President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, in December 2025. Reuters

Trump-Netanyahu split deepens as US pushes Iran deal and Israel presses on in Lebanon

Once aligned on war, US and Israel clash over endgame

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Four killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

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ExclusiveLebanon caught off guard as Israel announces new talks in Rome

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Netanyahu government rushes through divisive agenda before elections

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UN rights body calls on Israel to release Gaza doctor Hussam Abu Safiya

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on the state of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon

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El Sisi opens vast ‘Octagon’ state HQ in new Egyptian capital

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Banners demanding the release of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya from Israeli jail, during a protest in Tel Aviv. EPA

‘I won’t survive’: Gaza hospital chief fears for his life in Israeli prison

Israeli NGO flags signs of injuries and alarming health decline

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Serbian Unifil peacekeeper killed in mortar attack on base in southern Lebanon

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Politically divided Israel marks 1,000 days since October 7 attacks

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Syria's Al Shibani says Damascus open to talks with Hezbollah

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How one clause of Israel-Lebanon deal could deny justice for war crimes

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Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, says ex-head of Israeli hostage file

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Israel tightens grip on Jerusalem after allocating plot for new US embassy

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Israel, the US and Lebanon signed an agreement in Washington in late June. AFP

How one clause of Israel-Lebanon deal could deny justice for war crimes

US-backed agreement between Lebanon and Israel has raised concerns among victims' families and legal experts

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Gaza war could have ended a year earlier, says ex-head of Israeli hostage file

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Israel tightens grip on Jerusalem after allocating plot for new US embassy

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Iran-Qatar talks zero in on frozen assets as US deal hangs in balance

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