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Hezbollah showers Israeli sites after top commander killed

IFP Media Wire - July 4, 2024

Hezbollah has announced a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to have been killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional escalation. In response, the group fired dozens of rockets at Israel's military positions.

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Israel says studying Hamas response to ceasefire deal

IFP Media Wire - July 4, 2024

Israeli spy agency Mossad says it is studying Hamas's response to a ceasefire proposal that mediators have been trying to finalise for weeks to put an end to Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip.

Europe

Russia claims Western talk of Ukraine peace just for show

IFP Media Wire - July 3, 2024

Any Western talk of peace in the Ukraine conflict is merely a “decoy” as Washington and its allies remain intent on inflicting a strategic defeat on Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated

Europe

NATO member states pledge 40bn euros in military aid for Ukraine

IFP Media Wire - July 3, 2024

NATO allies have agreed to fund military aid for Ukraine with 40 billion euros ($43 billion) next year, two Western European diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday. It comes a week before the military alliance's leader's scheduled meeting in Washington.

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Israel’s top generals want ceasefire in Gaza for war with Hezbollah: Report

IFP Media Wire - July 3, 2024

Dozens of senior Israeli generals want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a truce deal with Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip so they can prepare for a potential war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to a report.

Europe

Confidence in Ukraine’s Zelensky drops in Europe, ‘warms’ for Russia’s Putin in some places: Poll

IFP Media Wire - July 3, 2024

Global confidence in Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to do the right thing has declined across a broad grouping of countries, including in Europe, according to a Pew survey.

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Hundreds arrested during anti-Syria riots in Turkey

IFP Media Wire - July 3, 2024

Turkey’s government has urged for calm after violence against Syrian refugees broke out in the central Melikgazi region and spread to other areas.

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More than 9,600 Palestinians held in Israeli jails: Rights group

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

At least 9,623 Palestinians are currently being held in Israeli prisons, including thousands without trial, official Israeli figures show.

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Israel’s army says needs 10,000 soldiers ‘immediately’

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

The Israeli army needs 10,000 more soldiers immediately amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has stated.

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Hundreds of thousands hit by Israel’s Khan Younis evacuation orders in Gaza: UN

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Tuesday reported about 250,000 Gazans were affected by the recent evacuation orders issued by Israel, and that they are heading towards the West.

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Saudi Arabia announces discovery of major oil, gas deposits

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

Saudi Arabia's energy minister has announced the discovery of seven oil and gas deposits in the kingdom's Eastern Province and Empty Quarter, the official Saudi news agency SPA reported.

Asia

UN rights panel describes Pakistan’s Imran Khan detention arbitrary and calls for his release

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

A United Nations human rights panel has urged the immediate release of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying he has been detained “arbitrarily in violation of international laws”.

Europe

Ukraine struggling for troop numbers in Russia war: Report

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

The government in Kiev can’t hope to launch offensive operations against Russia without more manpower, but even prison recruiting has fallen short of its needs, according to reports by the Wall Street Journal and Die Welt.

Middle East

Gaza littered with unexploded bombs, putting children at risk: UN

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

Palestinian children are facing death and serious injuries from unexploded bombs scattered throughout the Gaza Strip, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced in its latest update.

Europe

Azerbaijan says Baku, Yerevan may finalize peace treaty in few months

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

Azerbaijan and Armenia may finalize the text of a peace treaty within a few months, President Ilham Aliyev stated while accepting the credentials of Canada's new ambassador to the country, Kevin Hamilton.

Middle East

Israel orders residents of Gaza’s Khan Younis to evacuate ahead of offensive

IFP Media Wire - July 2, 2024

The Israeli army has ordered Palestinians living in eastern areas of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip to immediately leave the area ahead of a possible new ground assault.

Middle East

Palestinian presidency refutes administration of Gaza by foreigners

IFP Media Wire - July 1, 2024

The Palestinian presidency has released a statement rejecting any administration of the Gaza Strip by international forces in response to statements by Israel calling for such a move.

Europe

Ukraine outlines model for negotiations with Russia

IFP Media Wire - July 1, 2024

Kiev is not ruling out peace talks on the conflict with Moscow, but they can only be held through intermediaries, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has stated. He suggested that the format used to broker the 2022 Black Sea grain deal could provide a foundation for negotiations.

Energy

Eurostat says Turkey resumed oil imports from Iran after 4 years

IFP Media Wire - July 1, 2024

Figures by the European Union’s statistics agency, Eurostat, have shown that Ankara resumed importing oil from Tehran in March 2024 nearly four years after it cut shipments to zero to comply with US sanctions on Iran.

Middle East

Syrian, Turkish officials to meet in Iraq for restoration of diplomatic relations after over a decade: Report

IFP Media Wire - July 1, 2024

Turkish and Syrian officials are expected to meet in the Iraqi capital Baghdad for the potential rapprochement between their respective countries, and restoration of diplomatic ties which were severed more than 12 years ago, media reported.

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