Israeli settlers pitch tents for new outpost near Ramallah as Qusra siege enters second week
Israeli settlers have pitched tents in the Wadi Zeytun area near the village of Umm Safa, northwest of Ramallah, in what was described as an attempt to establish a new outpost in the occupied West Bank. A separate outpost attempt was also reported in the village of Burqa on the same day. The developments come as a settler siege on three families in Qusra, south of Nablus, entered a second week.Reporting from Ramallah, Tharwat Shakra said the Wadi Zeytun encroachment was part of a wider pattern of settlement expansion in the area. The Palestinian news agency Wafa also reported the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 17 Aug 2026 03:30 LONDON
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Syria and Russia agree to end Moscow's military use of key Mediterranean bases
Syria has announced a memorandum of understanding with Russia covering the future of the Hmeimim airbase and Tartus naval base, confirming a significant change in the status of two facilities that have long anchored Moscow's military presence on the Syrian coast. Under the arrangement, Syria will take control of civilian facilities at Hmeimim and the commercial section of Tartus port. The military facilities at both sites are to be turned into joint Russian-Syrian training and qualification centres within three months.The announcement follows about 18 months of negotiations over Russia's military footprint in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 10 Aug 2026 17:31 LONDON
