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Home Affairs Minister reveals details of humanitarian visas granted to Palestinian families

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Israel begins 'limited ground raids' on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

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Mass evacuations across Lebanon amid more Israeli strikes

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How the death of a teen Palestinian fighter inspired a Gen Z militia in the West Bank

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