Middle East
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Yasser Abu Shabab beaten to death by members of his own militia
December 5, 2025 — Yasser Abu Shabab, a leader of Gaza militias in eastern Rafah who in recent months has worked together with Israel, was killed during an internal dispute.
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Hostages as leverage Irans secret demand aimed at crippling Israels agriculture exclusive
December 5, 2025 — Hostages as leverage: Iran’s secret demand aimed at crippling Israel’s agriculture – exclusive. If Thailand complied, it would deliver a painful blow to Israel’s agricultural sector at the very moment it was struggling to recover from the shock of the attack.
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Hamas infiltrated manipulated aid NGOs captured Gaza documents reveal report
December 4, 2025 — Hamas infiltrated, manipulated aid NGOs, captured Gaza documents reveal – report. “NGOs in Gaza do not operate independently or neutrally,” NGO Monitor said. “They are embedded in an institutionalized framework of coercion, intimidation, and surveillance that serves Hamas’ terror.”
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Israel sending official to talks in Lebanon
December 3, 2025 — Israel sending official to talks in Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Acting National Security Council head Gil Reich “to send a representative on his behalf.”
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Hezbollah killed Lebanese figures threatening to expose 2020 Beirut port blast plans IDF reveals
December 3, 2025 — Hezbollah killed Lebanese figures threatening to expose 2020 Beirut port blast plans, IDF reveals. The four individuals allegedly assassinated were customs department officers and journalists who pointed to Hezbollah’s connection with the deadly explosion.
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Anti-Israel incitement in Palestinian schools continues despite reform pledges report shows
December 2, 2025 — Anti-Israel incitement in Palestinian schools continues despite reform pledges, report shows. IMPACT-se review shows Palestinian textbooks for 2025–26 still glorify violence, including Arabic lessons built around grotesque text praising suicide bombers
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Irans Islamic regime weak but will fight to survive Ex-CIA officer who infiltrated country says
November 26, 2025 — Iran’s Islamic regime weak, but will fight to survive, Ex-CIA officer who infiltrated country says. Ex-CIA officer Reuel Marc Gerecht, who infiltrated Iran in the 1990s said that Iran’s regime, strained by war and sanctions, will use lethal force to crush any bid to topple it.
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Mediators said to meet in Cairo to discuss Gaza truces second phase
November 26, 2025 — Mediators said to meet in Cairo to discuss Gaza truce’s second phase. Egyptian media says Egyptian and Turkish intelligence chiefs met Qatari PM to address ‘overcoming obstacles and limiting violations to ensure the ceasefire holds’
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Approved by al-Sharaa Islamic Jihad establishing significant military presence in Syria
November 26, 2025 — Approved by al-Sharaa: Islamic Jihad establishing significant military presence in Syria Hamas stregthening ties with Hezbollah in Lebanon as Islamic Jihad builds up its forces in Syria.
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Saudi Arabia mulls rejoining battle against Houthis
November 26, 2025 — Saudi Arabia mulls rejoining battle against Houthis. Riyadh’s naval buildup, sanctions push and digital warfare campaign signal a strategic recalibraton, with major implications for Iran and Israel.
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The Zionists should be worried Threats anti-US chants at funeral of Hezbollah No. 2
November 26, 2025 — ‘The Zionists should be worried’: Threats, anti-US chants at funeral of Hezbollah No. 2. Day after IDF assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, thousands of supporters of terror group chant, ‘We will not leave our weapons,’ in defiance of year-old ceasefire’s terms
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US plans to put Gazans on Israeli side of ceasefire line
November 26, 2025 — US plans to put Gazans on Israeli side of ceasefire line. Engineering teams have begun surveying and clearing designated sites, though construction has not yet started.