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What is the real Hamas?

How Israeli, Palestinian and US political actors understand Hamas is not merely a theoretical question – it will determine what kind of agreement can be reached to end the current war, and what the future of Gaza will look like

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Ukraine says it could make 2m drones a year with financial help from west

Ukraine could make 2m drones a year – double the existing rate of production – with extra financial support from the US, other western governments and private citizens, the country’s minister for digital transformation has claimed.

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UN staff in West Bank accuse Israeli authorities of campaign of harassment

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UN must block Iranian missile supply to Houthis in Yemen, UK and US say

The US and UK have called for a UN maritime inspectorate to do more to prevent Iranian missiles reaching Houthi-controlled ports in the west of Yemen.

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Revealed: How the global oil industry is fueling Israel’s war on Gaza

Israeli jets and tanks bombarding Palestinians are being fueled by some of the world’s most profitable fossil fuel companies – and US tax-payers, according to research.

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Lithuania blames Putin for Vilnius hammer attack on Navalny aide

Baltic country’s state security says assault on Leonid Volkov was probably to stop Russian opposition influencing election

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Red Sea crisis: US carries out six ‘self-defence’ strikes against Houthi targets

The US said it carried out six strikes in self-defence against Houthi targets on Monday afternoon and evening, hours after the rebel group warned it would escalate attacks during Ramadan in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

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Russia-Ukraine war live: Sweden joining Nato shows Putin’s war strategy has failed, says Stoltenberg

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg appeared to reject Pope Francis’s call for Ukraine to “raise the white flag” to Russia, saying that only Vladimir Putin has the option to end the war immediately.

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Middle East crisis live: joint statement on maritime corridor to Gaza released by EU, Cyprus, UAE, UK and US

Cyprus, it continued, “will soon convene senior officials to discuss how we can accelerate this maritime channel supporting those in need, supplementing land and air routes, including from Egypt and Jordan.

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Hamas accuses Israel of 'thwarting' all efforts by mediators to reach a deal

A senior Hamas official has accused Israel of having “thwarted” all efforts by mediators to reach a deal before Ramadan.