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US withholds $65M aid to Palestine: State Dept

The U.S. on Tuesday said it was suspending a total of $65 million in aid to Palestine “for future consideration.” “It's not being canceled. It's just being held for future consideration,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told a press briefing. Nauert added...

Israel reopens Gaza crossing after Hamas tunnel destroyed

The Israeli military says it has reopened a key border crossing with the Gaza Strip after destroying a tunnel built under it by the Hamas Movement. Tuesday's opening restores Gaza's main point of entry of humanitarian aid. Israel temporarily closed the Kerem Shalom border...

Lebanon bans Spielberg film and Israeli adventurer biopic

  Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg's latest film, political thriller "The Post", and Australian drama "Jungle" to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official told AFP Monday. "Screening of the film 'The Post' has been banned," said the official from Lebanon's...