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essential Turkish products.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/jerusalem-post-staff" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By JERUSALEM POST STAFF</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">27/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="5"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831051" title="PA head Mahmoud Abbas announces Rawhi Fattouh as successor"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636415" alt=" " title="PA head Mahmoud Abbas announces Rawhi Fattouh as successor" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-831051" title="PA head Mahmoud Abbas announces Rawhi Fattouh as successor"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">PA head Mahmoud Abbas announces Rawhi Fattouh as successor</h3> </a> <p>A close ally of Abbas, Fattouh has been an important member of Fatah, leading the party's parliamentary bloc for decades.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/author/yuval-barnea" target="_blank"> <span class="reporter reporter-with-link">By YUVAL BARNEA</span> </a> </div> <span class="category-list-item-date">27/11/2024</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="itc" index="6"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831050" title="Lebanon war toll: Thousands dead, Hezbollah arsenal severely depleted"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/636181" alt=" " title="Lebanon war toll: Thousands dead, Hezbollah arsenal severely depleted" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831050" title="Lebanon war toll: Thousands 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href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831004" title="Hezbollah was planning to use chemical weapons against IDF soldiers in Lebanon"> <div class="category_other_images_container"> <img width="290" height="194" class="lazy" data-original="https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/635587" alt=" " title="Hezbollah was planning to use chemical weapons against IDF soldiers in Lebanon" /> </div> </a> <div class="itc-info"> <a href="https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-831004" title="Hezbollah was planning to use chemical weapons against IDF soldiers in Lebanon"> <h3 class="itc-info-title">Hezbollah was planning to use chemical weapons against IDF soldiers in Lebanon</h3> </a> <p>The report comes shortly after a ceasefire agreement came into effect between the IDF and Hezbollah, with a cessation of hostilities slated to last for 60 days and will later become permanent.</p> <div class="bottom-info"> <div class="reporter-wrap"> <a 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