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Lebanon calls on cease-fire monitoring committee to stop Israeli violations

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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged a cease-fire monitoring committee to pressure Israel to halt its violations and withdraw from areas under its control in southern Lebanon.
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One child gets killed every hour in Gaza: UN

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The United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) has announced that 14,500 Palestinian children have been killed since the start of Israel’s war on the besieged territory last October.
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Several killed in blast at explosives factory in Turkey

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At least 12 people were killed and three others wounded after a blast rocked an explosives factory in the Turkish province of Balikesir, Governor Ismail Ustaoglu has announced.
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Syrian rights group compiles list of over 16k Assad gov’t affiliates accused of crimes against civilians

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A Syrian rights group has announced that it has compiled a list of around 16,200 members of the ousted government of Bashar Al-Assad, accused of committing crimes against civilians.
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Israel violates cease-fire in Lebanon, killing 2 people

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Two people were killed and another was injured in an Israeli air attack near a school in Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
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UN General Assembly seeking ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations in occupied Palestinian territory

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The United Nations General Assembly has formally requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations as an occupying power in relation to the presence and activities of the UN, other international organizations, and third states in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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WHO warns Yemen bears ‘highest burden’ of cholera worldwide

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned that Yemen bears "the highest burden" of cholera globally.
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Hamas says fate of captives depends on Israeli military

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The fate of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas depends on advances made by the Israeli military in some areas, Abu Obaida, spokesman of the Qassam Brigades of Palestinian group Hamas, has stated.
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UN declares Gaza Strip most dangerous place for aid delivery

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Tom Fletcher, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has raised the alarm over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, calling the besieged enclave the most dangerous region for aid delivery.
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Lebanon urges Israel’s withdrawal from south

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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on the United States and France to help speed up the Israeli withdrawal from southern part of the Middle Eastern country nearly a month after the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Beirut took effect.
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Jordan FM says Amman to stand by “Syrian brothers” after meeting with de facto ruler

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Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held talks with Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday. It comes as regional leaders move to engage with the new administration following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago.
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Israel acknowledges it assassinated Hamas chief in Tehran

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Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz has for the first time publicly acknowledged that Tel Aviv assassinated Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
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Israel tells Syria its soldiers to remain in occupied territory: Report

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Israel has reportedly informed Syria’s new administration that its soldiers will remain stationed in the so-called “buffer zone” within the occupied Syrian Golan Heights for now.
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Sanctions against Syria must be lifted ‘as soon as possible’: Turkish FM

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Ankara has called for the anti-Syria sanctions to be lifted "as soon as possible" as Turkey's foreign minister visited Damascus for talks with the new Syrian rulers.
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Yemen’s Houthis claim downing US F-18 fighter jet

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The Houthis in Yemen have claimed that they have successfully thwarted a joint American-British attack by shooting down a US F-18 warplane and forcing other aircraft to withdraw from their country's airspace.
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Israel has broken all rules of war in Gaza: UNRWA head

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Israel has violated all the rules of war in the besieged Gaza Strip, the commissioner-general of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has stated.
Europe

Qatar warns may stop gas shipments to EU amid Russia-Ukraine war

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Doha will stop gas shipments to the EU if member states enforce new legislation on carbon emissions, Qatar’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi has told the Financial Times (FT). Qatar has become an important supplier to the bloc after Brussels resolved to wean itself off Russian gas following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.
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US downs own warplane while bombing Yemen: Pentagon

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The United States Navy has inadvertently shot down its own F/A-18 fighter jet in a friendly fire incident over the Red Sea, the Pentagon has announced shortly after issuing a press release about another attack against Houthi targets in Yemen.
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Hamas says Gaza ceasefire deal ‘imminent’ unless Israel imposes new conditions

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The possibility of reaching an agreement to end the war in the besieged Gaza Strip “is closer than ever, provided Israel refrains from imposing new conditions”, Hamas has announced in s statement.
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US says attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital

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The United States military said it has carried out air strikes against targets linked to the Houthis in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, including a missile storage facility and a “command-and-control” site.
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Syria’s new rulers name HTS figures as foreign, defence ministers

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Syria’s new rulers have appointed foreign and defense ministers, the official news agency SANA has reported, as they work to establish international relations following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad.
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Qatar’s embassy in Syria reopened after 13 years

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Qatar has officially reopened its embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus after nearly 13 years.
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Israel leaves Palestinian bodies for stray dogs in Gaza: Report

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Gaza's Civil Defense reported on Saturday that Israeli troops are killing Palestinians and leaving their bodies in the streets of the besieged enclave, where stray dogs feed on them, describing it as a clear violation of international law.
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Tehran condemns assassination of embassy staffer in Damascus

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the assassination of a local staff member of Tehran’s embassy in Damascus, Syria.
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Most Israelis believe war victory can only be achieved with captives’ return from Gaza: Survey

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At least 68 percent of Israelis who took part in a poll did not think a victory in the Gaza Strip would be achieved unless the captives held in the blockaded territory were returned.
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