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US drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted Assad
Read full article: US drops $10M terrorism bounty offered for capture of Syrian rebel leader who ousted AssadThe Biden administration says it has decided not to pursue a $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of a Syrian rebel leader whose forces led the ouster of President Bashar Assad.
Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foray
Read full article: Secretary of State Blinken is returning to the Mideast in his latest diplomatic foraySecretary of State Antony Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week on his 12th visit since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year.
US says terror designation doesn't bar talks with Syrian rebel group
Read full article: US says terror designation doesn't bar talks with Syrian rebel groupThe State Department says it isn't actively reviewing the “foreign terrorist organization” designation of the main Syrian rebel group that overthrew of President Bashar Assad’s government this weekend.
Israeli government gives settler minister control over West Bank settlement planning
Read full article: Israeli government gives settler minister control over West Bank settlement planningIsrael’s government has granted a pro-settlement firebrand authority over planning in the occupied West Bank and lifted red tape on the settlement housing approval process.
Blinken headed to Mideast as US alarm over violence grows
Read full article: Blinken headed to Mideast as US alarm over violence growsSecretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank this weekend amid a sharp spike in Israeli-Palestinian violence that has alarmed the Biden administration.
Israeli officer, 2 Palestinian militants killed in shootout
Read full article: Israeli officer, 2 Palestinian militants killed in shootoutThe Israeli military says an army officer has been killed in a shootout in the occupied West Bank, while Palestinian officials say two gunmen were killed in the same clash.