Middle East
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Dec- 2024 -26 December
Another US Navy Jet Narrowly Missed ‘Friendly Fire’ Over Red Sea: Official
Another American fighter aircraft narrowly avoided being shot down by “friendly fire” while conducting a mission over the Red Sea.
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24 December
Syria Authorities Say Armed Groups Have Agreed to Disband
Syria's new authorities announced they had reached an agreement with rebel groups to disband and integrate into the regular defense forces.
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24 December
Gaza Official Says Israel Strikes on Hospital ‘Terrifying’
An official from one of northern Gaza's two functioning hospitals reported ongoing Israeli attacks and urged international intervention.
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24 December
Lebanon PM, UN Peacekeepers Call for Accelerated Israeli Withdrawal
UN peacekeepers and Lebanon's PM called for the Israeli army to speed withdrawal from the country after fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.
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23 December
Syria’s New Leader Says All Weapons to Come Under ‘State Control’
Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control.
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22 December
Gaza Rescuers Say Latest Israeli Strikes Kill 28
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes overnight and early Sunday killed at least 28 Palestinians, including at one family's home and at a school building.
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22 December
US Navy’s F/A-18 Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Red Sea in ‘Friendly Fire’
Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea early Sunday in "an apparent case of friendly fire," the American military said.
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21 December
Amnesty Slams Hezbollah for Unguided Rocket Fire at Israeli Towns
Human rights group Amnesty International condemned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah for firing salvos of unguided rockets at civilian areas of Israel.
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21 December
US Strikes Houthi Targets in Yemen, Hours After Rebels Hit Israel
The US said it conducted strikes on Houthi targets in the rebel-held capital Sanaa the same day that a Houthi missile struck Israel's commercial hub Tel Aviv.
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21 December
US OKs More Than $5B in Military Sales to Egypt
The US government has authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt.
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