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Reunions and uncertainty after 20 years separated by the Golan Heights fence between Israel and Syria
El País
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July 17, 2025
Munder Safadi, a man in his thirties, passes through the fence recently opened by the Israeli military and embraces a group of women and men of various ages. Amid the crowd, scenes of joy and tears unfold at noon Wednesday. They caress Munder’s...
Catholic Church says 2 killed as apparent Israeli raid hits Gaza church
CBS News
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City, said Thursday that several people were injured in "a raid" on the church, including the Parish Priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli. The...
Israeli Druze declare general strike, call to prepare to cross the border to help Syrian Druze
All Israel News
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July 16, 2025
Members of the Druze and the Circassians community in Israel protest outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, demanding equal rights, June 30, 2024. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 The rapidly deteriorating situation of the Syrian Druze...
Burrowing into ground, Israel’s Bedouin build makeshift bomb shelters to skirt red tape
The Times of Israel
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July 17, 2025
When the sirens wail in the southern Israeli desert to herald an incoming missile, Ahmad Abu Ganima’s family scrambles outside. Down some steps hewn out of the dirt, one by one, they squeeze through the window of a minibus buried under 10 feet...
Israel attacks Syrian Army headquarters in Damascus with drones amid fighting in Sweida
Metro World News
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July 16, 2025
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a drone attack on the Syrian Army headquarters in the capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, following their threats against the new authorities amidst clashes between Druze militants and Bedouins backed by...
EU becomes Israel’s largest trading partner overtaking US; China, India third and fourth
Madhyamam
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July 17, 2025
New Delhi: A report reveals that one-third of Israel’s trade in goods in 2024 was with the European Union outshining the Jewish country’s main backer the US. The report titled “Economic sanctions now: the EU is Israel’s largest investor” by SOMO,...
Iranian Jews—safe through silence
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
Silence is a strategy for Iranian Jews. They must ensure they are never suspected of being Zionists. Simply uttering the word “Israel” can be grounds for arrest. They can live openly as Jews, but their safety is conditional; they are always under...
Israel strikes Syria, US hopes for de-escalation
BGNES
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July 16, 2025
Syrian authorities have announced a new ceasefire in Suwayda. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he hoped for "de-escalation" in southern Syria in the "coming hours," speaking of a "misunderstanding" between Israel and neighboring Syria, AFP...
Syrian forces withdraw from Druze city of Sweida after Israeli strikes and US demand to pull out
The National News
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Government forces and allied militias began withdrawing from the mostly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday, following Israeli strikes to defend the sect and US demands on Damascus to pull out. “Withdrawal of the Syrian Arab Army...
Israel pummels Damascus as sectarian fighting escalates in country’s south
Washington Examiner
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July 16, 2025
Israel expanded airstrikes against Damascus on Wednesday after a fragile ceasefire in southern Syria collapsed.Though announced by Damascus on Tuesday, the ceasefire between the Druze and government forces doesn’t appear to have ever truly taken...
Israel`s Netanyahu govt loses majority after key party quits
Mid Day Mumbai
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July 16, 2025
Shas, an ultra-Orthodox party that has long served as kingmaker in Israeli politics, announced that it would bolt the government over disagreements surrounding a proposed law that would enshrine broad military draft exemptions for its constituents...
Syria's Al Sharaa says protecting Druze a 'priority' after Israel strikes Damascus
Khaleej Times
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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority", as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria. In his first televised statement...
Second Israeli ultra-Orthodox party to quit government in blow to Netanyahu
Yahoo News
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A key partner in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government says it is quitting, dealing a major blow to the Israeli prime minister that could leave him heading a minority coalition in parliament. The ultra-Orthodox Shas party said on Wednesday that it was...
Quiet battle brews over site of Nvidia’s next Israel tech hub
Ynet
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July 17, 2025
A behind-the-scenes contest is underway among Israeli municipalities vying to host Nvidia’s next tech campus, as local leaders quietly pitch their cities as ideal homes for the chip giant’s expanding presence in Israel. “Haifa offers game-changing...
Israel launches airstrikes on Damascus, intervening in clashes between Syrian troops and Druze religious minority
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Syrian Defence Ministry, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (SANA via AP) DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials...
Israeli strikes rock Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze militias
9News
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July 16, 2025
Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. Syria is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from...
Protest Against Muslim Mayor In New York
India Herald
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A group of protesters gathered on the steps of New York City Hall in Manhattan to voice their opposition to socialism, communism, and the mayoral candidacy of Zohran Mamdani. The rally, organized under the banner "New Yorkers Say No to Communism,"...
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Druze-Sunni clashes: Is Israel carving out a new strategic foothold in Syria?
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
The volatile Sweida province in southern Syria, home to the country’s Druze minority, has become the epicentre of deadly sectarian clashes recently, as armed confrontations between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin tribes have escalated into a...
Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida under US and Israeli pressure
The National News
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Government forces and allied militias began withdrawing from the mostly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria on Thursday. It comes after Israeli strikes to defend the sect and US demands on Damascus to pull out. “Withdrawal of the Syrian Arab...
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government and Druze minority rage on
WDIV Local 4 - Michigan
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July 16, 2025
DAMASCUS – The Israeli military launched Wednesday rare airstrikes in the heart of Damascus, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continued to flare. Israel's attack came hours after a...