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Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
ByPatrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer August 14, 2025August 14, 2025

Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.

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Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
ByPatrick Kingsley, Fatima AbdulKarim and Natan Odenheimer August 14, 2025

Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.

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Gaza Plan Stokes Tension Between Israel’s Military Chief and Government
ByLara Jakes August 13, 2025

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has pushed back against a proposal to control Gaza City, according to officials. One hard-right member of the government suggested he could be dismissed.

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Gaza Plan Stokes Tension Between Israel’s Military Chief and Government
ByLara Jakes August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has pushed back against a proposal to control Gaza City, according to officials. One hard-right member of the government suggested he could be dismissed.

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Why Cristiano Ronaldo’s Engagement Raised Eyebrows in Saudi Arabia
ByVivian Nereim August 13, 2025August 13, 2025

The soccer star has been living in the country with Georgina Rodríguez, the mother of his children, testing the boundaries of social change in the conservative Islamic kingdom.

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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Nanna Heitmann August 11, 2025

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

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Clashing Visions of Syria’s Future Play Out in Ancient Alleys of Damascus
ByVivian Yee, Hwaida Saad and Nanna Heitmann August 11, 2025August 11, 2025

Many in the capital worry that the secular freedoms they enjoyed under the Assad regime are under threat from the new Islamist government.

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Netanyahu Says Israel Wants ‘Arab Forces’ to Run Gaza. What Does That Mean?
ByAaron Boxerman August 9, 2025August 9, 2025

The Israeli cabinet agreed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s military plan, but the quandary of who will eventually govern Gaza remains intractable.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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Netanyahu’s Plan for Gaza City Has Skeptics in Israeli Military
ByAdam Rasgon August 8, 2025August 9, 2025

The military leadership has said it prefers a new cease-fire instead of renewed fighting, and the military’s chief of staff previously raised concerns about troop exhaustion.

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