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Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza

Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza

CNN  —  Hamas has rejected the Israeli ceasefire offer presented earlier this week, according to a senior Hamas official, instead…
Iran and US officials begin second round of high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

Iran and US officials begin second round of high-stakes talks on Tehran’s nuclear program

CNN  —  A second round of high-level talks between US and Iranian delegations on Tehran’s nuclear program began in Rome…
Portrait of a wounded Palestinian boy wins Press Photo of the Year

Portrait of a wounded Palestinian boy wins Press Photo of the Year

CNN  —  A striking portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza…
Gaza photojournalist who wrote, ‘If I die, I want a resounding death’ killed in Israeli airstrike

Gaza photojournalist who wrote, ‘If I die, I want a resounding death’ killed in Israeli airstrike

CNN  —  Fatima Hassouna, a war documentarian who had covered the conflict in Gaza on the ground for 18 months,…
Saudi defense minister visits Iran in highest-level trip in decades as nuclear talks proceed

Saudi defense minister visits Iran in highest-level trip in decades as nuclear talks proceed

CNN  —  Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud arrived in Tehran on Thursday, in a rare visit…
Palestinian Islamic Jihad releases first-ever video of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski

Palestinian Islamic Jihad releases first-ever video of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski

CNN  —  A Palestinian militant group in Gaza released a video on Wednesday of Rom Braslavski, a 21-year-old Israeli soldier…
Lebanon’s president says he seeks to disarm Hezbollah this year

Lebanon’s president says he seeks to disarm Hezbollah this year

CNN  —  Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said he hopes Iran-backed Hezbollah can be disarmed this year, following an Israeli military…
Israeli ministers accuse embattled security agency chief of waging political vendetta against government

Israeli ministers accuse embattled security agency chief of waging political vendetta against government

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israeli ministers have redoubled their attacks on the embattled head of the country’s security agency, claiming he…
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