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Netanyahu warns Israel’s renewed Gaza offensive ‘is only the beginning’

The wave of deadly airstrikes that shattered the pause in hostilities in Gaza is “only the beginning”, Benjamin Netanyahu has warned, also promising that the new offensive would continue until Israel achieved all of its war aims – destroying Hamas and freeing all hostages held by the militant group.

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UN human rights chief voices horror at Israel’s new Gaza strikes

The UN’s human rights chief has voiced horror at Israel’s resumption of airstrikes on Gaza that have killed at least 404 people, saying further misery was being inflicted on people “already suffering catastrophic conditions”.

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Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN

Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual violence as a weapon of war to “dominate and destroy the Palestinian people”, a UN report states.

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Israel to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says minister

Israel’s defence minister has reaffirmed the country’s intention to occupy a swath of Syrian territory beyond Israel’s contested northern borders for an “unlimited amount of time” during a visit to the strategic Mount Hermon.

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US to ‘have contact’ with Russia today, says Rubio, as Zelenskyy says 30-day ceasefire could be basis for peace deal – Europe live

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Kyiv ‘ready to do everything to achieve peace’ as crunch US-Ukraine talks begin

Although the two presidents will be absent, Zelenskyy has sent his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, while Trump dispatched his secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, to Jeddah.

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Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas

Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent attempt to ramp up pressure on Hamas amid increasingly chaotic multi-track negotiations over the fragile ceasefire in the territory.

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Russia launches huge strikes across Ukraine after US halts intelligence-sharing

Russia has carried out massive strikes across Ukraine, using drones and ballistic missiles, a day after the US stopped sharing intelligence with Kyiv that had previously given advance warnings of attacks.

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Israel’s Shin Bet says Netanyahu policies helped pave way for 7 October

Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, has said Benjamin Netanyahu’s policies were among the underlying causes of the 7 October 2023 attack in which Hamas and other militants killed about 1,200 Israelis.