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Israel demolishes home of accused Palestinian killer

Israeli forces demolished the West Bank home on Friday of a Palestinian accused of the fatal September stabbing of an Israeli-American, witnesses told AFP. Residents of the town of Yata, near the flashpoint city of Hebron, said that troops arrived at the home of Khalil Jabareen and were met...

Jailed Palestinian-American transferred to US: Report

A Palestinian-American man who received a life sentence for selling Arab-owned property to Jews has been released to the United States, Israel’s Kan 11 TV channel said Thursday. Gal Berger, a correspondent for the state-owned channel, said the U.S. and Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority...

Rebel commander dies of ‘heart attack’: Houthis

Yemen’s Houthi rebel group on Thursday announced that one of its commanders had died of a "heart attack" while Saudi media said he was killed in a military operation. Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour, leader of the Houthi administration in Sanaa, has publicly expressed condolences to the family of...

Turkish opposition leader supports safe zone in Syria

The leader of Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on Thursday said he would support a proposed safe zone in northern Syria under Turkey's control. Devlet Bahceli told his party's parliamentary group that he would only support the 30-kilometer (20-mile) safe zone along the...