“.. Israel’s spy agency Mossad was conducting operations inside Iran, including hunting for leadership targets in Tehran, a person familiar with the operations said Friday…”

Don’t miss this great report by Andrew Dowell and Dov Lieber!

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“..There’s a practical reality in Syria, in the sense that Turkey and Israel find themselves in a closest sort of operational setting,” said Alper Coskun, a former head of international security affairs at the Turkish foreign ministry…”

By @jmalsin.bsky.social

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“It’s a turning point for Turkish politics,” said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “It looks much more like Russia than it ever did.”

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Imamoglu, the mayor of Turkey’s most populous city, has rejected the charges, which he described as an attempted “coup against the will of the people.”

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“..The first stage of the deal would pause the fighting in Gaza and allow for the release of some Palestinian prisoners held in Israel in exchange for the release of 33 hostages being held in Gaza…”
A ceasefire at last reported by @summer_said and carrie keller-lynn

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“That’s my son! That’s my son!” screamed a woman, causing a ripple in the crowd. The mother, Damascus resident Amira Homsi, recognized her son from a pair of star tattoos on his chest…”

A chilling report by @jmalsin from #Saydnaya prison

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Our new report with @jmalsin on how the Syrian rebel offensive effects Turkey geopolitically.

““Everybody should be working to get a cease-fire as quickly as possible. That means getting the Turks on board…”+

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“..Dror Kurlander, a dairy farmer from Beit Hillel, an agricultural community near the border with Lebanon, said he expects Hezbollah to break the truce. “We are not calm,” he said,..”
Ceasefire in Lebanon reported by @jmalsin @AnatPeled1

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“..Unifil says it can report violations, but not unilaterally enforce Resolution 1701…”
An in-depth report by @suneengel.bsky.social for @wsj.com

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“In southern Lebanon, the Israeli military also said its forces reached the Litani River, a significant marker in the war. Israel has demanded Hezbollah pull its forces back north of the river…”

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“..The cessation of hostilities in Lebanon would begin on the first day of the agreement following an announcement that would likely take place in Paris, Bou Saab said…”

By @jmalsin and @adamchams

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“..Now, Dayekh feels a flood of complicated emotions as he watches Israeli airstrikes hit the neighborhood. He had yearned for change in Lebanon, he said—but not like this…”

@jmalsin poignant report from Beirut

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