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Updated February 2, 2025 - 8:24 PM EST

Israeli Military Blows Up West Bank Neighborhood

		*More Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners Exchanged*
		*Trump Insists Egypt, Jordan Will Take Palestinians*
		*Smotrich Praises Trump Administration After Meeting With Witkoff*
		*Palestinian Fear and Israeli Celebrations as UNRWA Ban Begins*

Lebanon Fears IDF Troops Will Stay Past Deadline

Two Killed, 10 Wounded as Israeli Fighter Jets Attack E. Lebanon

US-Led Coalition Launches Drone Strike in Syria

'People in Our Govt Supported Al-Qaeda': Gabbard's Senate Hearing

US Attacks NW Somalia, Trump Says 'Many' Killed

Trump Envoy Meets With Venezuelan President Maduro

Russia Warns US Over Trump Missile Defense Order

Trump Orders Guantanamo Bay To Prep for 30k Migrants

No Survivors After Black Hawk Hits Passenger Jet, 67 Dead

Viewpoints

	Senators Peddle Debunked Lies To Attack Gabbard for Supporting Snowden Pardon by Scott Horton
	This Is What Palestinian Unity Looks Like by Ramzy Baroud

	F-35 Crashes Same Day Lockheed CEO Touts Its Success by Eli Clifton
	A Pathway To Avoid Nuclear Catastrophe by Lawrence Wittner
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Biden Must Explain What the Ukraine War Was For
by Ted Snider

Frontline

	IDF Fired Over 20 Bullets at West Bank Homes, Killed 2-Year-Old
	The Deadly Cost of Israel's Restrictions on Foreign Doctors in Gaza
	US Army Unit Involved in Washington Collision To Temporarily Pause Flights

Hamas Releases Three Israeli Hostages, Five Thai Nationals
Ramadan Abed/Reuters

Russia/Ukraine

	Video: Russian Oil Refinery in Flames After Ukrainian Drone Attack
	A Russian Drone Strikes an Apartment Building in Ukraine, Killing at Least Six
	Local Charity Donates Mortars, Trucks to Ukrainian Army
	IAEA Chief Plans To Visit Ukraine Next Week

United Kingdom

	UK Banking Services Withdrawn From Four in 10 Muslim Charities
	SAS 'Rogue Heroes' – or Just Rogues?

Sweden

	Quran Burning Activist Salwan Momika Shot Dead in Sweden
	Sweden Aims To Introduce Law Letting Police Wiretap Children as Gang Violence Rises

Europe

	EU Officials Discuss Restart of Russian Gas as Part of Ukraine Peace Deal
	France Orders Over $600 Million in Air Defense, Counter Drone Systems
	Lithuania Reactivates 1st Mechanized Division Amid Rising Threats

DR Congo

	While Some Goma Residents Re-Open Businesses, Others Flee
	DR Congo Leader Vows 'Vigorous' Response as Rwanda-Backed Fighters Advance
	Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels Pledge To 'March All the Way to Kinshasa'

South Africa

	South Africa Working To Support Its Troops Station in DR Congo
	Former South Africa President Zuma's Daughter Is Arrested on Terrorism Charges

Chad

	France Hands Over Last Base in Chad Amid Withdrawal
	Chad Deports Sudanese Refugees to Danger Zone, Doctors Warn

The War at Home

	Mid-Air Collision Draws Attention to Military Helicopter Training, Previous Accidents
	US Navy Gets Its First Warship Equipped With AI for System Monitoring
	Buyers Flock To Negotiate US LNG Deals Amid Trump's Tariff Threat
	Trump: US Will Order 40 Big Icebreakers for the Coast Guard

Latin America

	On First Trip, Rubio To Wield Big Stick in Latin America
	'That Is Sealed': Panama President Says No Discussions Over Canal With US
	Kristi Noem Revokes Deportation Protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

Gaza

	Israel's Blockade Causes 300% Rise in Miscarriages in Gaza: HRW
	Hamas Fighters Display Israeli Weapons During Prisoner Exchange in Gaza
	American Hostage To Be Released From Gaza on Friday, Trump's Envoy Says
	Hamas Confirms Killing of Its Military Leader Mohammed Deif
	US Mercenary Firm Tapped to Oversee Return of Displaced Palestinians to North Gaza: Report
	The US Spent Millions on STD Prevention in Gaza. But It Was a Province in Mozambique
	Tears of Joy for Thai Hostages Freed in Gaza
	UK-Based Rights Group Calls for Immediate Aid, Reconstruction Conference for Gaza
	Satellite Images Show Star of David Markings Carved Into Northern Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	'White Colonizers': Pro-Israel AI Account Turns Against Zionism
	Israel Prevents Families of Deported Palestinians From Travelling To Meet Them
	66 Freed Palestinian Prisoners Arrive in Ramallah Under Prisoner Swap Deal With Israel
	Emirati Defense Firm Acquires 30 Percent Stake in Top Israeli Military Supplier
	EU Rewards Israel for Genocide by Approving New Drone Deal
	Sorrow, Elation as Palestinians Witness the Release of Israeli Captives
	After US Pledges a Mars Landing, Israeli Deep Space Venture Hitches Wagon to Trump's Star
	Several Killed in Israeli Air Strike Near Tubas Amid Large-Scale Offensive
	Israeli Soldier Killed in Clash With Gunmen in West Bank City of Jenin: IDF

Syria

	Qatari Emir Meets With Syria's De Facto President in Landmark Visit to Damascus
	Jolani Declares Himself President of Syria After Canceling Elections and Constitution

Asia

	Afghan Women Cricketers Reunite in First Game After Fleeing Taliban
	Two Pakistani Soldiers and Six Militants Are Killed in a Raid in the Northwest, the Military Says
	Philippines To Remove US Missile System if China Ends 'Coercive Behavior'