Hezbollah says gets support, not orders, from Iran
(Reuters)
Reuters - Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Tuesday for the first time that his militant movement received financial and material support from Iran, but denied it took instructions from the Islamic Republic.
Who is Hamas? 5 questions about the Palestinian militant group.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
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Hezbollah: Iran will not ask it to strike Israel
(AP)
 AP - Iran will not ask Lebanon's Hezbollah to retaliate if Israel attacks Iran's nuclear facilities, the leader of the militant group said Tuesday.
Vandals attack Jerusalem monastery, school
(AP)
 AP - Vandals attacked a monastery in Jerusalem and a prominent school with a mixed Jewish-Arab student body on Tuesday, and police said they suspected Jewish extremists were behind the violence.
Gaza's Hamas would cede power to Abbas government
(AP)
 AP - Gaza's ruling Islamic militant Hamas is ready to cede power to an interim unity government led by its longtime rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman said Tuesday, but problems loomed over government policy and international recognition.
The Mainstreaming of Hamas Continues as Palestinian Unity Gains Steam
(Time.com)
Time.com - Hamas vows to give Palestinian moderate leader Mahmoud Abbas the running room to see what talks can produce
Israel fears Hezbollah could get arms from Syria
(AP)
 AP - Israeli defense officials say they are increasingly concerned that Lebanese militants could get their hands on weapons from violence-wracked Syria.
"Price tag" graffiti daubed on Jerusalem monastery
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Jerusalem monastery, built on the site where tradition says the tree used in the making of Jesus's cross once stood, was defaced with "Death to Christians" graffiti on Tuesday.
Hamas and Fatah overcome key roadblock to reconciliation
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The two feuding Palestinian factions took an important step toward reconciliation today, agreeing that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas would lead an interim powersharing government with Hamas.
Palestinians move toward end of political rift
(AP)
 AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday took a decisive step toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant Hamas, agreeing to head an interim unity government that would prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government
(Reuters)
Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
(AP)
AP - Israeli prime minister: Palestinian reconciliation deal abandons 'way of peace.'
HRW calls for Palestinian residency rights
(AP)
 AP - A Gaza-born woman recently sneaked into her native land through a smugglers' tunnel because the legal route was blocked. A car mechanic who settled in the West Bank 15 years ago to raise a family lives in fear of deportation because his ID card says he's originally from Gaza.
Palestinian rivals hold unity talks in Qatar
(AP)
AP - The Palestinian president and the head of rival Hamas resumed talks Sunday over efforts to move along a reconciliation pact that remains stalled after nearly a year.
Israeli prospector says natural gas found offshore
(AP)
AP - American and Israeli gas prospectors say they have discovered a large amount of offshore natural gas in Israeli waters near the Lebanese border.
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