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14+ min ago (91+ words) [Posters of Ran Gvili, whose body is still being held captive by Hamas in Gaza, seen at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. December 02, 2025. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)]In addition to the names of terrorists, Israel reportedly handed over a map with locations relevant to the search for Gvili's remains. Israel hands mediators list of PIJ terrorists with knowledge of Ran Gvili's location - report In addition to the names of terrorists, Israel reportedly handed over a map with locations relevant to the search for Gvili's remains....

25+ min ago (106+ words) [A US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) and Egyptian Navy frigate ENS Alexandria (F911) conduct manoeuvring-operation exercises during a 60 nations International Maritime Exercise. (photo credit: US NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND/US NAVY THEOPLIS STEWART LL/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)]The ship was boarded on the Indian Ocean a month ago, with military equipment being seized, officials revealed to the Wall Street Journal. US forces seize Chinese cargo ship while on its way to Iran with military equipment - WSJ The ship was boarded on the Indian Ocean a month ago, with military equipment being seized, officials revealed to the Wall Street Journal....

50+ min ago (66+ words) [Soldiers loyal to Yemen]Discussions by the delegation in Aden, the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized Yemeni government, will address measures to rectify recent unilateral actions. Joint Saudi-Emirati delegation arrives in south Yemen to defuse takeover by separatist group STC Discussions by the delegation in Aden, the base of the Saudi-backed, internationally recognized Yemeni government, will address measures to rectify recent unilateral actions....

52+ min ago (427+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 799 Two activists from anti-Israel group Palestine Action were reportedly arrested Friday in central London after spraying a Ministry of Justice building with red paint to demand that Justice Minister David Lammy agree to meet with fellow activists currently on hunger strike. The two suspects were protesting the treatment of eight Palestine Action activists, who have been held in custody for more than a year before trial and have been conducting hunger strikes ranging from nine to forty days, they told the Guardian. Five have been hospitalized. Several Palestine Action activists have been arrested in the last year and are awaiting trial. Six are on trial over what prosecutors have described as a meticulously planned assault by the group on the Elbit Systems UK facility in Bristol, southwest England, in August 2024. They are being charged with aggravated…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago (1130+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 799 The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday's events as they happen. JTA " The former top civil rights litigator at the Anti-Defamation League is making public his scorching resignation letter from the group, in the latest sign of Jewish discontent over the organization's shifts during the second Trump administration. Joe Berman, who chaired the ADL's National Legal Affairs Committee from 2018 to 2022 and who volunteered in other capacities until this year, says in an interview he left because the venerated civil rights group had become a "useful idiot" for the Trump administration by failing to respond aggressively to antisemitism on the right. "Whether intentionally or ignorantly, ADL is providing cover to people who intend great harm to our nation," Berman says in his letter resigning from two national and one regional leadership bodies. Berman sent the letter in…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (129+ words) Al Bawaba highlights the top News of the Week for the past 7 days in various topics, including politics, business and entertainment. Visit our official website and social media pages below: Official website for more news: https://www.albawaba.com/ X/ Twitter: https://www.x.com/AlBawabaEnglish Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albawaba_english/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlBawabaNews/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/albawabanews.bsky.social - EU's permanent freeze on Russian assets sets stage for new confrontation with Moscow GAME OVER for EU. US general will lead the new Gaza stabilization mission "Discriminatory and Unconstitutional": Human rights groups slam Austria's new headscarf ban Brotherhood role in Sudan's war laid bare as leaders admit controlling majority of fighters Hande Er'el and Onur G'venatam spotted together Hande's airport statement...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (96+ words) Israel said Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat were killed last August by Hamas, shortly before Israeli troops arrived. The Israeli Health Ministry said that autopsies had determined the hostages were shot at close range. Israel said Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Carmel Gat were killed last August by Hamas, shortly before Israeli troops arrived. The Israeli Health Ministry said that autopsies had determined the hostages were shot at close range. New footage shows Israeli hostages celebrating Hanukkah in Gaza tunnel...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago (459+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 799 Lebanon has received warnings from Arab and international parties that Israel is preparing for a wide-scale military operation against Hezbollah, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji told Al Jazeera on Friday, as Beirut intensifies diplomatic efforts to avert further escalation. Rajji said the Lebanese government is engaged in intensive talks through diplomatic channels aimed at preventing such an operation and ensuring that state personnel and facilities are not targeted. At the same time, he said Beirut continues efforts to negotiate with Hezbollah, seeking to persuade the Iranian-backed terror organization to give up its weapons voluntarily. According to Rajji, Hezbollah's arms have failed in their stated purpose, proving ineffective "in supporting Gaza and defending the country" over the past two years, even as the group refuses to disarm. Rajji's remarks also highlighted Lebanon's broader confrontation with Iran's influence…...

2+ hour, 31+ min ago (105+ words) [IDF armored and infantry reserve units in military training in Golan Heights before heading South to the Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. (photo credit: MICHAEL GILADI/FLASH90)]In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which the Israeli government was using in its hunt for hostages and Hamas terrorists. Biden administration briefly withheld intelligence from Israel during Gaza war In the second half of 2024, the US cut off a live video feed from a US drone over Gaza, which the Israeli government was using in its hunt for hostages and Hamas terrorists....

2+ hour, 35+ min ago (492+ words) Lebanon has received warnings from unnamed Arab and international parties indicating that Israel is preparing to launch a wide-scale incursion against the country, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said. Beirut is intensifying its diplomatic contacts "to protect Lebanon and its facilities from any potential strike", Raggi said in statements carried by Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) on Friday. On Thursday evening, Israel's public broadcaster KAN reported that the Israeli army has "completed preparations in recent weeks for a wide attack on Hezbollah-linked sites if the Lebanese government and army fail to meet their commitment to dismantle the group's weapons by the end of 2025". Israel "has informed the US that it will act on its own to disarm Hezbollah if this is not done effectively, even if it leads to days of fighting or a renewal of clashes on the northern…...