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Israel denies nearly 70% of UN aid access attempts into Gaza: UN

The United Nations has reported that Israeli authorities have denied at least 68% of its efforts to coordinate humanitarian access into the Gaza Strip since March 18.

Hundreds of Israeli Air Force reservists demand halt to Gaza war, return of captives

A group of 1,000 current and former Israeli Air Force reservists called for the return of all captives held in the Gaza Strip, "even if it means ending the war" in the enclave.

Hamas launches legal challenge against UK terror designation: MEE

The Palestinian group Hamas has instructed British lawyers to appeal the UK's 2021 decision to designate the movement as a terrorist organisation, Middle East Eye revealed.

Poll shows majority of Americans hold unfavourable view of Israel amid Gaza war

More than half of Americans now have a negative view of Israel, according to a recent poll, stressing the fallout from Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

France could recognise Palestinian state within months: Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that Paris could recognise a Palestinian state in June, adding that in turn some countries in the Middle East could recognise "the state of Israel."

At least 6k Gaza children malnourished as Israel keeps blocking aid

At least 60,000 children in the Gaza Strip are “at risk of serious health complications due to malnutrition” as food supplies dwindle amid Israel’s blockade of aid, the enclave’s Ministry of Health has warned.

Israel estimates ‘only a quarter of Hamas tunnels in Gaza destroyed’ since start of war

Only a quarter of Hamas tunnels in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed by Israel since the beginning of the war on the Palestinian enclave in October 2023, according to a report.

Iranians rally for Gaza

Crowds of people held a rally on Tehran's Palestine Square in a show of support for the oppressed Palestinians in Gaza.

Israel orders closure of UN-run schools in East Jerusalem

Israel has ordered the closure of six schools run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities have announced.

EU welcomes Iran-US negotiations

A spokesperson for the European Union has welcomed the upcoming talks between Iran and the United States, emphasizing that diplomacy remains the only sustainable solution to Tehran’s nuclear issue.

Algerian president urges Islamic countries’ solidarity against Israel

The President of Algeria has expressed grave concern over the critical situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. Abdelmadjid Tebboune has called for solidarity and cooperation among all nations to stop the Zionist regime's massacre of innocent Palestinians and prevent the spread of insecurity in the region and beyond.

US says Saturday talks with Iran will be ‘direct’

US-Iran negotiations in Oman on Saturday will be "direct", the White House has announced

Nearly 400,000 displaced after Gaza ceasefire collapse: UN

The United Nations has announced that nearly 400,000 Palestinians have been displaced in the Gaza Strip since Israel shattered the recent ceasefire accord, with no arrangements made for civilian safety.

Palestine Red Crescent demands international investigation into Israel killing of Gaza medics

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has called for an independent international probe into the “deliberate killing” of 15 medical and humanitarian workers in an attack by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Israel lobbying US against F-35 sale to Turkey: MEE

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been lobbying US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to block the sale of F-35 warplanes to Turkey, citing concerns over Ankara’s growing influence in Syria, three sources, including two senior western officials, told Middle East Eye.

Microsoft workers say they were fired after anniversary protest over Israel contract

Microsoft has fired two employees who interrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to protest its work supplying artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli army, according to a group representing the workers.

Netanyahu says Israel working on new Gaza hostage deal

Speaking to reporters after meeting with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel is working on a new accord for a hostage release and ceasefire agreement in Gaza “that we hope will succeed.”

Trump claims US held direct negotiations with Iran

President Donald Trump has claimed that the United States has begun direct talks with Iran over its nuclear programme.

UK lawyers accuse several Britons who fought for Israeli army in Gaza of war crimes

A dossier against 10 British nationals accused of war crimes while they fought for the Israeli military in the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip has been filed with London’s Metropolitan Police by a leading human rights lawyer.

Another Palestinian journalist killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, death toll rises to 210

One more Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli air raid in the Gaza Strip early Monday, taking the media deaths since October 2023 to 210, local authorities announced.

Israeli army changes initial account of Gaza medics killings

The Israeli military has announced its initial account of the incident where its forces killed 15 Palestinian emergency workers in southern Gaza Strip last month was "mistaken".

Palestinian-US teen killed by Israeli military in West Bank

Israeli soldiers have opened fire on a group of children in the occupied West Bank, killing a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy and wounding at least two others, according to the Wafa news agency.

Yemen’s Houthis say latest US air raids kill at least four in Sanaa

United States air strikes have killed at least four people in Yemen’s Sanaa, according to the Ministry of Health.

US deploys second THAAD anti-missile defense battery to Israel: Al-Hadath

The United States has deployed the second THAAD anti-missile defense battery to Israel as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump in the White House Monday, Al-Hadath channel reported.

Education ministry says over 17,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since start of war

Children are among the most targeted victims of Israeli military raids in the Gaza Strip, with more than 17,000 children killed since October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry reported.

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