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Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon: HRW

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Israeli soldiers have unlawfully dropped white phosphorus munitions on densely populated areas in southern Lebanon, Human Rights Watch has reported.
Middle East

MbZ meets Taliban leader wanted by US

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The acting interior minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government, who has a $10m FBI bounty on his head, held a meeting with United Arab Emirates leader Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi.
Middle East

Israel seeking to influence US lawmakers to back Gaza war: Report

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In a long-running social media campaign, Israel has been trying to influence legislators of the United States to support Tel Aviv's war on Gaza, according to a report by the New York Times.
Middle East

Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa

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Hundreds of Israelis, under heavy protection from Israeli police, stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque ahead of the far-right annual "flag march" through occupied East Jerusalem.
Middle East

Almost half of Gaza population ‘expected to face death, starvation’ by mid-July: UN

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More than one million people in Gaza, almost half of its population, are “expected to face death and starvation by mid-July”, the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) warned on Wednesday.
Middle East

Israel confirms around 80 hostages still alive in Gaza

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Some 80 Israeli hostages are thought to still remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip after 43 were declared dead in absentia on Tuesday, according to an updated official tally released by Israel.
Americas

US House passes bill to sanction ICC over Israeli leader arrest warrants

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The US House of Representatives has passed a legislation to authorize sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in response to an ICC prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Europe

Slovenia approves recognition of  Palestinian state

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Slovenia has voted in favour of the recognition of a Palestinian state, making it the fourth country in Europe to do so in the last month.
Middle East

Lebanon detains gunman following attack on US embassy in Beirut

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A gunman who fired on the embassy of the United States in the Lebanese capital Beirut has been arrested after he was injured in return fire.
Middle East

Hamas says crimes against Palestinian prisoners among issues behind military operation against Israel

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Hamas has roundly denounced the ongoing atrocities against Palestinian inmates at Israeli jails, stressing that an end to their sufferings was among the core issues behind the large-scale surprise military operation by the Gaza-based resistance groups last October.
Middle East

Biden says Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war for political reasons

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United States President Joe Biden has suggested that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war on the Gaza Strip for political gains, an accusation that highlights the apparent tensions between the two leaders.
Middle East

Oxfam warns famine risk in Gaza increases as Israeli bombardment hampers aid supply

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Israel’s relentless bombardment and obstruction of humanitarian efforts are making it nearly impossible for aid agencies to reach starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the international aid organization Oxfam has warned.
Middle East

Over 15k children killed in Gaza war: Report

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More than 15,000 Palestinian children have been killed since October 2023, when Israel launched its genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Education has reported.
Middle East

Iranians hold farewell ceremony for IRGC cmdr. martyred in Syria 

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The farewell ceremony for Saeed Abyar, a military advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Syria, was held this Tuesday in the Iranian capital city of Tehran. 
Middle East

Funeral ceremony held for Iranian military advisor in Syria

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A funeral procession was held on Tuesday near the Syrian capital Damascus for an Iranian military advisor assassinated in an Israeli air strike near Aleppo a day earlier. 
Middle East

Over half Of Gaza structures destroyed or damaged during war: UN

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Some 55 percent of all structures in the Gaza Strip have been destroyed or damaged since war erupted in the Palestinian territory eight months ago, according to preliminary satellite analysis by the United Nations.
Middle East

Over 30% of American Jews agree Israel committed ‘genocide’ in Gaza Strip: Survey

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Nearly one-third of American Jews agree that Israel committed “genocide” in the Gaza Strip, and 60% support the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, a new survey has found.
Middle East

UN experts urge all member states to recognize Palestinian statehood

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A group of UN experts have called on all nations to follow the example of 146 member states and recognize Palestinian statehood.
Middle East

Thousands of Palestinian children ‘at risk of death from starvation’: Report

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More than 3,500 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip are at risk of death due to the "Israeli policy of starvation", the government media office in the besieged enclave has reported.
Middle East

1.7mn displaced to other areas of Gaza due to Israel’s Rafah military operation: UN

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About 1.7 million people have been displaced to the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip and central sectors due to Israel's Rafah offensive, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has reported.
Foreign Policy

Iran caretaker FM: Lebanese resistance ‘anchor of peace, stability’ in region

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Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, who is on a trip to Beirut, says the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has a pivotal role in establishing peace and stability in the region.
Middle East

Israel says will not accept rule of Hamas in Gaza at any stage

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Israel won’t accept Hamas’s rule of the Gaza Strip and is examining alternatives, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has stated, a further indication it’s brushing aside a ceasefire proposal announced by US President Joe Biden as Palestinian fighters continue to resist the invasion.
Middle East

Over 40% of Israelis believe Hamas will maintain control over Gaza: Poll

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An opinion poll conducted by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation found that more than 40 percent of Israelis believe the Palestinian armed group Hamas will maintain its control over the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Maldives says will ban Israelis from entering country over Gaza war

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The Maldives government has announced it will ban Israelis from entering the country as public anger rises in the nation over Israel's war on Gaza.
Middle East

Israel destroyed 50k housing units in northern Gaza: Palestinian official

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A Palestinian official in the Gaza Strip has stated the Israeli soldiers have destroyed a total of 50,000 housing units during their nearly-eight-month war of aggression in the northern part of the territory.
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