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As the Biden administration grapples with an increasingly tense and unstable situation in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the region this weekend for the fourth time in three months on a tour expected to focus largely on easing resurgent fears that the Israel-Hamas war could erupt into a broader conflict.

Two leading Israeli government ministers have brushed aside criticism from the U.S. State Department and doubled down on their push for the ethnic cleansing of the Gaza Strip, publicly demanding what they have cynically described as the "voluntary migration" of Palestinians out of the besieged enclave and the return of Jewish settlements that were removed nearly two decades ago.

The funeral of Hamas's deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in an alleged Israeli air strike Tuesday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, took place Thursday in Lebanon. Thousands of mourners gathered to participate in a funeral procession that started in the neighbourhood of Tariq El Jdideh south of Beirut, FRANCE 24’s Rawad Taha said, adding that there is a “sense of anger” among the Palestinian refugees living in the country.

Controversial proposals from some Israeli officials to evacuate Gazans to camps in Egypt or other countries are causing rifts with Washington, Europe and the United Nations

Canadian tech conglomerate TELUS, which says it is working on Google’s behalf, is offering parents $50 to film their children wearing various props such as hats or sunglasses

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson has criticized the company for its continued push towards inclusivity.