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Death toll from Syria Bedouin-Druze clashes rises to 89

At least 89 people were killed in the southern Syrian province of Sweida as clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters raged for a second day Monday, a monitor said.

As the violence escalated, Israel -- which had previously warned that it would intervene in Syria to protect the Druze -- said it struck "several tanks" in Sweida, without providing further details.

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Israel strikes tanks in Syria's Sweida, scene of Bedouin-Druze clashes

Israel's military said it struck on Monday several tanks in the Sweida province of southern Syria, where dozens have been killed in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters.

The military struck "several tanks a short while ago in the area of Sami village (in the Sweida region) in southern Syria. To be continued," the military's Arabic language spokesman Avichay Adraee posted on X.

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Clashes in predominantly Druze Syrian city kill 37

Clashes between Bedouin tribes and local fighters in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida in southern Syria have killed 37 people, a war monitor said Monday, as authorities sent forces to de-escalate the situation.

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Trump says hopes to get Gaza 'straightened out' over next week

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that talks are ongoing over Israel's conflict in Gaza and he hopes for progress in the next week, even as ceasefire negotiations in Doha stalled.

"Gaza -- we are talking and hopefully we're going to get that straightened out over the next week," Trump said, echoing similarly optimistic comments he made July 4.

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Iran says 'no specific date' for US nuclear talks

Iran said Monday it had "no specific date" for a meeting between its foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, and US envoy Steve Witkoff on Tehran's nuclear program.

"For now, no specific date, time or location has been determined regarding this matter," said foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.

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Syrian, Israeli officials meet in Baku

A Syrian and an Israeli official met face to face in Baku Saturday on the sidelines of a visit to Azerbaijan by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a diplomatic source in Damascus said.

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Gaza truce talks in the balance as Israel and Hamas trade blame

Gaza ceasefire talks hung in the balance as Hamas and Israel on Saturday accused the other of blocking attempts to strike a deal, nearly a week into an attempt to halt 21 months of bitter fighting in the Palestinian territory.

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Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill at least 29

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 29 Palestinians, including six children near a water distribution point.

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Israel says Nmairiyeh strike killed man who smuggled arms to Lebanon, W. Bank

An Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon on Friday killed one person, the Lebanese health ministry reported, with Israel saying it had targeted a man accused of helping smuggle weapons from Iran.

The attack was the latest in Lebanon despite a months-long ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah there.

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Erdogan says 'Turkey has won' after Kurdish PKK fighters disarm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday his country had achieved victory after Kurdish rebels destroyed their weapons, ending their decades-long armed struggle against Ankara.

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