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US intelligence claims Russian military advising Yemen’s Houthis

Russian military intelligence officers are believed to have been deployed to Yemen to assist the Houthis with targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea, Middle East Eye has reported, quoting US sources.

Israeli attacks on Gaza killed 39,550 since start of war: Health Ministry

The Israeli army killed 31 more Palestinians in fresh attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall Palestinian death toll to 39,550 since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave reported on Saturday.

5 Palestinians, including Qassam Brigades local commander, killed in Israel airstrike in West Bank

At least five people, including a local commander of Hamas’s military wing, have been killed in an Israeli air raid on a car in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank.

Situation in West Bank ‘worsening daily’: UNRWA

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that the situation in the occupied West Bank is deteriorating amid ongoing Israeli raids.

Pentagon rescinds plea agreement for accused plotters of 9/11 attacks

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked a plea deal that would have taken the death penalty off the table for three prisoners accused of helping to plot the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Eyewitnesses say Haniyeh killed by a projectile fired at his room, not planted bomb

Three individuals who were in the heavily guarded building in Tehran where Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated have told Middle East Eye that the Hamas leader was killed by a projectile fired at his room and not a planted bomb.

Debris in Gaza amounts to 41.95 million metric tonnes: UN

The UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) has announced that the total debris in the Gaza Strip generated by the Israeli war amounts to approximately 41.95 million metric tonnes.

US sending fighter jets, to keep carrier group in West Asia for Israel defense

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a fighter jet squadron, Navy ships and air defenses to the Middle East amid heightened regional tensions due to Israeli attacks in Iran and Lebanon.

IRGC chief to Hezbollah leader: ‘Enemies of the nation’ will pay for assassination of military commander

In a message to Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the commander of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Hossein Salami, warned that “the enemies of the nation, especially the Zionist gang and its supporters”, should expect revenge from the resistance groups in West Asia for the assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander.

Biden warns Netanyahu against escalation of tensions in West Asia

US President Joe Biden has privately demanded in a "tough" call Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stop escalating tensions in the region and move immediately toward a Gaza ceasefire deal, two U.S. officials told Axios on Friday.

Slain Hamas political chief buried in Qatar amid vows of revenge against Israel

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Acting FM: Iran wants EU pressure against Israel

Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, in a phone conversation with the European Union foreign policy chief, called for the bloc's pressure against Israel to prevent the continuation of the regime's crimes.

Iran to UN chief: Tehran to severely punish Israel following Hamas leader assassination

Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh the leader of Hamas in Tehran, the acting Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone call with António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, said Iran will not forgo its inherent right to self-defense and to take reciprocal action to punish Israel.

Israel at ‘very high level of readiness’ for retaliation: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated “Israel is at a very high level of readiness for any scenario – both defensively and offensively”, amid expectations of a response following the Beirut and Tehran attacks.

Sources say Turkey blocked NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war

Ankara has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since last October because of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, saying the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process have said.

Hezbollah leader vows response to Israeli assassination of top military commander

Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned that Hezbollah will respond to Israel’s killing of the Lebanese  movement ’s most senior military commander, Fuad Shukr, in a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this week.

Pezeshkian: Iran will continue to support resistance with firmer determination

The newly-elected Iranian president says the assassination of Hamas’ political chief in Tehran by the Israeli regime will not dent Iran’s determination to support the resistance movement.

Iran urges OIC emergency meeting after Haniyeh assassination

Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and collective condemnation by the regional countries of Israel's assassination of Hamas political head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Israel purchases $11bn worth of US weapons since onset of Gaza war: Report

Israel has purchased $11 billion worth of US arms and military equipment since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip last October, the Defense Ministry has announced.

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 planners at Guantanamo

The United States has reached a plea agreement with three prisoners accused of helping to plan the 9/11 attacks, who are being held at the infamous Guantanamo Bay facility.

All countries worldwide favor negotiated settlement to Ukraine war: Zelensky

The entire world believes the diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict is only possible with Russia’s participation in negotiations, and wants to see Moscow take part in a planned second international peace summit scheduled for November, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky has stated.

Lebanon lodges complaint at UN over Israeli cyberattacks

Beirut on Thursday filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the UN chief through its permanent mission in New York, requesting the council members to condemn the Israeli cyber-attacks on Lebanon.

Pezeshkian: Iran will not forget China’s assistance in countering US sanctions

Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, referred to China as a strategic partner in Iran's foreign policy and emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran will not forget China's assistance in countering the oppressive US sanctions.

Israel claims Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif killed in Gaza

Israel’s military has claimed it has intelligence confirming that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed in a July 13 airstrike targeting him in the Gaza Strip.

Report: Saudi king sends letter to Iran’s new president, underlines enhanced ties

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a letter to Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian on the expansion of bilateral ties between the two major powerhouses in the region, the kingdom’s SPA news agency reported.

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