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UN says only 14% of Gaza not under Israel’s evacuation orders

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The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has stated only 14 percent of areas in the besieged Gaza Strip are not currently under the Israeli “evacuation orders”.
Europe

France arrests teen for online threats against Israel’s president: Report

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French counter-terrorism police have detained a 15-year-old for making threats against Israeli President Isaac Herzog on social media, the Le Parisien has reported, citing sources close to the investigation.
Middle East

Negotiators say Netanyahu softened position on Gaza for sake of ceasefire: Report

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International negotiators insist that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has softened his position on resolving the conflict with Palestinian movement Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip, showing more flexibility in order to achieve a truce, the New York Times has reported, citing sources.
Europe

Kremlin says Putin ready to meet with Iran’s Pezeshkian in October

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to meet with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian at a BRICS summit in Kazan in October, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told Izvestia.
Middle East

Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites deep inside Lebanon

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The Israeli military says it carried out a series of strikes across Lebanon after blaming Hezbollah for Saturday’s deadly attack in the occupied Golan Heights. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the Lebanese group had crossed a “red line”, raising fears of regional escalation.
Middle East

Turkey threatens to attack Israel in order to help Palestine

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Ankara might enter Israel as it did with Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh; in order to help the Palestinians.
Middle East

Hezbollah clears out key sites in preparation for possible Israeli strike

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Hezbollah is on high alert, two security sources have told Reuters, amid rising tensions after a deadly attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that Tel Aviv blamed on the Lebanese group.
Middle East

Nearly 200 UNRWA workers killed in Gaza: Chief

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The head of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has warned the death toll among the agency’s staff since the onset of the Gaza war amounts to the largest in the world body’s history.
Middle East

Erdogan, Assad to hold meeting next month: Report

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad are expected to meet in August, as the two neighboring states are taking steps towards normalization of diplomatic relations after over a decade of hiatus.
Foreign Policy

Iran warns Israel against new adventurism following deadly attack in occupied Golan

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned the Israeli regime against any new adventurism in Lebanon following the missile attack in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights.
Americas

Dozens of US NGOs urge Biden, Congress to impose arms embargo on Israel

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More than 75 US non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the US Congress, calling upon President Joe Biden and the legislature to impose an immediate arms embargo on Tel Aviv amid the war in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hezbollah: Israeli anti-missile interceptor falls on Golan Heights

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Hezbollah has announced that it did not target the village of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights, where 12 people from the local Druze mountaineer community were killed on Saturday, adding that the Lebanon's group’s leadership has notified the UN Interim Force in Lebanon command (UNIFIL).
Middle East

UNIFIL ‘more concerned than ever’ about Lebanon-Israel escalation

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The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has sounded the alarm about a possible escalation in the war between Israel and Lebanon, which has so far been largely confined to the border regions.
Middle East

Israel says 10 killed in Golan’s Majdal Shams attack, Hezbollah denies responsibility

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The Israeli military has announced a rocket that struck a football pitch in the Golan Heights, which it occupies, has killed ten people and injured several others.
Middle East

Israel expands evacuation order for Gaza’s Khan Younis

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The Israeli military has issued new evacuation orders in Khan Younis that further expand into an area where displaced Palestinians have been forced to shelter in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Dozens killed, scores wounded in Israeli attack on girls’ school in Gaza

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Israeli air strikes on a girls' school in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed at least 30 people and wounded over 100 others on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry has announced.
Middle East

Islamabad claims 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq

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Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims have disappeared in Iraq, Islamabad's minister for religious affairs has claimed.
Americas

US armed Israel with 25,000-plus bombs, missiles since onset of Gaza war: Report

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The United States has reportedly armed Israel with upwards of 25,000 bombs and missiles since October 7, 2023, which marked the onset of Tel Aviv’s yet-ongoing war against the Gaza Strip.
Europe

Italy says to appoint ambassador to Syria

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Italy has decided to appoint an envoy to Syria "to turn a spotlight" on the country, its foreign minister announced on Friday, making it the first G7 nation to relaunch its diplomatic mission in Damascus since war consumed the nation.
Middle East

UN says over 180k displaced from Gaza’s Khan Younis in four days

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More than 180,000 Palestinians have fled bombardment around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis in four days, the United Nations has announced.
Europe

Britain dropping objection to ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s PM

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will drop London's objection to an arrest warrant being issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it was a matter for the court.
Americas

A third of all nations on earth under US sanctions: Report

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The US government currently imposes sanctions on one third of the world in a situation that disproportionately affects low-income countries – 60 percent of which are under US sanctions of some kind – according to an analysis of the White House’s long-standing policy of economic warfare by the Washington Post.
Middle East

Hamas says Harris starts her presidential campaign with lies

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Palestinian group Hamas has announced that US Vice President and the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris began her campaign for the presidential elections with “fabricated lies, disregarding the human rights she pretends to protect".
Europe

Russian, Syrian leaders meet in Kremlin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin on Wednesday evening.
Middle East

Australia puts sanctions on Israeli settlers over crimes against Palestinians

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Canberra imposed sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers it accuses of violent crimes against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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