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ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes

The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant and the Hamas leader Mohammed Deif for alleged war crimes relating to the Gaza war.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: US, Italy, Spain and Greece close Kyiv embassies; Ukraine claims Russia spreading fake information about attack

Suspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that Italy, Spain and Greece have all also closed their embassies in Kyiv today.

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Moscow claims debris from US-made missile has landed inside its borders – Russia-Ukraine war live

Russia’s state-owned news agency Tass, citing Russia’s ministry of defence, has reported that the debris fell on a military facility in the Bryansk region. It said there was a small fire.

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Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire, says senior official

A senior Hamas official has said the Palestinian militant group is “ready for a ceasefire” in Gaza and urged US president-elect Donald Trump to “pressure” Israel to “end the aggression”.

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Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Israel is using evacuation orders to pursue the “deliberate and massive forced displacement” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, according to a report by Human Rights Watch, which says the policy amounts to crimes against humanity.

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Middle East crisis live: US wants Gaza fighting pause, Blinken says, but will not limit arms transfers despite Israel missing aid deadline

Humanitarian groups say almost none of the US’s demands that Israel improve conditions in Gaza have been met

US wants 'real and extended pauses' in fighting in Gaza, Blinken says

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Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches

The UN relief and works agency (Unrwa) has warned that already low levels of aid trickling into Gaza had dwindled further, with the situation in the north of the territory described as “catastrophic”.

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Lebanon suffering ‘unprecedented existential crisis’, PM warns – Middle East crisis live

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, has warned that his country was suffering an “unprecedented” crisis that threatens its existence, as Israel’s assault on Lebanon continues.

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‘Almost unparalleled suffering’ in Gaza as UN says nearly 70% of those killed are women and children

Nearly 70% of the people killed in the ongoing Gaza conflict are women and children, according to the UN.

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Palestinians will not be allowed to return to homes in northern Gaza, says IDF