Gaza Strip to attack Hamas; confirmed number of hostages held in Gaza raised to 222

Hezbollah has announced the deaths of five more militants as clashes along the Lebanon-Israel border intensify