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The Lebanese armed group has clashed with Israeli forces several times since fighting erupted in Gaza Hezbollah will only step up its involvement in the conflict between Israel and Hamas if the Palestinian faction is completely eliminated in Gaza, a senior Hamas spokesman has said.

Supplies of natural gas in the EU’s underground storage facilities continue to shrink as cold weather is forcing more fuel to be used for heating, Interfax reported on Tuesday.   Gas inventories in the EU, one of the key indicators for the global market, fell to 85% full in early January after the bloc reported…