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Benjamin Netanyahu corruption trial delayed on diplomatic and security grounds

An Israeli court has cancelled this week’s hearings in Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial, accepting a request made by the prime minister on classified diplomatic and security grounds.

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Israeli attacks near Nabatieh ‘strongly condemned’ by Lebanese prime minister – Middle East crisis live

The Lebanese prime minister, Nawaf Salam, has denounced the Israeli attacks in the vicinity of Nabatieh (see post at 11.01 for more details), saying they break the terms of the ceasefire signed in November.

In a post on X, Salam wrote:

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Iran delivered ‘heavy slap to US’s face’, says Khamenei as he threatens further attacks on American bases – Middle East crisis live

The Iranian body tasked with vetting legislation approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday, citing recent US and Israeli strikes, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.

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Israel-Iran live news: much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium may have survived, says UN watchdog chief

There is a chance that much of Iran’s highly enriched uranium survived Israeli and US attacks because it may have been moved by Tehran soon after the first strikes, UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

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Israel-Iran war live: Trump swears in angry outburst at both sides over ceasefire violations

Donald Trump said that Israel has to “calm down” after he said both Israel and Iran violated a ceasefire he tried to broker.

“I gotta get Israel to calm down now,” Trump said as he left the White House, Reuters reports.

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Government confirms it will ban Palestine Action under anti-terror legislation – UK politics live

The government has said it will ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws, making it a criminal offence to belong to the pro-Palestinian campaign group which last week damaged two UK military planes in a protest.

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Trump sets deadline of two weeks to decide if US will join Israel’s war on Iran

Donald Trump has set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel’s war with Iran, allowing time to seek a negotiated end to the conflict, the White House has said.

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Israel-Iran conflict live: Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after hospital strike

Israel’s defence minister said on Thursday that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “can no longer be allowed to exist” after Soroka hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attack, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports.

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Iran threatens US with ‘irreparable damage’ if Trump joins war

Iran’s supreme leader rejected US calls for surrender and warned that joining the war would lead to “irreparable damage”, as Israel ramped up rhetoric about regime change and ordered civilians to evacuate a district in Tehran.

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Israel and Iran strikes continue into fifth day as Trump demands ‘complete give-up’ by Tehran – latest updates

The International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday that it believes Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Natanz enrichment site have had “direct impacts” on the facility’s underground centrifuge halls, the Associated Press (AP) reports.