Sweida: Clashes rattle civilians as truce frays
03/08/2025
Israeli minister Ben-Gvir says he prayed at flashpoint holy site
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03/08/2025
Humanitarian needs escalate in Sweida as truce frays
Middle East
03/08/2025
'We want this war to be over': Israeli hostage families protest in Tel Aviv
Middle East
03/08/2025
'My children sleep without food': Gaza aid fails to reach most desperate
Middle East
03/08/2025
'Famine is unfolding. It's not pending anymore': Why isn't enough food reaching people in Gaza?
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02/08/2025
FRANCE 24 report in Sweida: Tens of thousands displaced since clashes began
Middle East
02/08/2025
Italy to begin air drops of aid into Gaza, minister says
Middle East
01/08/2025
Trump's envoy visits an aid distribution center in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip
Middle East
01/08/2025
France sending 40 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza, foreign minister says
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