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orlandosentinel.com > 07/15/2026 > lebanon-israel-withdrawal-talks

Lebanon and Israel move toward implementing withdrawal agreement, US officials say

1+ hour, 43+ min ago  (611+ words) The latest Israel-Hezbollah war began when the Lebanese militant group fired rockets into Israel days after Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28. Israel invaded Lebanon and has since occupied a large swathe of the country’s south....

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/15/2026 > israel-deadly-gaza-strikes

Israel’s latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers

5+ hour, 7+ min ago  (443+ words) By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ On Wednesday, three members of a family were killed in central Gaza, Al Aqsa Hospital officials said. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the strikes in central and southern Gaza....

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/14/2026 > us-attacks-iran-and-tehran-retaliates-across-the-middle-east-threatening-a-return-to-all-out-war

US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East, threatening a return to all-out war

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (970+ words) The actions leave in tatters an interim deal meant to pause the fighting, reopen a waterway that is a crucial passage for the world’s energy supplies, and give negotiators time to hammer out a permanent end to the war. Instead,…...

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/10/2026 > lebanon-mideast-cooking

Anissa Helou’s new book of recipes from Lebanon spotlights villages scarred by war

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (906+ words) Now 74, Helou has a wide following in the region and elsewhere and has released nearly a dozen books since the 1990s about food in the Middle East and beyond. Last month she received Britain’s prestigious Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement…...

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/08/2026 > rahm-emanuel-israel-speech

Rahm Emanuel warns that Israel has become a ‘territorial pariah’ in a blistering speech

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (702+ words) Emanuel’s condemnation of Israel’s leadership shows how far centrist Democrats have shifted away from historic support of Israel, three years after the war in Gaza began. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has curried favor with President Donald Trump and the…...

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/07/2026 > us-support-israel-poll

Poll: About 3 in 10 US adults believe Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (88+ words) Orlando Sentinel By STEVE PEOPLES and LINLEY SANDERS About one-third of U.S. adults — including roughly half of Democrats — believe that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza, an accusation that’s been leveled by some human rights organizations…...

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/04/2026 > egypts-coach-waved-palestinian-flag-after-winning-world-cup-game

Egypt’s coach waved Palestinian flag after winning World Cup game

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (384+ words) “My heart and soul are with them,” he said in an emotional postgame interview. Egypt won its debut in the elimination round of the World Cup by beating Australia 4-2 on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw in the round of 32 Friday....

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/02/2026 > israeli-forces-detain-palestinian-women

Israeli forces detain Palestinian women in West Bank raids

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (645+ words) The forces took Itaf Badr, who serves on the board of a prominent health charity, and said she was wanted for questioning, driving her away in the dead of night, according to Abdelrahman. She was one of five Palestinian women…...

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/02/2026 > trump-great-equivocator

Analysis: Trump embraces ‘Great Equivocator’ role sending mixed signals that vex markets and allies

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1231+ words) “It’s a very strong deal,” he said. “Nobody knows what it is. But it’s very strong.” It was the kind of mixed signal the president frequently sends: He’ll seem to commit to one side of a major issue, then the…...

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orlandosentinel.com > 07/02/2026 > iran-warns-oil-tankers-to-use-approved-routes-in-strait-of-hormuz-or-face-a-forceful-response

Iran warns oil tankers to use approved routes in Strait of Hormuz or face a ‘forceful response’

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (357+ words) The strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the top issues in negotiations to reach a permanent end to the Iran war. The statement from the Khatam al-Anbiya military command, reported by Iranian state…...