DAMASCUS -- Syria's interim administration imposed curfews in several cities on Wednesday following protests triggered by online footage purportedly showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in Aleppo.

The authorities announced a 24-hour curfew in the western coastal cities of Tartous and Latakia, and the central city of Homs, effective from 5 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Thursday. (Syria-Protests-Shrine Attack)

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GAZA -- At least 22 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian sources said.

Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for Civil Defense in Gaza, told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted tents housing displaced persons inside the Al-Muhabban school in northern Gaza City. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Ceasefire)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel and Hamas exchanged accusations on Wednesday, each blaming the other for delays in reaching a Gaza ceasefire deal.

In a press statement, Hamas said the talks in Doha, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, were "progressing seriously." However, it accused Israel of introducing "new conditions related to the issues of the withdrawal (from Gaza), the ceasefire, the prisoners, and the return of the displaced people." These conditions, Hamas claimed, caused "the delay in reaching an agreement that was within reach." (Israel-Gaza-Deal)

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BEIRUT -- An Israeli airstrike hit a house in eastern Lebanon's Baalbek area on Wednesday, despite a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, Lebanese official and military sources said.

The official National News Agency said the dawn strike hit a house in the plain of Taraya village, near the Litani River west of Baalbek, causing no casualties. It accused Israeli warplanes of "violating the ceasefire agreement." (Israel-Lebanon-Conflict) Enditem

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