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Netanyahu walks back from comments that seemingly dismissed US-backed ceasefire proposal in Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has walked back from his comments where he appeared to dismiss the latest Tel Aviv ceasefire proposal backed by the United States in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

At least 42 Israeli hostages  believed to be dead: IDF

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The Israeli military has confirmed the death of a soldier held hostage by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip for nearly nine months since Hamas’s October 7 attack. It brings the number of captives believed to be dead to 42.
Europe

Russia summons US envoy over civilian deaths in Crimea attack

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The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US ambassador to Moscow after Ukraine used American-supplied ATACMS missiles in an attack on the Crimean peninsula, resulting in numerous civilian casualties.
Americas

Another Iranian national killed in Canada

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Two people were arrested in British Columbia, Canada, on suspicion of murdering a 40-year-old Iranian national identified as Fayegh Abdollahi.
Middle East

Thousands of Palestinian children missing in Gaza: Report

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Up to 21,000 Palestinian children are estimated to be missing in the Gaza Strip, Save the Children has reported.
Middle East

Over half a million Israelis left occupied territories during 6 months of Gaza war: Report

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More than half a million Israelis left the occupied territories and did not return during the first six months of the Israeli war on Gaza, according to the Population and Immigration Authority.
Middle East

Netanyahu says Gaza war will continue even if truce deal agreed with Hamas

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” agreement that would facilitate the return of some hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, even if not all. But, the premier stressed that he would not agree to any deal that stipulates an end to Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza.
Europe

Russia blames US for deadly Crimea strike

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Washington bears responsibility for the latest Ukrainian missile strike on the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced in a statement. The attack, involving US-supplied ATACMS missiles, killed at least four people, including two children, and left more than 150 injured, according to authorities.
Religion

Saudi Arabia says over 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died in extreme heat

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Riyadh has confirmed that more than 1,300 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits.
Europe

Over a dozen policemen killed in terrorist attack in Dagestan

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At least fifteen police officers were killed in a militant attack in the Russian Republic of Dagestan, head of the region Sergey Melikov has stated.
Foreign Policy

Iran, Bahrain agree to initiate rapprochement talks

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Iran and Bahrain have agreed to start negotiations to explore ways of resuming bilateral diplomatic ties.
Middle East

Euro-Med says Israel uses starvation as weapon in Gaza

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An international human rights organization has announced Israel has rendered over 75 percent of farmlands in the Gaza Strip unusable either by isolating them to annex those lands to its so-called buffer zone, or by bulldozing them.
Europe

Russia claims Ukraine killed civilians in Crimea with US-supplied missiles

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The Ukrainian military has launched several US-made ATACMS long-range missiles armed with highly controversial cluster munitions on Crimea, resulting in numerous civilian casualties, Russia's Defense Ministry has claimed.
Middle East

Israel targeted nearly 70% of schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza: UN

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The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has announced that the Israeli army bombed 69% of schools housing displaced people inside the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Israel claims US arms delay will be resolved ‘soon’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that the issue of delayed US weapons shipments to Tel Aviv will be resolved "soon".
Europe

Ukraine pushing US to allow strikes deeper inside Russia

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Ukrainian officials are imploring Washington to allow the use of US-made ATACMS long-range missiles for strikes deep into Russia, according to a report.
Americas

Biden admin. fears Netanyahu’s visit: Report

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The White House is reportedly getting increasingly concerned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could use his upcoming speech at the US Congress to publicly criticize US President Joe Biden and his administration’s response to Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hezbollah releases footage of vital Israeli targets

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Hezbollah has released a video showing an array of sensitive sites across the Israeli-occupied territories as Tel Aviv provokes war with the Lebanese group.
Middle East

Egypt revokes licenses for several tourist agencies following Hajj deaths

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Egypt has revoked the licenses of 16 tourist agencies due to "fraud" following the deaths of over 1,000 people at the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Prosecution may follow.
Middle East

Tens of Thousands rally against Netanyahu amid Gaza war

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Tens of thousands of protesters, chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday, demanding new elections and the return of captives held in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Palestinian death toll surges past 37,500

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At least 37,551 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing military onslaught on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Saturday.
Middle East

US offers assurances to Israel in the event of full-blown war with Lebanon

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Senior American officials have reassured a delegation of top Israeli officials visiting Washington this week that if a full-out war were to break out on the northern border between Israel and Hezbollah, the United States is fully prepared to back its ally, according to a senior administration official.
Int'l Relations

Envoy says Iran hosting over 6mn Afghan refugees

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Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has highlighted Tehran’s endeavors to deal with extremism and underdevelopment in Afghanistan. Iravani said Iran is hosting more than six million Afghans at an annual cost of 10 billion dollars, despite Western sanctions.
Middle East

World cannot afford Lebanon becoming another Gaza: UN

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed increasing concern over the escalating war of words and deadly border clashes between Israel’s military and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group.
Americas

Senior US official resigns amid Gaza war

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A senior official at the US State Department, who served as deputy assistant for Israeli-Palestinian affairs, has announced his resignation from his post, citing family obligations, according to a report by the Washington Post.
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