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How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front lines

How Israel has emptied southern Lebanon far beyond the front lines

By Alexander Dziadosz, Nazih Osseiran and Catherine Cartier SIDON/BEIRUT, May 28 (Reuters) - The ceasefire agreed in Lebanon last month has brought little respite for civilians, who are being driven from a steadily expanding swathe of the country by a relentless Israeli campaign of evacuations and
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Takeaways from AP report on how the war in Gaza is driving a rise in early marriage

Takeaways from AP report on how the war in Gaza is driving a rise in early marriage

Israel’s military campaign and the mass displacement in Gaza have fueled an increase in early marriages
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Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70 percent

Netanyahu directs Israeli forces to expand Gaza control to 70 percent

By Andreea Popescu and Rami Ayyub JERUSALEM, May 28 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had directed Israel's military to take more of Gaza, initially by seizing 70% of the Palestinian territory, where the population is already penned into a tiny strip of land along the
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Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall

Plans for the Gaza International Stabilization Force are in question as troop pledges stall

An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump
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UN to place Israel on sexual violence in conflict blacklist, Israeli envoy says

UN to place Israel on sexual violence in conflict blacklist, Israeli envoy says

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 29 (Reuters) - Israel's ambassador to the United Nations said his country had been added to a U.N. blacklist of sexual violence in conflict zones, alongside Hamas. "This is a political decision! Disconnected from the facts and reality!"
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Israel's killing of another 2 Hamas leaders is unlikely to break Gaza deadlock. Here's why.

Israel's killing of another 2 Hamas leaders is unlikely to break Gaza deadlock. Here's why.

Over the past two weeks, Israel’s military has killed both the leader of Hamas’ military wing and his replacement — the latest in a long string of targeted killings aimed at senior militants
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Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones

Israeli and Russian forces added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflict zones

An annual United Nations report documenting sexual violence in conflicts worldwide has included Israeli forces for the first time since the review began more than 15 years ago for their treatment of Palestinian detainees
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Hamas calls Netanyahu's plan to expand control in Gaza a dangerous escalation

Hamas calls Netanyahu's plan to expand control in Gaza a dangerous escalation

By Dawoud Abu Alkas , Haseeb Alwazeer and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration that his country would expand its area of control in Gaza was a dangerous escalation, as residents of the Palestinian territory
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IDF and Shin Bet Arrest Five in West Bank Counterterrorism Operations

IDF and Shin Bet Arrest Five in West Bank Counterterrorism Operations

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), in collaboration with Shin Bet, conducted three separate counterterrorism operations in the West Bank, resulting in the arrest of five individuals. The operations, which took place in Jenin, Zeita, Kalandiya, and El-Bireh, targeted individuals planning terror attacks and those affiliated with Hamas. The detainees are currently undergoing further questioning as part of ongoing efforts to curb terrorist activities in the region.
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Destitute from war, a mother in Gaza made a fateful choice and gave her young daughters in marriage

Destitute from war, a mother in Gaza made a fateful choice and gave her young daughters in marriage

The war in Gaza and the mass displacement of Palestinians has helped fuel an increase in marriages of young girls
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Iran calls for actions not words after US officials say peace deal is near

Iran calls for actions not words after US officials say peace deal is near

By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Yomna Ehab WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 29 (Reuters) - Iran said on Friday it was looking for actions, not words from the United States after sources said President Donald Trump was weighing an initial U.S.-Iranian agreement to extend a ceasefire and open the Strait of
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The Latest: Trump meets with aides for a ‘final determination’ on Iran deal

The Latest: Trump meets with aides for a ‘final determination’ on Iran deal

President Donald Trump says he’s holding a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he looks to make a “final determination” on moving forward on a deal to extend a ceasefire with Iran