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RIYADH -- Saudi Arabia confirmed on Friday that a meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. delegations would be held in the western port city of Jeddah next week.
In a statement posted on social media platform X, the Saudi Foreign Ministry noted the kingdom's "continued efforts to achieve lasting peace to end the Ukrainian crisis," without specifying the date and the content of the upcoming meeting. (Saudi Arabia-Jeddah-Ukraine-US Talks)
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DAMASCUS -- At least 237 people have been killed in Syria's coastal region since the latest military escalation began on Thursday, according to casualty figures released by a war monitor on Friday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that military personnel, opposition fighters, and civilians were among those killed as government forces continued their crackdown on remnants of the former regime's military factions in the governorates of Latakia, Tartous, and Hama. (Syria-Clashes-Deaths)
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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- Israeli warplanes on Friday evening carried out more than 20 airstrikes targeting several areas in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media and security sources.
The Lebanese National News Agency reported that the aerial assault started at 9:15 p.m. (1915 GMT), targeting valleys and the outskirts of towns and villages in southern Lebanon, without specifying the casualties. (Lebanon-Israeli Airstrikes-Hezbollah Sites)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's political leadership has instructed the army to prepare for an immediate resumption of fighting in Gaza, the state-owned Kan TV News reported on Friday.
The channel quoted Israeli officials as saying that Hamas has shown no willingness to advance the proposal put forward by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff. The proposal outlines the release of the remaining 59 hostages -- both living and deceased -- in two phases: approximately half at the outset, with the remainder freed after 50 days, during which humanitarian aid to Gaza would be increased. (Israel-Gaza-Resumption of Fighting) Enditem
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