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‘I was detained in Lebanon just for being a Jewish tourist’

Dan Brotman speaks about overhearing torture while in a cell and being handcuffed, blindfolded and denied access to essential medical care

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Dan Brotman in Beirut's Jewish cemetery in 2022, where he found graves dating as recently as 2018. (Photo courtesy of Dan Brotman)
Israeli F-35s and F-15s refueling mid-air with a KC-707 tanker. (Image: IDF)

The Syria-isation of Iran: Why the Islamic Republic could soon share the Assad regime’s fate

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The US' special envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, has confirmed it will be consolidating its armed forces in the country to a single base (Image: Getty)

US to complete near-total military withdrawal from Syria

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US President Trump has announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria during a tour of the Middle East (Image: Getty)

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

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An Israeli man has been arrested after attempting to travel to Syria to join ISIS (Image: Alamy)

Israeli arrested after attempting to join ISIS

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Qatar is set to provide $29 million to fund a pay increase for Syrian civil servants (Pictured: Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani; Image: Getty)

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

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Israel and Syria have reportedly opened a diplomatic back channel, mediated by the UAE (Image: Getty)

Syria in ‘secret talks’ with Israel over security and counter-terrorism

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By In Israel

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UN-patrolled buffer zone separating Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights (Picture: Getty)
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