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Syrians rejoice with special prayers, fireworks and celebratory music blared from cars to mark one year since the end of the devastating war

At least 110 Palestinian detainees have died since far-right Israeli national security minister took office, local media says

Eighty-two percent of British people believe Israel should be excluded from competition in 2026, after the European Broadcasting Union gave Israel the green light to compete

<article data-history-node-id="432411" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-says-israel-will-keep-syrian-territories-it-seized" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/netanyahu-says-israel-will-keep-syrian-territories-it-seized" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Netanyahu says Israel will keep Syrian territories it seized</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-testid="rich-text">Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will remain in the territories it seized in Syria, Haaretz reported.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">"We very much hope that we will be able to reach a demilitarisation agreement for southern Syria and also take care of our Druze brothers," Netanyahu said at a meeting with Israeli ambassadors.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">"But we want to keep these assets," he added.</p> <p data-testid="rich-text">His comments came after&nbsp;Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/syria-president-accuses-israel-exporting-crises-distract-gaza-massacres">reiterated his call</a> for Israel to withdraw from territories seized by Israel since December last year, and said&nbsp;negotiations were underway with the United States for an Israeli withdrawal.</p> <p>Israeli forces crossed into southern Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad&nbsp;government on 8 December 2024, and continue to occupy a United Nations buffer zone - the strategic heights of Mount Hermon - which overlooks Israel, Lebanon and Syria.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Guarantors say the ceasefire remains incomplete and urge moving to the next phase of the truce

Ahmed al-Sharaa also called on Israel to abide by deconfliction accord and withdraw from territories seized after the fall of the Assad dynasty

<article data-history-node-id="432360" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/president-china-says-he-will-provide-100m-aid-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/president-china-says-he-will-provide-100m-aid-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">President of China says he will provide $100m in aid to Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>President Xi Jinping of China said he will provide $100m in humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza and support reconstruction efforts, Reuters reported.</p> <p>Xi made the remarks in Beijing during a joint press conference on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron.</p> </div> </div> </article>

America helped keep the (relative) peace for 80 years. Not anymore.

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Amjad Taha had falsely claimed the charity had funded 'terrorist' organisations, an allegation GB News accepts as wrong

<article data-history-node-id="432302" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-strikes-lebanese-town-mahrouna" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-strikes-lebanese-town-mahrouna" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel strikes Lebanese town of Mahrouna</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israel launched strike on the Lebanese town of Mahrouna, shortly after warning of an upcoming attack there, according to the country’s National News Agency.</p> <p>Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesman confirmed on X that operations are underway in southern Lebanon.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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‘Overwhelming’ evidence that Russian state planned attack on former spy Sergei Skripal that led to Sturgess’s death in 2018, says chair

<article data-history-node-id="432290" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-pledges-100m-gaza-israeli-siege-continues-devastate-enclave" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/china-pledges-100m-gaza-israeli-siege-continues-devastate-enclave" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">China pledges $100m for Gaza as Israeli siege continues to devastate enclave</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="416" data-start="193">China has pledged $100m in assistance to the Palestinian people, aiming to ease the deepening humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and support future reconstruction as Israel’s war and siege continue to devastate the territory.</p> <p data-end="664" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="418">President Xi Jinping announced the funding on Thursday after talks in Beijing with French President Emmanuel Macron.</p> </div> </div> </article>