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Hezbollah clears out key sites in preparation for possible Israeli strike

Hezbollah is on high alert, two security sources have told Reuters, amid rising tensions after a deadly attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that Tel Aviv blamed on the Lebanese group.

Nearly 200 UNRWA workers killed in Gaza: Chief

The head of UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has warned the death toll among the agency’s staff since the onset of the Gaza war amounts to the largest in the world body’s history.

Erdogan, Assad to hold meeting next month: Report

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad are expected to meet in August, as the two neighboring states are taking steps towards normalization of diplomatic relations after over a decade of hiatus.

Russia claims Ukrainians playing games on negotiations

Moscow does not pay much attention to Kiev’s claims that it is ready for peace talks, as it is known to have flip-flopped on the issue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated.

Hezbollah: Israeli anti-missile interceptor falls on Golan Heights

Hezbollah has announced that it did not target the village of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights, where 12 people from the local Druze mountaineer community were killed on Saturday, adding that the Lebanon's group’s leadership has notified the UN Interim Force in Lebanon command (UNIFIL).

UNIFIL ‘more concerned than ever’ about Lebanon-Israel escalation

The United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) has sounded the alarm about a possible escalation in the war between Israel and Lebanon, which has so far been largely confined to the border regions.

Israel says 10 killed in Golan’s Majdal Shams attack, Hezbollah denies responsibility

The Israeli military has announced a rocket that struck a football pitch in the Golan Heights, which it occupies, has killed ten people and injured several others.

Israel expands evacuation order for Gaza’s Khan Younis

The Israeli military has issued new evacuation orders in Khan Younis that further expand into an area where displaced Palestinians have been forced to shelter in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Dozens killed, scores wounded in Israeli attack on girls’ school in Gaza

Israeli air strikes on a girls' school in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, killed at least 30 people and wounded over 100 others on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry has announced.

Islamabad claims 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims disappeared in Iraq

Almost 50,000 Pakistani pilgrims have disappeared in Iraq, Islamabad's minister for religious affairs has claimed.

UN says over 180k displaced from Gaza’s Khan Younis in four days

More than 180,000 Palestinians have fled bombardment around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis in four days, the United Nations has announced.

Kremlin warns of retaliation over EU’s use of Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine support

Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded to European Union (EU) moves to pilfer interest from frozen Russian assets to pay for military aid to Ukraine, warning that such actions will not go unanswered.

Hamas says Harris starts her presidential campaign with lies

Palestinian group Hamas has announced that US Vice President and the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris began her campaign for the presidential elections with “fabricated lies, disregarding the human rights she pretends to protect".

Australia puts sanctions on Israeli settlers over crimes against Palestinians

Canberra imposed sanctions and travel bans on Israeli settlers it accuses of violent crimes against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

Russia says Ukraine’s Zelensky has no legitimacy

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s status could pose a problem when Moscow and Kiev eventually agree to hold peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called into question Zelensky’s legitimacy, noting that his term in office has expired.

Israel claims bodies of 5 hostages retrieved from Gaza

The Israeli army has claimed to have retrieved the bodies of five Hamas-held Israeli hostages from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Hamas says Israel’s PM marketing ‘delusions’ at US Congress

The Palestinian movement Hamas has termed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ideas about a “future” for the Gaza Strip that excludes the group from the territory’s rule as mere “delusions".

Tehran summons British ambassador over extradition of Iranian citizen to US

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the UK envoy in Tehran to protest the extradition of an Iranian national to the United States on charges of sanctions violations.

Israel killed nearly 600 Palestinians in West Bank since start of Gaza war: Health ministry

The Israeli army has killed at least 589 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Wednesday.

Hezbollah releases aerial footage of Israeli airbase

The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has broadcast a drone video that it claimed showed air defence facilities, planes and fuel storage units at Israel’s Ramat David airbase.

New report finds Gaza health ministry death toll ‘broadly reliable’

A new report based on open source evidence backs up figures released by the Palestinian health ministry on the number of people killed in the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip since 7 October, despite claims by the US and Israel that the death toll cannot be trusted.

Israel killed 16k Palestinian children during Gaza war: Report

The Palestinian Government Media Office in Gaza reported that Israel has killed at least 16,000 children in the besieged enclave since October last year when the war broke out.

UN Yemen envoy warns of ‘devastating’ escalation in West Asia

The United Nations envoy for Yemen has warned that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country “show the real danger of a devastating region-wide escalation”.

Gaza war drives Palestinian budget deficit up 172%: PA

The Palestinian Authority’s budget deficit is projected to surge by 172 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to a statement from the PA cabinet.

US joins dozens of countries, organizations set to weigh in on ICC Gaza case

Washington is set to weigh in on the International Criminal Court’s intention to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu along with Hamas and other Israeli officials over the war in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the court documents.

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