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Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah.

The strike came amid ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar and as five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, one of the deadliest days for Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory this year.

Israel has kept up its strikes on Lebanon despite the November truce,…

Five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, the military said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest days for Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory this year.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lamented a “difficult morning” as he visited Washington for talks with US President Donald Trump, who is pressing for a ceasefire in the more than 21-month war.

“All of Israel bows its head and mourns the fall of our heroic soldiers, who risked their lives in the battle to defeat Hamas…

ANKARA — Turkey’s pro-opposition Sozcu TV went off the air for 10 days at midnight on Wednesday, local time, marking what many view as a fresh front in the country’s intensifying crackdown on dissent.

“When the clock strikes 12 [5:00 p.m. ET], Sozcu TV will go off the air,” Serap Belovacikli, an anchorwoman at the channel, told her viewers earlier Tuesday. “But will we give up? No! We will not stop being your voice.”

The silencing comes amid a widening crackdown on the main…

ANKARA — A digital clock appeared on Turkey’s pro-opposition Sozcu TV, counting down the hours — 12 and ticking — toward going off the air. The channel faces a possible 10-day blackout widely viewed as a fresh front in the country’s intensifying crackdown on dissent.

“When the clock strikes 12 [5:00 p.m. ET], Sozcu TV will go off the air,” Serap Belovacikli, an anchorwoman at the channel, told her viewers earlier Tuesday. “But will we give up? No! We will not stop being your…