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Israel’s plan to ban Unrwa from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

Worsening relations between the United Nations and Israel appear to have reached a nadir with the imminent passage of a bill in the Israeli Knesset designed to make it impossible for the UN relief and works agency for Palestinians (Unrwa) to operate in Gaza and West Bank.

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Strike on Iran will make world understand Israel’s might, says defence minister

Planned airstrikes on Iran will make the world understand Israel’s military might, the Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant, has said.

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‘Utter ruin’: Gaza economy would take 350 years to return to pre-conflict level, UN says

Gaza’s economy has been left in “utter ruin” by the year-long war between Israel and Hamas, and it would take 350 years to return to its pre-conflict levels, the United Nations has warned.

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US investigation of IDF unit over alleged abuse against Palestinians could jeopardize aid

An Israeli military unit that has been accused of human rights abuses against Palestinian detainees is reportedly under investigation by the US state department in a move that could lead to it being barred from receiving assistance.

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Palestinians describe being used as ‘human shields’ by Israeli troops in Gaza

After they burned down his family home in northern Gaza, Israeli troops separated Ramez al-Skafi from his family and detained him. They had a particular job in mind for him, he said.

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IDF video appears to show final moments of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, throwing stick at drone

The Israeli military has released drone footage it says shows Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s final moments: alone in a ruined Gaza apartment with the walls blown out from shelling, sat hunched in a chair covered by dust, with his head and face obscured by a scarf.

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Israeli military says it is 'checking' if Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza

AP have reported more details on reports that Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar has been killed in a military operation in Gaza (see 13.53 BST).

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US warns Israel of potential halt to arms transfers if Gaza aid is not distributed

The Biden administration has warned Israel that it faces possible punishment, including the potential stopping of US weapons transfers, if it does not take immediate action to let more humanitarian aid into Gaza.

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Israeli attacks on UN forces in Lebanon must stop, say UK, Italy, France and Germany – as it happened

Israeli attacks on the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, are contrary to international humanitarian law and must stop at once, Italy, Britain, France and Germany said, Reuters reports.

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Middle East crisis live: 18 people reportedly killed in Israeli strike in northern Lebanon, far from border

So far the main focus of Israel’s military operations in Lebanon has been in the south, the eastern Bekaa Valley and the suburbs of Beirut.