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21 July

Anti-government fighters pose for a "selfie" picture on a Syrian regime military aircraft at the Kweyris military airfield in the eastern part of Aleppo province on December 3, 2024. (Rami al Sayed/AFP)

Calm Returns to South Syria After Violence That Killed Over 1,100: Monitor

Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,100 people.

21 July

Local residents receive supplies and walk through the destroyed town in Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza Strip, on May 29, 2025. The distribution of aid led by Israel and United States of America began in Rafah, on the same day. Crowds rushed to the site, and according to the Middle Eastern satellite television station Al Jazeera, at least three people were killed and 46 were injured by Israeli gunfire. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by YOMIURI SHIMBUN / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

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Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Fire Kills 93 Aid Seekers

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces opened fire on crowds of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory, killing 93 people and wounding dozens more.

20 July

This file photo from 2019 shows an Iranian flag at Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

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Iran Confirms Fresh Nuclear Talks With European Powers: State Media

Iran confirmed fresh talks with European powers to be held on Friday in Istanbul, the country's state media reported, the first since the United States attacked Iranian nuclear facilities a month ago.

20 July

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Israel Orders Civilians Out of Central Gaza Ahead of New Campaign

The Israeli military issued an evacuation order in the central Gaza Strip, warning of imminent action an area "where it has not operated before."

20 July

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Israeli Strikes Kill 2 in South Lebanon

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes killed two people in south Lebanon as the Israeli military said it targeted Hezbollah operatives.

19 July

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Trump Insists Iran Nuclear Sites Destroyed Amid Reports Some Survived

President Trump insisted that US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities "completely destroyed" the sites after a report said that some had largely survived.

19 July

Palestinians gather to receive aid food distributed by charitable hospices in Gaza City, Palestine, on February 14, 2025.

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Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Attacks Kill 26 Near Two Aid Centers

Gaza's civil defense agency on Saturday said Israeli attacks killed 26 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centers.

19 July

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US Announces Syria-Israel Truce as New Clashes Rock Druze Heartland

The US said that it had negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Syria as new clashes erupted in Druze heartland following recent violence and massive Israeli strikes.

18 July

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Kuwait Launches Turkey-Made Bayraktar Combat Drones

Kuwait has received its first Bayraktar TB2 tactical unmanned aerial systems from Turkey, marking the delivery with a launch ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base.

18 July