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The international community is still seeking to come up with the groundwork to ease the tensions in southern Lebanon and kick off negotiations, or any form of action, that would avert a comprehensive war with Israel. A French diplomatic source warned that the chances of such a war happening are “very high.” Amos Hochstein, top aide to US President Joe Biden, stressed that Washington is seeking to keep the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon at the “lowest level”.

Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al Thani, said there were difficulties in the ‘humanitarian part’ of the negotiations.

People in Rafah have grown so desperate for food that they are stopping aid trucks and eating what they manage to get on the spot, according to the United Nations.

Key mediator Qatar says talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza “have not been progressing as expected” in the past few days.

On Ukraine, Western officials say things are bad but they could be a lot worse.

Shoukry also said "we must give an account of how Hamas gained power in the Gaza Strip and why it received financial support."

RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza "have not been progressing as expected" in the past few days after good progress in recent weeks, key mediator Qatar said Saturday, as Israels prime minister accused the Hamas militant group of not changing its "delusional" demands.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Talks on a potential cease-fire deal in Gaza "have not been progressing as expected" in the past few days after good progress in recent weeks, key mediator Qatar said Saturday, as Israels prime minister accused the Hamas militant group of not changing its "delusional" demands.

Egypt’s North Sinai governorate refuted reports surrounding the establishment of a refugee camp near the Rafah border with Gaza in a website press release on 17 February. The report, first circulated by the Wall Street Journal, showcases satellite imagery of recent construction along the Egyptian side of the Rafah border amid concerns over an Israeli

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