Lebanon hosts 12 Palestinian refugee camps.
November 19, 2025
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Count of recognized Palestinian refugee camps located in Lebanon.
In 2025, the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that authorizes an international stabilization force for Gaza with a mandate to ensure the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups and authorizes the force to use "all necessary measures" to carry out its mandate in compliance with international law.
November 18, 2025
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Summary of the operational and disarmament provisions included in the 2025 U.N. Security Council resolution regarding postwar Gaza security arrangements.
The 2025 U.N. Security Council resolution approves a transitional authority called the "Board of Peace" to oversee postwar Gaza affairs and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state.
November 18, 2025
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Description of governance arrangements proposed by the 2025 resolution for Gaza.
COGAT is the Israeli military body that deals with civilians in the West Bank.
November 18, 2025
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Definition of the role of COGAT as referenced in reporting on West Bank civil-military administration.
The Israel–Hezbollah war began on 2023-10-08, after a Hamas attack on southern Israel and subsequent Hezbollah rocket fire in solidarity.
October 08, 2023
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Describes the start date and immediate catalysts of the Israel–Hezbollah war.
The war between Israel and Hamas began on 2023-10-07 with an attack by Hamas-led militants.
October 07, 2023
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Start date and initiating attack of the Israel–Hamas war referenced in the article.
Sudan signed a U.S.-brokered Abraham Accords declaration in January 2021, but subsequent internal political unrest prevented efforts to formalize diplomatic relations with Israel.
January 01, 2021
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Describes Sudan's 2021 declaration status and the effect of internal unrest on formalization.
A 2021 U.S. intelligence report concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation to "capture or kill" journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
January 01, 2021
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Finding from a U.S. government intelligence assessment about responsibility for Khashoggi's death.
Saudi officials publicly rejected the findings of the 2021 U.S. intelligence report on Jamal Khashoggi, calling the assessment "negative, false and unacceptable."
January 01, 2021
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Official Saudi government response to the 2021 U.S. intelligence assessment regarding Khashoggi.
The Abraham Accords were first signed in 2020 to broker normalization of relations between Israel and some Arab neighbors.
January 01, 2020
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The Abraham Accords are a diplomatic framework for normalizing ties between Israel and certain Arab states.
The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco formalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords in 2020.
January 01, 2020
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These three countries established formal diplomatic relations with Israel as part of the Abraham Accords process.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in 2018.
January 01, 2018
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Basic historical fact about the death of a journalist frequently cited in discussions of U.S.-Saudi relations.
Saudi Arabia's stated condition for normalizing relations with Israel has been that such normalization be tied to tangible progress toward Palestinian statehood and include formal U.S. defense assurances as part of any broader regional deal.
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Stated policy position reflecting prerequisites Saudi Arabia has sought for normalization with Israel.
Saudi Arabia has conditioned normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel on Israel taking concrete, irreversible, time-bound steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state.
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policy
This reflects a stated Saudi diplomatic demand tied to potential normalization with Israel.
Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, is commonly referred to by the initials 'MBS'.
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Common shorthand used in media and public discourse to refer to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Abraham Accords are a set of agreements brokered under U.S. President Donald Trump's first administration that aimed to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and several Arab states.
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Brief definition of the Abraham Accords and their diplomatic purpose
Countries that have signed agreements under the Abraham Accords normalizing diplomatic relations with Israel include the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco.
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Examples of states that have formalized relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords
The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow, approximately 90-mile waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and serves as a crucial global shipping route.
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geographic
Describes geography and strategic importance of a key maritime chokepoint.
About a quarter of the world's oil and about 20 percent of the world's liquefied natural gas transit the Strait of Hormuz.
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Quantifies the volume of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows that pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran has periodically seized commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Describes recurring state behavior affecting maritime security in the region.