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Syria rescuers, activist say site outside Damascus believed to be mass grave

A key Syrian rescue group and an activist told AFP on Wednesday a burial site outside Damascus was likely a mass grave for detainees held under former president Bashar al-Assad and fighters killed in the civil war.In a vast walled area located near the Baghdad Bridge, some 35 kilometres (22 miles) from the capital, AFP journalists visiting the site saw a long row of graves more than one metre deep, mostly covered with cement slabs.
Source: Al Monitor
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'There have never been better conditions for a deal': Hostage families address negotiation reports

"There have never been better conditions for a deal. This is a historic opportunity. Let's not miss it," said Udi Goren, whose cousin was killed on October 7 and whose body is still held by Hamas.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'There have never been better conditions for a deal': Hostage families address negotiation reports

Unprecedented intel. penetration: How the IDF blocked Hezbollah's doomsday attacks on Tel Aviv

IDF intelligence branches spent years separately diagnosing each level of Hezbollah's firepower: mortars, short-range rockets, medium-range rockets, and precision and long-range rockets.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Unprecedented intel. penetration: How the IDF blocked Hezbollah's doomsday attacks on Tel Aviv