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Latin Patriarch Pizzaballa Visits Gaza’s Only Catholic Church Ahead of Christmas Mass

The visit concentrates on humanitarian needs during a fragile ceasefire that has allowed some recovery.

Iran's Top Diplomat Accepts Beirut Invite After Lebanese Refusal to Visit Tehran

IDF Fires Near Syrian Checkpoint Protest by Khan Arnabeh, Wounding at Least Two

Israel Says Iran-Directed Hamas Cash Network Operates From Turkey

Houthis Free Crew of Sunken Bulk Carrier Eternity C After Red Sea Attack

Egypt Presses Ahead With Training for 5,000 Gaza Police Officers

New U.S. Envoy to Lebanon Says Israel Needs No U.S. Permission to Defend Itself

U.S.- and Israel-Backed Gaza Aid Group Closes, Handing Off to U.S. Coordination Center

Mossad Alleges Hamas Built Europe-Wide Cells With Caches Ready for 'On Command' Attacks

Mossad, European Partners Expose Alleged Hamas Attack Network Across Europe

Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian Statehood, Cites U.S. Pledge to Preserve Israel’s Military Edge

Israel Says It Struck Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon After Evacuation Warnings

Israel Confirms Remains of Meni Godard After Hamas Handover via ICRC

Houthis Signal Pause in Strikes, Warn of Renewed Attacks if Gaza Truce Fails

UNRWA Presses to Lead Gaza Recovery as Ceasefire Enables Limited Aid Surge

China and Iran Reaffirm Strategic Ties in Call, Reject UN ‘Snapback’ Push

Israel Says Hezbollah Is Rebuilding in South Lebanon as IDF Strikes Kill Two Commanders

Israel Says Three Bodies Transferred From Gaza Are Not Hostages’ Remains

Israel Indicts Abed al‑Karim Snober in Failed Tel Aviv Area Bus Bomb Plot

UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon Meets U.S. Envoys to Bolster Gaza Ceasefire