Middle Orient

What will happen to Gaza’s only border crossing after Israel’s attack on Rafah?

The attack came after a heavy night of clashes with the armed Palestinian fighters, who tried to prevent the Israeli army from reaching the border crossing. Thousands of Palestinians waiting for their turn to leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing are now trapped in the besieged war-torn coastal enclave …

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Hamas accepts Gaza truce, as Israel bombs Rafah

Hamas has accepted a ceasefire proposal for Gaza, while Israel is ‘examining’ the proposal as it continues to bombard Rafah. Hamas on Monday said it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of …

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Palestinians In West Bank Pushed To Brink As Israeli Assault On Gaza Keeps Tensions High – Analysis

Shockwaves from Israel’s military operation in Gaza have reverberated into the West Bank and East Jerusalem, where security forces and emboldened Jewish settlers have reportedly ramped up attacks on Palestinian communities. Since the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack sparked the conflict in Gaza, Israeli settlers have carried out 603 attacks against …

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Iran Wants To Expand Its Influence In Central Asia And Use Tajikistan To Help It Do So – OpEd

Over the last two years, Tehran has sought to increase its influence in Central Asia, convinced that changes in the region and more broadly make that an important goal; and it views Tajikistan, a country with which it shares some but far from all cultural characteristics, as a key player …

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Galilee Forces

Established In: 2012 Established By: Fadi al-Mellah; Abu Ali Badran; Munir Abboud (Badr Brigades commander) Also Known As: Quwat al-Jalil; Galilee Forces – Lone Wolves; Country Of Origin: Syria Leaders: Fadi al-Mellah; Munir Abboud; Operational Area: Syria, Lebanon, Gaza Strip; Number Of Members: 4,800 Involved In: Suicide attacks, Terrorist attacks, …

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IDF eliminates top Hamas terrorist, destroys Gaza terror infrastructure

A key terrorist in the Al-Bureij Battalion of the terror organization Hamas has been eliminated in a joint operation by the IDF’s 99th Division, the Intelligence Directorate, and the Shin Bet. Air Force aircraft, under the direction of the three coordinating units, attacked and killed the terrorist Salah Jamil Muhammad …

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Slain Iranian General Was in Damascus to Receive a Top-Secret File

Regime security services told Tehran that leaks leading to Zahedi’s assassination originated from Iranian members within Tehran’s embassy in Damascus, according to al-Jarida. Sources have disclosed that Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the commander of the Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon, made a visit to Damascus shortly before his killing to …

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Syria Today – Syrian and Iranian Forces Enter Suweida

Hundreds of Syrian troops and Iran-linked forces have been deployed in Suweida in southern Syria, residents and dissidents said on Tuesday, raising fears of a crackdown on a months-long peaceful protest movement against President Bashar Al Assad in the mostly Druze province, The National has reported.. Many members of the …

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Who is Iyad al-Saleh, Killed in Hassakeh Explosion?

According to local sources, Iyad al-Saleh, also known as “Abu Haidar,” the head of the coordination unit of the Hezbollah militia, was killed when an explosive device detonated in his car. The explosion occurred near the automated fridge in the security square controlled by regime forces in Hassakeh, as reported …

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Iran’s Dangerous New Terror Proxy: Sudan

Iran’s Encirclement of Israel, Control of Red Sea, Almost Complete “What makes the future in this case darker is Sudan’s history of hosting extremists and jihadists from the far right and far left. During the previous regime, Sudan hosted Osama bin Laden, leader of Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Carlos the …

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