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July 16, 2026

Israel approves $334M for roads linking illegal settlements in occupied West Bank

Israel’s government has approved more than 1 billion shekels ($334 million) to build and upgrade roads connecting illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, according to Israeli media. Israel’s...

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July 16, 2026

Syria foils attempt to smuggle weapons, missiles to Hezbollah

Syrian authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of advanced weapons across the country’s border with Iraq that was destined for the Lebanese group Hezbollah, the Interior...

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July 16, 2026

Netanyahu cancels planned Washington trip next week

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has canceled his planned trip to Washington next week, his office said Thursday. In a statement, the office said the funeral of US Sen....

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July 16, 2026

Azerbaijan supports establishment of Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital: President

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed his country’s support for the establishment of an “independent and sovereign” Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital on Thursday, Anadolu reports. A...

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July 16, 2026

‘Things have only gotten worse’: Israel fumes as millions fail to stop collapse in US support

Israeli officials are reportedly furious that a $1.5 million-a-month influence campaign led by Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Brad Parscale, has failed to halt the collapse in support for...

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July 16, 2026

When does observation become a humiliating spectacle?

Last week, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHA) led a virtual visit to Al Mawasi, Khan Younis, in Gaza for...

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July 16, 2026

The logic of staying: Why Hezbollah and Amal will not resign

The question circulating across Lebanese political commentary since the signing of the Washington framework agreement is straightforward: if Hezbollah and Amal oppose the agreement, reject its terms, and consider...

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July 16, 2026

West Bank: Israeli settler hits Palestinian child with car while playing in Hebron

A six-year-old Palestinian boy was injured on Wednesday after being hit by a car driven by an Israeli settler in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to...

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July 16, 2026

John L Esposito, leading scholar of Islam and outspoken supporter of Palestinian rights, dies aged 86

John L Esposito, one of the West’s most influential scholars of Islam and the Middle East and a longstanding supporter of Palestinian, has died aged 86. The Georgetown University...

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July 16, 2026

‘Seismic shift’: More than 100 House Democrats vote to cut Israel military aid

In what is being viewed as a “seismic shift,” more than 100 Democrats in the US House of Representatives voted yesterday to end $3.3 billion in annual military assistance...

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