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World Aug 17

Palestinian American returns to West Bank to defend home under siege by Israeli settlers

A Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week has arrived there to help family members defend the property.

World Aug 14

Palestinians besieged in West Bank village of Qusra fear Israeli settlers will seize their homes

The standoff in Qusra between Palestinian families and Israeli settlers who apparently want to push them out entered a new stage Friday as activists supporting the Palestinians marched toward the besieged homes to replenish their dwindling food and water supply.

World Aug 13

Settler siege of Palestinian homes in the West Bank a 'horrific act of terror,' U.S. ambassador says

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank for several days, including one owned by a Palestinian American.

World Jul 19

U.S. announces another troop death as Israel warns Tehran's attacks are coming close

Step by step, the U.S, and Iran have returned closer to all-out war as last month's interim deal meant to permanently end the fighting has crumbled and shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has largely stalled.

World Jul 15

Israeli strikes kill at least a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers

The Israeli military claimed some officers were Hamas militants but provided no evidence.

World Jun 16

Iran says the deal to end the war with the U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon

The deal, which is between the U.S. and Iran, has not been made public, and officials have sometimes offered contradictory interpretations of what is in it.

World Jun 02

There are supposed to be ceasefires across the Middle East. The fighting is worsening

The fighting in Lebanon showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed — again — to de-escalate.

World May 29

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reach tentative deal to extend ceasefire and start new nuclear talks

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement Thursday to extend the ceasefire in the 3-month-old war by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program, according to a U.S. official familiar with the matter.

World May 28

U.S. military accuses Iran of ceasefire violation after Kuwait comes under missile attack

U.S. Central Command said Kuwait intercepted missiles fired from Iran late Wednesday, and military officials called the attack on one of America's top allies in the Persian Gulf an “egregious ceasefire violation.”…

World May 13

Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament

Nickolay Mladenov, the top diplomat overseeing the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, on Wednesday acknowledged that the truce was stalled, saying the deadlock over disarming Hamas had paralyzed reconstruction of the war-battered territory.

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