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Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen on Thursday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year.

France said on Wednesday it would host an international meeting on Syria in January and that the lifting of sanctions and reconstruction aid would be conditional on clear political and security commitments by the transitional authority.

The brother of an Israeli man held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants Hamas criticized the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday for inaction and urged it to "send a resonating message that terror will never prevail."

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will announce at the United Nations on Thursday additional funding for humanitarian assistance to Sudan and efforts to support civil society in the country, where a conflict has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes.

The Democratic Gathering parliamentary bloc, led by the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) of Druze leader Teymour Joumblatt, has announced its support for the candidacy of Joseph Aoun, the commander-in-chief of the Lebanese Army, for the presidency of Lebanon. 

The Oman Investment Authority (OIA) has acquired a stake in the artificial intelligence company XAI owned by Elon Musk, Omani state news agency said on Wednesday.

Israeli soldiers removed a small far-right group of Israeli civilians who had crossed into Lebanon, appearing to put up a tent settlement, in what the military said on Wednesday was a serious incident now under investigation.

Delegations from rival Libyan institutions resumed talks in Morocco on Wednesday to try to break a political deadlock and prevent the country from sliding back into chaos.

The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is finalizing negotiations on a potential ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, which could include the release of hostages held for over a year. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a supporter of Syria’s new leadership, welcomed France’s decision to send a diplomatic mission to Damascus, according to a statement from Ankara on Wednesday following a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Hadi al-Bahra, head of the Syrian National Coalition that grouped opponents of Bashar al-Assad during the civil war, said on Wednesday Syria's transitional government should be credible and not exclude any Syrian party or be based on sectarianism.