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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel has officially become the first country to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent nation, marking a significant diplomatic development for the coastal territory in Africa. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the decision Friday, Dec. 26, along with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and the president of the Republic of Somaliland.  Israel …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Christmas celebrations returned this year to both Bethlehem and Nazareth, but the season is unfolding very differently in the two cities that sit at the heart of Christianity — Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus, and Nazareth, where he lived. In Nazareth, festivities are broad and confident, rooted in a growing Christian presence …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Thousands flocked to Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas for the first time since the implementation of the U.S.-brokered Israel-Hamas peace deal. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, who has served as the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem since 2020, kicked off the celebration during a traditional procession from Jerusalem to Bethlehem, calling for “a Christmas full of …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli officials have slammed the latest report from an organization that earlier this year claimed there was famine in parts of Gaza, saying the new document is biased and that its conclusions were “predetermined.” The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed organization, previously claimed famine conditions were met in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranian officials executed a man over the weekend who was convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence arm and its army, according to state media. The man was Aghil Keshavarz, who was put to death on Saturday, state media reported. Keshavarz, 27, had “close intelligence cooperation” with the Mossad — the national intelligence …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Preparations for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan are underway, according to U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff. The announcement comes after representatives from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey participated in high-level U.S.-led talks in Miami. “In our discussions regarding phase two, we emphasized enabling a governing body in Gaza under a …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel reportedly carried out a series of airstrikes across southern and northeastern Lebanon just ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline for the terrorist organization Hezbollah to disarm. The strikes hit Hezbollah infrastructure sites and launching sites in a military compound that the terror organization uses to train and hold courses for its …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) claims its forces now control all eight southern governorates and are prepared to serve as Washington’s frontline partner against Iran-backed Houthis, al Qaeda affiliates and Muslim Brotherhood factions. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Ahmed Atef, the STC’s representative to the United States and …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. troops who were killed and injured in Saturday’s ambush attack in Syria were members of the Iowa National Guard, a senior U.S. official told Fox News. An ISIS gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, killing two Iowa National Guard soldiers and an …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israel announced Saturday it had killed Ra’ad Sa’ad, the head of the Weapons Production Headquarters in Hamas’ military wing and one of the architects of Oct. 7. “Sa’ad was one of the last remaining veteran senior militants in the Gaza Strip and a close associate of Marwan Issa, the deputy head of …