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One Israeli captive killed, two women ‘seriously wounded’: Hamas

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The spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing has claimed that one Israeli hostage was killed by his guard and two women captives were seriously wounded in two separate incidents in Gaza.
Foreign Policy

Iran says Israel’s terror actions expanded scope of Gaza war

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Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a phone call that Israel’s terrorist activities, including raids on war-torn Yemen, Beirut and Tehran have expanded the scope of the Gaza war beyond the occupied territories.
Middle East

Israeli Air Force suspends travel abroad for its personnel amid regional tensions

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The Israeli Air Force has suspended international travel for its personnel, an Israeli military spokesperson stated on Monday.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Pezeshkian to European Council chief: US double standards emboldening Israel to commit crimes

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call with the head of the European Council, has stated double standard policies of the US and some European states have emboldened Israel to commit further heinous crimes in the Gaza Strip and across West Asia.
Europe

EU says sanctions against Israeli ministers ‘must be on agenda’

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Israeli ministers who incite “war crimes” should face EU sanctions, the bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has stressed.
Europe

E3 issues joint statement amid heightened tensions in West Asia

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The Leaders of France, Germany and the United Kingdom have called for de-escalation of tensions between Iran and Israel. Fears are rising that the region could be tipped into a full-blown war following vows by Iran and Hezbollah to avenge the Israeli assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran and the Lebanese group's top commander in Beirut.
Americas

Pentagon orders submarine to West Asia, carrier strike group to sail faster

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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to West Asia and the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the region.
Asia

China says supports Iran in defending its security, national dignity

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stated Beijing supports Iran in defending its "sovereignty, security and national dignity" amid Tehran’s promise to punish Israel over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital.
Middle East

Hamas casts doubt on participation in new round of Gaza ceasefire talks

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Palestinian group Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous talks instead of engaging in the new round of talks for a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, casting doubt on its participation in a Thursday meeting called by the mediators.
Americas

Gaza ceasefire deal still possible: Biden

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US President Joe Biden has stated he believes a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war is “still possible” before the end of his Oval Office term in just more than five months.
Middle East

Hamas says ‘studying’ invitation for ceasefire negotiations

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Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha has stated the Palestinian group’s leadership is “studying” the invitation for more ceasefire talks from the US, Qatar and Egypt.
Middle East

Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced in southwest Gaza in past few days

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More than 75,000 Palestinians have been displaced in southwest Gaza in the past few days, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini stated on Sunday.
Middle East

500 medical personnel killed since start of Gaza war: Palestinian Health Ministry

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported about 500 healthcare workers have been killed and hundreds of others injured since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 7 last year.
Middle East

Several US, coalition military personnel injured in Syria drone attack: Report

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Several American and coalition personnel suffered injuries, including smoke inhalation, during a drone attack in northeastern Syria on Friday, a US official told the Reuters news agency.
Middle East

UN says Israel committing genocide in Gaza using Western arms

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The United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine has stated Israel is committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip using “US and European weapons”. It comes after the Israeli massacre in a school-turned-shelter in the war-torn Palestinian territory that left at least 100 people dead and dozens more injured.
Americas

Biden calls on Iran not to attack Israel, issues ‘Don’t’ warning

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US President Joe Biden has once again urged Iran not to attack Israel, as Tehran has vowed a crushing response to the regime's assassination on its soil of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh.
Int'l Relations

Iran calls on UNSC to invoke Chapter 7 of UN Charter against Israel

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman called on the United Nations Security Council to invoke Chapter 7 of the UN Charter to curb and stop "unlimited heinous crimes of the Israeli regime."
Middle East

Hamas official killed in Israel attack in Lebanon

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Israel has stepped up its strikes in Lebanon, killing a Hamas official in the coastal city of Sidon, as West Asia continues to anticipate Hezbollah’s retaliation for the assassination of its commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut earlier this month.
Middle East

UN says 2/3 of Gaza buildings damaged or destroyed during war, social fabric torn apart

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Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has stated that two out of every three buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed during the Israeli war on the strip.
Europe

Nearly %70 of Germans oppose military support for Israel: Survey

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Some 68% of Germans reject military support for Israel should a regional war spread to Iran or Lebanon, according to an opinion poll released by public broadcaster ARD on Saturday.
Middle East

At least 100 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

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More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli attack against a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to Palestinian officials.
Americas

US says to provide $3.5bn more in military aid to Israel amid Gaza war

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10 months into Israel's deadly war on Gaza, the US Department of State has announced that Washington will send an additional $3.5bn to Tel Aviv to spend on US-made weapons and military equipment.
Foreign Policy

Permanent Mission to UN: Iran recognizes any deal Hamas accepts

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The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York has reiterated any accord struck by the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, with the Israeli regime over a ceasefire and termination of the occupying regime’s months-long genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip is acceptable for Iran.
Americas

US says to lift ban on offensive arms sales to Saudi Arabia

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The administration of President Joe Biden has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department announced on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure Riyadh to wind down the Yemen war.
Americas

US to continue funding Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights abuses

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The United States has ended its probe of an Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights violations, including the death of an 80-year-old Palestinian-American man, and concluded that it will continue to provide security assistance to the unit.
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