Middle East

Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Just after midnight Friday, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: “IDF air and ground troops are currently...

Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway surge of coronavirus cases. Authorities...

DIARY: In Gaza, bombs drop and the conflict again hits home

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<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip &mdash; On Friday morning, a military airstrike smashed my family's farm in the northern Gaza Strip into a jagged mass...

Israeli tanks pound Gaza ahead of possible ground incursion

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli artillery pounded northern Gaza early Friday in an attempt to destroy a vast network of militant tunnels inside...

Turkish firm shuts down power supply for crisis-hit Lebanon

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BEIRUT — A Turkish company that provides electricity to Lebanon from two power barges shut down its operations on Friday over delayed payments. The...

Turkish tourism video taken down after online outcry

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ISTANBUL — A video promoting tourism in Turkey amid the pandemic has caused an uproar on social media for showing tourism employees wearing masks...

EXPLAINER: Why is Gaza almost always mired in conflict?

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Gaza Strip was pounded this week by hundreds of Israeli strikes from sea, land and air, while the...

Radical rabbi’s followers rise in Israel amid new violence

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; In the 1980s, Rabbi Meir Kahane's violent anti-Arab ideology was considered so repugnant that Israel banned him from parliament and the U.S....

Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas

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JERUSALEM — Just after midnight Friday, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: “IDF air and ground troops are currently...

Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded

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<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip &mdash; Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway surge of coronavirus cases. Authorities...