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Atta Mamoun, 7, fell into a crevice created by heavy rainfall on Saturday. Photo: Supplied

Desperate search to rescue Gaza boy from floods ends in tragedy

Atta Mamoun, 7, is latest child to die in winter storms

UAE

Archbishop of York was 'intimidated' by Israeli militias

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Somaliland has welcomed Israel's announcement that it is recognising its statehood and said the decision marked the beginning of a 'strategic partnership'. AFP

Why has Israel chosen to become the first country to recognise Somaliland?

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Gazans say militias helped Israeli troops drive families away from 'yellow line'

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This picture taken from west of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. AFP

Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier

MENA

Israeli Defence Minister walks back claims that troops will 'never leave' Gaza

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Hamas 'absolutely not' disarming, Lindsey Graham says

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US, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey call for restraint in Gaza after Miami talks

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Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem visits Gaza's only Catholic church

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A man stands in an olive tree as an Israeli soldier observes nearby in the village of Baita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, last month. AFP

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The effort to plant 'freedom farms' in the West Bank is an unexpected good news story from the region

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Bethlehem’s midnight mass places Gaza at centre of Christmas prayers

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A house demolished by Israeli authorities in the Palestinian village of Bizariya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP

Germany, UK and 12 other countries denounce Israel’s approval of more settlements

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Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier

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People enjoy their time at the beach outside the port city of Bandar Anzali in Iran on Tuesday. AP

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Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel reopens in Bethlehem after two years

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Dispatch‘It’s special again’: Bethlehem reclaims its Christmas spirit

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EditorialAid obstruction is normalising Gaza displacement

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Lebanon army chief accuses Israel of spreading misinformation to undermine his troops

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a clarification after he was reported to have said Israel would build settlements in Gaza. EPA

Israeli Defence Minister walks back claims that troops will 'never leave' Gaza

Israel Katz makes U-turn after earlier suggesting the strip would remain in Israeli hands

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Christmas without lights: Gaza’s Christians hopeful joy will return

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Israeli approval for 19 new settlements in the West Bank

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Israel demolishes apartment block in East Jerusalem

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Iran says missile programme is defensive after Israeli warnings over drills

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AnalysisBizarre week at Netanyahu trial deepens divisions in Israel

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Today's cartoonShadi's take on Hezbollah's disarmament process

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Speaking from Tel Aviv, Lindsey Graham told NBC News that Hamas is 'consolidating power'. Reuters

Hamas 'absolutely not' disarming, Lindsey Graham says

Republican politician also says Iran is trying to rebuild ballistic missile systems

US

Israel approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank

MENA

Hezbollah disarmament south of Litani days away, says Lebanese PM

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US, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey call for restraint in Gaza after Miami talks

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The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

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Weekend EssayWill 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

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Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

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Weekend EssayWill 2026 see the revival of both Syria and Lebanon?

With momentum behind them and their fates intertwined, the Levantine neighbours enter the new year with the possibility of a more stable and prosperous future

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The Gaza surgeon's choice: who might survive - and who could not be saved?

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Caravans in Gaza could make temporary displacement permanent, warn aid groups

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Famine reversed in Gaza but hunger crisis remains acute

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