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Hamas says Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel still not close

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A senior official with the Palestinian group Hamas has dampened hopes of an immediate ceasefire deal with Israel. Basem Naim, the head of political and international relations for Hamas, stated there was still a long way to go before an agreement could be secured.
Americas

Lawsuit implicating Biden in Gaza ‘genocide’ gets expedited appeal

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A US federal appeals court has granted a motion to expedite the appeal of a lawsuit that alleges President Joe Biden has failed to stop a genocide in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hamas says Israel, US won’t make gains in Gaza via political deals

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has stated that Tel Aviv and Washington will not achieve through political deals what they failed to accomplish on the field in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Americas

US officials grilled over lack of congressional approval for military operation against Yemen

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The administration of US President Joe Biden came under fire from lawmakers over the lack of congressional approval to conduct military strikes against Yemen’s Houthis and defend foreign ships in the Red Sea.
Middle East

UN warns hundreds of thousands of Gazans one step away from famine

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The United Nations says Israel is “systematically” blocking aid from reaching desperate Palestinians in Gaza, warning that at least one-quarter of the besieged enclave’s population was a step away from famine.
Human Rights

Iran: Germany covering up human rights violations in Palestine

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has dismissed anti-Tehran remarks by the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council as "a futile attempt to cover up" Berlin’s support for "occupation and indifference to flagrant violation of human and humanitarian rights in Palestine".
Middle East

Saudi Arabia executes 7 men in a day, highest number in years

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Seven men were executed by Riyadh on Tuesday, the highest number put to death in one day since 81 were killed in March 2022 in Saudi Arabia.
Europe

Zelensky, MBS discuss Russia-Ukraine crisis during Ukrainian leader’s surprise visit to Saudi Arabia

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has held talks in Saudi Arabia with the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in an attempt to push for an end to the Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the return of prisoners of war from Russia.
Middle East

Hamas says Gaza truce proposal not meeting Palestinian group’s demands

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Hamas has announced that leaked proposals for a halt in fighting in the Gaza Strip do not meet its demands, after US President Joe Biden suggested that a ceasefire may be agreed upon in the next few days.
Foreign Policy

Egypt FM: Restoring ties with Iran among priorities

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The Egyptian foreign minister, in a meeting with the top Iranian diplomat, said restoring ties with Iran, based on the interests of the two nations, is among Cairo’s priorities.
Middle East

Hamas studying Gaza truce proposals as Israel continues bombing campaign: Al Jazeera

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Hamas is studying a framework proposal put forward by Israel, the United States, Qatar and Egypt in French capital Paris for a truce and prisoner exchange in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
Middle East

Israel date industry fears Ramadan boycott amid Gaza war

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Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip has made it increasingly difficult to sell Israeli dates in the European markets in the run-up to the holy month of Ramadan, according to Israeli media reports.
Middle East

Human Rights Watch: Israel violating ICJ order by blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza

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Israel has failed to comply with an order by the United Nations' top court to provide urgently needed aid to desperate people in the besieged Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch has stressed, one month after a landmark ruling in The Hague ordered Israel to moderate its war.
Middle East

Hezbollah warns Israel armed group exhibited ‘minimum’ of its capabilities so far

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A high-ranking Hezbollah official has stressed that the Lebanese movement has so far exhibited only the least of its capabilities in terms of military and deterrent power, warning Tel Aviv against taking any further provocative measure on the border with the Arab country.
Middle East

Biden hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza by Monday

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US President Joe Biden has stated that he hopes a ceasefire will be established in Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip by next Monday as negotiations to halt hostilities and secure the release of captives appear to gather pace.
Middle East

Israeli bombs eastern Lebanon for first time since start of Gaza war, kills senior Hezbollah officer

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Lebanese security officials say the Israeli military has targeted eastern Lebanon for the first time since the war on the Gaza Strip began in October last year.
Middle East

History will not erase US disgraceful complicity in Gaza crimes: Hamas

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The Palestinian movement of Hamas has stressed that history will not erase administration of United States President Joe Biden's disgraceful complicity in the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

UN chief warns Israeli onslaught on Rafah would put ‘final nail in coffin’ to humanitarian aid

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that an all-out Israeli offensive in Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering, would put an end to the UN assistance programs in Gaza.
Foreign Policy

Iran FM to UN chief: US escalating tensions in West Asia

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in a meeting with the UN Secretary General Antoni Guterres, strongly condemned the US’ attempts to escalate tensions in the Red Sea and Yemen, warning that Washington's actions will ruin joint efforts by Tehran and the United Nations to bring calm to the region.
Middle East

Gaza death toll nears 30k

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The Palestinian death toll from Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has jumped to 29,782, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Monday.
Middle East

Palestinian Authority PM resigns

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has announced the resignation of his government, which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, due to the escalating violence in the occupied territories and the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Yemen says era of US, allies’ control of international waters ‘over’

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Yemen’s defense minister has praised the ongoing naval operations by the country’s military against Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea in support of Gaza, stressing that the era of “hegemonic influence” of Washington and its allies on international waters is over.
Europe

Yemen’s Red Sea operations strike heavy blow to UK retailers: Report

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UK retailers and exporters have been dealt a heavy blow by Yemen’s strikes in support of Gaza, which is enduring a genocidal war by Israel, according to a report.
Middle East

Biden aide says US, Israel, Egypt and Qatar agreed on ‘basic contours’ of captive deal

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The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Israel have come to an understanding of "basic contours" of a hostage agreement for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has stated.
Middle East

Netanyahu says Israel’s total victory in Gaza ‘weeks away’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Tel Aviv will soon achieve “total victory in its war against Hamas" once it begins a major ground offensive planned at the southern end of the Gaza Strip.
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