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Resigned UK official: Israel perpetrating war crimes in plain sight

The British civil servant who resigned over concerns London is complicit in war crimes due to its continued arms and military equipment sales to Tel Aviv stated that the Israeli military is committing atrocities “flagrantly, openly and regularly”.

Bodies of six hostages held in Gaza recovered: Israel

The bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ October 7 attack have been returned from the Gaza Strip, Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday.

Gazans ‘live among rubble’ amid relentless Israeli attacks: UN

The UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has announced some Palestinians have no choice but to live in the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel across the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Hamas throws cold water on Blinken’s announcement regarding Gaza truce

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan has stated that Benjamin Netanyahu's talk about approving an updated ceasefire proposal in Gaza means that the US administration failed to convince the Israeli prime minister of the previous deal that Hamas had already agreed to back on July 2.

US claims Israel accepted latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, putting onus on Hamas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted a final, bridging proposal to finalize a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and put the onus on Hamas to bring the agreement to a close.

Iranian pres, Malaysian PM call for ceasefire in Gaza 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have held a telephone conversation over bilateral ties between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur as well as some other issues of mutual interest.

UN says aid worker deaths soared after Israel launched war on Gaza

More than half of the 280 aid workers killed worldwide in 2023 died during the first three months of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, the United Nations has announced.

HRW: Yemen’s Hodeidah port attack by Israel likely ‘potential war crime’

Last month's Israeli air strikes on Yemen's port city of Hodeidah could constitute a war crime, Human Rights Watch has announced.

UNSC’s inaction root cause of Israel’s crimes against Palestinians: Iran

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaaani told reporters on Monday that the inaction of the international community, particularly the United Nations Security Council, has emboldened Israel to continue its crimes against the people of Palestine.

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Tel Aviv explosion

The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency described as "a terrorist attack".

47% of Israeli Jews say Tel Aviv should not obey international law in Gaza: Survey

A new poll has revealed that 47% of Israeli Jews believe Israel should not obey international law and moral values during the course of the current war in Gaza.

Iran says Israel’s crimes in Gaza perpetual shame in civilized world

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaaani has abhorred Israel's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip, saying such heinous atrocities and violation of the international law mark an eternal shame in the apparently civilized world of today.

Deadly blast rocks Tel Aviv, 1 killed

Israeli police are investigating an explosion in Tel Aviv that killed one man and injured another, local media reported on Sunday. Authorities suspect the victim may have been killed by his own bomb in a botched suicide bombing.

Top US diplomat visits Israel, as Hamas, Netanyahu far apart on Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Israel as part of Washington’s efforts to secure a ceasefire in Tel Aviv’s war on the Gaza Strip, but statements published by both Hamas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office have been dampening the chances of a breakthrough.

UN experts warn famine looming in parts of Yemen

Acute malnutrition is rapidly escalating in war-torn Yemen, with famine looming in four districts, United Nations experts have warned in a report.

Israeli security cabinet orders army to intensify Gaza military operation: Report

Israel has decided to escalate its fighting in the besieged Gaza Strip to improve its position in ceasefire and hostage swap negotiations, an Israeli news website has reported.

Israeli attacks kill dozens of civil defense personnel, injure hundreds in Gaza since start of war: Report

At least 82 civil defense personnel have been killed and over 720 others injured in Israeli attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip since early October last year, the agency reported on Sunday.

Hezbollah drone suspected of filming Israeli PM’s home: Report

A Hezbollah drone was suspected of infiltrating northern Israel and filming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in Caesarea, reported the daily Israel Hayom.

18 members of same family killed in Israeli attack in Gaza

An Israel airstrike in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 18 people from the same family, even as mediators expressed optimism for an imminent ceasefire agreement after 10 months of Israeli war.

Gaza ceasefire talks produced no result: Hamas

Negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have produced no result, Hamas's spokesman in Lebanon Ahmad Abdulhadi told Sky News in an interview.

4 European states announce support for Gaza cease-fire mediation, saying ‘too much at stake’

The United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy have expressed support for the ongoing mediation efforts led by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to end the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.

2 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on vehicle in West Bank’s Jenin, Hamas vows retaliation

At least two Palestinians were killed Saturday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a vehicle in the city of Jenin, northern part of the occupied West Bank.

UK official quits over London’s ‘complicity in war crimes’ in Gaza

A British civil servant has resigned over concerns that the government is complicit in Israeli war crimes in the Gaza Strip, two sources familiar with the situation have told Middle East Eye.

Israel reduces Gaza Strip to over 42 mn tons of rubble: Report

Israeli strikes on residential areas in the besieged Gaza Strip have left more than 42 mln metric tons of debris across the Palestinian enclave, Bloomberg has reported.

At least 10 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanon, among deadliest since Gaza war

Israel's air raid on southern Lebanon has killed at least 10 people, Lebanon’s Ministry of Health has announced, as the Israeli military claimed hitting a Hezbollah weapons storage facility.

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