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Perry Bacon Jnr: The US basically agrees with Benjamin Netanyahu despite all suggestions otherwise

The Biden administration&s policies toward the Middle East over the past year are generally cast by the media as well-meaning but ­ineffective. The US president and his team, according to what his aides tell reporters, are pushing hard for a resolution that ends the violence.

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Israel and US discuss plans for Iran as IDF troops pushed back by Hezbollah

Lebanon&s Hezbollah said yesterday that its fighters had pushed back advancing Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in clashes along the border, including in a village where Israeli troops hoisted their national flag.

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‘We will evaluate it when it comes closer& & Tánaiste responds to soldiers& concerns they may not be able to come home at end of Lebanon tour

Irish soldiers deployed in Lebanon with the UN have told their families they may not be able to return to Ireland when their mission ends next month.

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‘We will it evaluate when it comes closer& & Tánaiste responds to soldiers& concerns they may not be able to come home at end of Lebanon tour

Irish soldiers deployed in Lebanon with the UN have told their families they may not be able to return to Ireland when their mission ends next month.

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump among those marking first anniversary of Hamas atrocity, as violence continues in Middle East

Former US president Donald Trump and vice-president Kamala Harris ­yesterday marked the first anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust as the presidential candidates approach the final weeks of the campaign during a widening conflict in the Middle East.

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US spends record amount on military aid to Israel in past year

The United States has spent a record amount of at least 17.9 billion dollars (€16.3bn) on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report.

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