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Lucy Williamson

@lucywilliamson

BBC Middle East Correspondent, via France, Korea & Indonesia.

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A court in Romania is due to rule today on whether to extradite Andrew Tate, after the UK issued a European Arrest Warrant for him. Any appeals process that might follow the ruling could take up to 60 days.

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Two sheep farmers in the occupied West Bank: one backed by a superpower, the other by the Israeli state. Our report on the settler under US/UK sanctions & the Palestinian shepherd accusing him. ⁦Stuart Phillips⁩ ⁦Dave Bull⁩ ⁦Naomi Scherbel-Ball⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/world-mid…

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Striking testimony from the frontline in Sudan by BBC colleagues ⁦Feras Kilani فراس كيلاني⁩ & ⁦⁦Mercy Juma⁩ Famine looms in Sudan as civil war survivors tell of killings and rapes bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…

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BREAKING: During the negotiations in Qatar over the weekend, Israel agreed to release 700 Palestinian prisoners, among them 100 who serve life sentences for killing Israelis, in return for the release of 40 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, two Israeli officials tell me

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Hamas says it’s ready to “deal positively” with Gaza ceasefire plan, but wants commitment to end goals of permanent ceasefire & withdrawal of all Israeli forces.

Hamas says it’s ready to “deal positively” with Gaza ceasefire plan, but wants commitment to end goals of permanent ceasefire & withdrawal of all Israeli forces.
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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah says invasion of Israel's Galilee region remains an option if full-scale war breaks out between them.

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Hassan Nasrallah: - Hezbollah would consider invading Israel’s Galilee region if a full-scale war broke out. - Group has “new weapons” which would be seen in the field, he said. - But said Hezbollah did not want a full-scale war with Israel.

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Israeli strikes reported on military airports in Syria, including 10 at Hama airport — follows reports that Turkey is moving to station jets and air-defences in Syria.

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Israel’s interventions in Syria risk inflaming internal divisions and regional conflicts — our analysis for #BBCNews bbc.com/news/articles/…

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The cell-phone footage from a Gaza ambulance that contradicts Israel’s account of killings nytimes.com/2025/04/04/wor… via @NYTimes

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NEW - #Syria deployed significant military & interior ministry forces into the desert southwest of #Palmyra today, following a US intelligence tip-off to #Damascus on #ISIS movements & a potential major attack threat.

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UK lifts sanctions on Syria’s Defence & Interior ministries (follows earlier easing of UK sanctions on energy firms and banks)

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We travelled to Syria’s coast to speak to witnesses, alleged perpetrators and security forces about what happened there. Our report for BBC News: bbc.com/news/articles/…