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Over 22 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza school sheltering displaced Palestinians

At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike that hit a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to the enclave ministry of health.

Israel submits legal challenge to ICC warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

In two legal briefs filed on Friday, Tel Aviv announced it is challenging both the legality of the International Criminal Court’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as the court's jurisdiction. The death toll from Israel's onslaught against Palestinians in Gaza has reached 41,300.

Death toll from Israeli raid on Lebanon rises to 37

The death toll from Israel's Friday airstrike on a Beirut suburb has risen to 37, Lebanon's health minister announced on Saturday.

UN: Escalating violence between Israel and regional armed groups risks devastating conflict

A senior United Nations official has told the UN Security Council that further violence between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon risks igniting a far more damaging conflict.

Footage of Israeli soldiers pushing bodies of Palestinians off roof ‘deeply disturbing’: US

The White House has announced it has seen “deeply disturbing” footage of Israeli soldiers pushing three apparently lifeless bodies of Palestinians from a rooftop during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday.

British officials warned of criminal liability over export of F-35 parts to Israel amid Gaza war

Top UK officials have been warned they could face criminal liability if they continue to export British-made components for F-35 fighter jets that might end up in Israel while the regime is engaged in a full-fledged war against Gaza.

Sources say no IRGC personnel targeted by Israel in Beirut

No member of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) was present at the location in Beirut targeted by Israel on Friday, informed sources have told Tasnim news agency

Wireless device attacks in Lebanon ‘war crime’: UN human rights chief

The United Nations human rights chief has strongly denounced a series of deadly explosions of pagers and communication devices in Lebanon, calling it "a war crime".

At least 14 killed, dozens wounded in Israel attack on Beirut

Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced at least 14 people have been killed and 66 wounded in an Israeli air strike on Beirut on Friday.

Hezbollah chief says Lebanon explosions declaration of war

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stressed that pager and walkie-talkie blasts by Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday which killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 in Lebanon are a declaration of war.

Death toll in Lebanon device detonations rises to 37

In the latest news briefing in Beirut on Thursday, Lebanon’s Health Minister Firass Abiad announced that the death toll from the two waves of attacks across the country has risen to 37.

Japanese company dismisses making exploding walkie-talkies: Report

The Japanese maker of the brand of walkie-talkies linked to the recent deadly explosions in Lebanon, announced it could not have made the exploding devices. 20 people were killed and thousands injured in the pager blasts.

Shin Bet says Israeli man charged with aiding ‘Iran-backed’ plot to kill Netanyahu

An Israeli man has been charged with spying on Iran’s behalf, including allegedly demanding $1mn to carry out surveillance for an assassination plot against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other senior figures, the Shin Bet security agency has said.

No diplomatic ties with Israel without Palestinian state: MbS

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has stressed that Riyadh won't establish diplomatic relations with Israel without the formation of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

UN General Assembly overwhelmingly supports Palestinian resolution to end Israeli occupation

A majority of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted in favour of a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year.

Germany stopped approving arms exports to Israel: Report

Berlin has put a hold on new exports of weapons of war to Tel Aviv while it deals with legal challenges, according to the Reuters news agency.

More explosions reported in Lebanon a day after mass pager blasts, casualties reported

At least 20 people have been killed and 450 were wounded in Lebanon in a new wave of blasts related to communication devices, the Health Ministry confirmed on Wednesday. The explosions came a day after thousands of pagers exploded across the country.

Lebanon’s health minister: two children among 12 dead from pager detonations

The death toll from exploding pagers in Lebanon has risen to 12, and includes two children, the country's Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Wednesday.

Israeli army death toll in Gaza tops 710

The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that four more soldiers were killed in clashes in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Reports about health of Iran’s envoy in Lebanon false: Mission

Tehran's embassy in Beirut has dismissed rumors about health situation of the Iranian envoy Mojtaba Amani, following the pager detonations in Lebanon that left several people dead and thousands injured

Wireless devices used in Lebanon attack made by European distributor: Taiwanese manufacturer

The pagers used to attack Lebanon were made by a European distributor for manufacturer Gold Apollo, according to the Taiwanese company’s chairperson.

Over 1,150 health workers killed by Israeli army in Gaza: Report

Israeli soldiers have killed 1,151 Palestinians working in Gaza’s health sector during the regime's onslaught on the besieged enclave, the Palestinian health ministry has announced.

Pager blasts in Lebanon instance of ‘mass killing’: Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned simultaneous pager explosions across Lebanon, which have killed at least 9 people and wounded nearly 2,800 others. He considered the Israeli terror act as an example of "mass killing".

11,000 students in Gaza, West Bank killed by Israel since start of war: Education ministry

The Palestinian Education Ministry announced that 11,000 students have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since October 2023.

Lebanon says at least 9 killed, 2,800 wounded by exploding pagers

At least eight people were killed and about 2,800 were wounded by exploding handheld pagers across Lebanon, the country’s health minister has confirmed.

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