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Switzerland's parliament on Tuesday voted to outlaw Hezbollah, in a rare move by the neutral country that has traditionally followed a policy of promoting international dialogue and mediation.

Swiss judicial authorities have suggested the trial of the uncle of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad could be shelved due to the defendant's illness and has asked parties to the case for feedback, a spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday.

Israel's security officials on Tuesday denied that the remains of Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy executed in Damascus in 1965, were not retuned from Syria after rumors spread on social media. 

The European Union will establish contacts with Syria's new leadership and reopen its delegation in the country, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could travel to Cairo for talks on a ceasefire in Gaza. This visit has not been confirmed by either country.

France has signaled its willingness to engage during Syria's transition period, as its special envoy for Syria, Jean-François Guillaume, announced on Tuesday. 

U.S. prosecutors on Monday charged two men with illegally exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack carried out by Iran-backed militants in Jordan in January that killed three U.S. service members and injured 47 others.

The U.S. military said it conducted an airstrike on Monday against a command and control facility operated by the Houthis in Yemen.

In a critical juncture for Syria, United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher met with the country’s new leaders—Commander Ahmed al-Sharaa and Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir—on Monday to discuss scaling up humanitarian assistance.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will "hold the key" to what happens in Syria, where rebels backed by Ankara toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

The European Union should be ready to ease sanctions on Syria if the country's new leadership takes "positive steps" to establish an inclusive government and respect women's and minority rights, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezheshkian is set to visit Cairo on Thursday to attend the summit of the Developing Eight (D-8) group of nations, Qatari newspaper The New Arab reported Monday, citing Iranian sources.