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The Truce Is 2 Months Old. So Why Have Hundreds of Gazans Been Killed?
ByDavid M. Halbfinger, Bilal Shbair, Aaron Boxerman and Saher Alghorra December 24, 2025December 25, 2025

Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.

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Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
ByEphrat Livni, Safak Timur and Islam Al-Atrash December 23, 2025

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

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Libyan Military’s Chief of Staff and 4 Others Are Killed in Plane Crash in Turkey
ByEphrat Livni, Safak Timur and Islam Al-Atrash December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

The internationally recognized government of Libya confirmed the deaths of Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed al-Haddad, the army chief of general staff, and other officers flying home after a meeting in Turkey.

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After the Assad Regime’s Fall, His Enforcers Are Lying Low and Living Large
By December 22, 2025December 24, 2025

A Times investigation into the whereabouts of top Syrian officials who fled after the regime’s fall shows many remain free — shielded by wealth and accommodating host nations.

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Bondi Beach Shooting Is a Reminder of ISIS’s Power to Inspire Attacks
ByAdam Goldman, Eric Schmitt and Lizzie Dearden December 17, 2025December 18, 2025

ISIS is too weakened to seize territory, experts said, but its ability to churn out propaganda aimed at provoking violence against the West persists.

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Israel Says It Killed Senior Hamas Commander, Despite Cease-Fire
ByAaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon December 13, 2025December 17, 2025

Hamas said the attack on Saturday was a breach of the truce. The militant group did not comment on Israel’s claim to have killed one of its members.

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Israel Says It Killed Senior Hamas Commander, Despite Cease-Fire
ByAaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon December 13, 2025

Hamas said the attack on Saturday was a breach of the truce. The militant group did not comment on Israel’s claim to have killed one of its members.

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Hamas Committed War Crimes in 2023 Attack on Israel, Amnesty International Says
ByIsabel Kershner December 11, 2025December 12, 2025

The rights group said it had documented atrocities committed by Palestinian armed groups, including murder, imprisonment, torture and sexual violence.

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Syria, Rebuilding Its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching
ByRaja Abdulrahim December 11, 2025

Critics say Syria’s fledgling government is hobbling military preparedness as it redoes the country’s forces from scratch.

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Jerusalem Authorities Raid UNRWA Compound and Raise Israeli Flag
ByEphrat Livni December 8, 2025

Municipal officials say the action was about unpaid taxes. The U.N. relief agency for Palestinians says it is exempt from taxes and should be immune from such a raid, calling it illegal.

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