July 1, 2026
Unifil says peacekeepers facing ‘restrictions on freedom of movement’ in Lebanon
3 minutes ago
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said on Wednesday that its peacekeepers remain monitoring on the ground in Lebanon, but have been impeded by obstacles to their freedom of movement.
In a statement to Telegram, Unifil said that the peacekeepers’ mission has been restricted, including by “blocked routes due to barriers, debris, and other obstacles temporarily [stopping] essential patrols and safety operations”.
Kamala Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestine activists, Axios reports
15 minutes ago
Axios has reported that former US Vice President and Democratic party presidential candidate Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has held several meetings with pro-Palestine progressives and activists.
This comes after a slate of progressive candidates endorsed by Mamdani won primaries across New York, replacing establishment Democrats funded by pro-Israel groups.
Iran says it met with Qatar, Pakistan officials in Doha, but not US
23 minutes ago
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Wednesday that Iranian delegations held meetings with their Qatari and Pakistani counterparts, but did not meet US representatives.
He added that the conversations with Qatar and Pakistan followed up on the implementation of the provisions included in Iran's memorandum of understanding with the US, especially in matters pertaining to Lebanon and the release of Iran’s frozen assets, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
Israeli strikes kill at least three in Gaza city
53 minutes ago
Wafa news agency reported two Israeli strikes that have left at least three dead and several critically injured in northern Gaza City on Wednesday.
An Israeli combat drone struck near al-Helou Feil Station, killing three people, according to local sources.
Several Palestinians were wounded in an earlier Israeli drone strike targeting a group of people near Dar al-Arqam School in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood.
Eight Palestinians have been killed by Israel in the last 24 hours, and 26 others were admitted to Gaza hospitals, Wafa news reported.
Israeli press review: Netanyahu says wars will never end
1 hour ago
Israel's wars across the Middle East will never end, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Channel 14 News on Tuesday.
In a rare and lengthy interview with a channel that is widely seen in Israel as his mouthpiece, Netanyahu responded to a question about whether Israel’s wars in the region are concluding by indicating that military operations will continue.
“We have achieved tremendous accomplishments,” the Israeli prime minister said, citing the assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders and the occupation of parts of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
“We broke the barrier of fear. For 47 years, no one dared attack Iran,” he said, referring to the two wars begun by Israel and the US against Iran.
Asked whether the goal of “total victory”, a term Netanyahu coined immediately after the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023, was still achievable, the prime minister replied that “it never ends”.
“If you want to live in the Middle East, and in the world, you have to be very strong,” Netanyahu said, adding that now “Israel is stronger than ever”.
Israel says troops will remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza ‘until further notice’
1 hour ago
Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the Israeli army will continue to occupy areas in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza “until further notice”, in a statement from the defence ministry released on Wednesday.
Katz claimed Israeli forces have established so-called “security zones” which are designed “to protect Israel’s residents and communities from jihadist terrorists”.
He has not offered any timeline for the withdrawal of Israeli troops, including in Lebanon, which Hezbollah has said is paramount for any peace deal between the countries and cannot be reliant on the Lebanese group's disarmament.
Israel arrests five women activists in the occupied West Bank
1 hour ago
The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday morning. The women, who work with health committees, were arrested after their homes were raided.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported that the arrests included Jamila Abu Dahou and Jamila Kanaan from Ramallah, released prisoners Maysar al-Faqih and Faten Hanaysheh from Nablus, and Etaf Bader from Hebron, in addition to 15 other Palestinians.
Abdul Rahman Bader, the husband of 66-year-old Etaf, told Middle East Eye that soldiers stormed their home in Hebron and asked for his wife's ID. Upon recognising her, they informed her that she was under arrest.
Her husband tried to find out why, but the soldiers wouldn't tell him anything and told him to remain calm. They then searched the rooms and opened the wardrobes before taking her to a military vehicle, handcuffing her, and blindfolding her.
“We don’t know where she was taken, and we hope the arrest is temporary and for questioning only,” he said.
Lebanon death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 4,297
1 hour ago
At least 4,297 people have been killed and another 12,196 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2 March, the country's health ministry is reporting.
Israel is carrying out 'reproductive genocide' against Palestinians
3 hours ago
Israel has for decades carried out a “reproductive genocide” of the Palestinian people, obliterating medical institutions, executing women and children and degrading the lived environment to such a point that it results in infertility, a new report says.
This practice, the Palestinian Feminist Collective report contends, has accelerated since Israel’s genocide in Gaza began following the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, with the intention of making it impossible for Palestinian life to continue.
Last week, the UN’s top investigative body on Palestine and Israel concluded that Israeli forces had deliberately targeted Palestinian children as a central element of their assault on Gaza.
The UN’s report examined the full scope of harm inflicted on children, from precision shootings by snipers and drones, to torture in detention, reproductive violence and the destruction of schools and hospitals.
Israel has killed more than 21,000 Palestinian children since October 2023, with a further 5,160 children estimated to be buried under rubble, according to the UN report. As of October 2024, at least 15,000 children had lost their mothers.
Israeli drone strike targets civilians in Gaza City
3 hours ago
Several Palestinians have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza City, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.
According to the sources, the attack targeted a group of civilians near Dar Al-Arqam School in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of the city. Some of the victims are reported to be critically wounded.
Iran president says some financial restrictions eased, Trump hails 'excellent meeting' with Tehran
3 hours ago
President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced the easing of some financial and foreign-exchange restrictions included in Iran's ongoing talks with the US, Iran's Fars news agency is reporting.
Pezeshkian said Iran's continued oil exports were also covered by the agreement.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump told reporters that the US negotiating team has held "very good meetings" with Iran, and that Tehran has "come a long way".
He added: "The nuclearisation of Iran is very simple, and Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."
‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza
4 hours ago
US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace is set to launch “Hamas-free humanitarian zones” in Gaza where Palestinians will be herded while the Israeli military expands its control on the rest of the territory, Israeli media is reporting.
Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the first site will open in Tel Sultan, near Rafah, “within weeks”, and house civilians “with no weapons or affiliation with Hamas”.
It added that the zone will be policed by a “multinational force”, known as the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which will be equipped with “non-lethal weapons” and operate from the Israeli Amitai Camp near Gaza under the command of the board.
According to the report, while aid and temporary housing will be supplied to the areas, Board of Peace officials have pledged not to import concrete into Gaza.
The newspaper further reported that the board is seeking to establish “large logistics warehouses that will serve its efforts to regulate the humanitarian shelters, including in communities near the border fence”, and has begun identifying sites for this purpose.
Araghchi warns Israel against threatening Iran’s leader
5 hours ago
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a sharp warning after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death”.
“The terms of the Islamabad MoU are crystal clear and public for all to see,” Araghchi said. “POTUS has committed the US to muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv. If they ignore their master, Iran will school them.”
His comments came after Israeli media quoted Katz on Monday describing Iranians as “good merchants” who were trying to secure concessions in negotiations. Katz also said Israel would not allow Iran to produce nuclear weapons.
Araghchi responded by warning that “any threat against our People and Leadership will receive Immediate Powerful Response.”
Israel threatens third attack on Iran despite diplomacy
5 hours ago
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says Israel could attack Iran again “if it deems it necessary”, despite continuing US efforts to pursue diplomacy.
Speaking at a memorial ceremony for those killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon, Katz said: “We have attacked twice with proactive, preemptive strikes in Iran and, if necessary, we will strike a third time as well.”
Katz also said Israeli forces would indefinitely occupy Lebanon, Syria and Gaza.
Iran-US indirect talks continue in Doha
6 hours ago
Indirect talks between Iran and the United States have continued in Doha since Tuesday night, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.
The official said the discussions focused on the release of Iranian funds and the Strait of Hormuz.
“Indirect negotiations began on Tuesday night. Iran held meetings with Qatari and Pakistani officials, who in turn met with the U.S. side. The indirect talks continued on Wednesday, focusing on Iran's frozen assets and the Strait of Hormuz,” the official said on Wednesday.
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‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza
Key Points:
- Israeli drone strike targets civilians in Gaza City
- Lebanon death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 4,297
- Netanyahu says Gaza ethnic cleansing remains on agenda
Unifil says peacekeepers facing ‘restrictions on freedom of movement’ in Lebanon
3 minutes ago
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said on Wednesday that its peacekeepers remain monitoring on the ground in Lebanon, but have been impeded by obstacles to their freedom of movement.
In a statement to Telegram, Unifil said that the peacekeepers’ mission has been restricted, including by “blocked routes due to barriers, debris, and other obstacles temporarily [stopping] essential patrols and safety operations”.
Kamala Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestine activists, Axios reports
15 minutes ago
Axios has reported that former US Vice President and Democratic party presidential candidate Kamala Harris privately called New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week and has held several meetings with pro-Palestine progressives and activists.
This comes after a slate of progressive candidates endorsed by Mamdani won primaries across New York, replacing establishment Democrats funded by pro-Israel groups.
Iran says it met with Qatar, Pakistan officials in Doha, but not US
23 minutes ago
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said on Wednesday that Iranian delegations held meetings with their Qatari and Pakistani counterparts, but did not meet US representatives.
He added that the conversations with Qatar and Pakistan followed up on the implementation of the provisions included in Iran's memorandum of understanding with the US, especially in matters pertaining to Lebanon and the release of Iran’s frozen assets, according to Iran’s Mehr news agency.
Israeli strikes kill at least three in Gaza city
53 minutes ago
Wafa news agency reported two Israeli strikes that have left at least three dead and several critically injured in northern Gaza City on Wednesday.
An Israeli combat drone struck near al-Helou Feil Station, killing three people, according to local sources.
Several Palestinians were wounded in an earlier Israeli drone strike targeting a group of people near Dar al-Arqam School in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood.
Eight Palestinians have been killed by Israel in the last 24 hours, and 26 others were admitted to Gaza hospitals, Wafa news reported.
Israeli press review: Netanyahu says wars will never end
1 hour ago
Israel's wars across the Middle East will never end, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Channel 14 News on Tuesday.
In a rare and lengthy interview with a channel that is widely seen in Israel as his mouthpiece, Netanyahu responded to a question about whether Israel’s wars in the region are concluding by indicating that military operations will continue.
“We have achieved tremendous accomplishments,” the Israeli prime minister said, citing the assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders and the occupation of parts of Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
“We broke the barrier of fear. For 47 years, no one dared attack Iran,” he said, referring to the two wars begun by Israel and the US against Iran.
Asked whether the goal of “total victory”, a term Netanyahu coined immediately after the Hamas-led attack of 7 October 2023, was still achievable, the prime minister replied that “it never ends”.
“If you want to live in the Middle East, and in the world, you have to be very strong,” Netanyahu said, adding that now “Israel is stronger than ever”.
Israel says troops will remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza ‘until further notice’
1 hour ago
Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the Israeli army will continue to occupy areas in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza “until further notice”, in a statement from the defence ministry released on Wednesday.
Katz claimed Israeli forces have established so-called “security zones” which are designed “to protect Israel’s residents and communities from jihadist terrorists”.
He has not offered any timeline for the withdrawal of Israeli troops, including in Lebanon, which Hezbollah has said is paramount for any peace deal between the countries and cannot be reliant on the Lebanese group's disarmament.
Israel arrests five women activists in the occupied West Bank
1 hour ago
The Israeli army arrested five women activists in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday morning. The women, who work with health committees, were arrested after their homes were raided.
The Palestinian Prisoners' Club reported that the arrests included Jamila Abu Dahou and Jamila Kanaan from Ramallah, released prisoners Maysar al-Faqih and Faten Hanaysheh from Nablus, and Etaf Bader from Hebron, in addition to 15 other Palestinians.
Abdul Rahman Bader, the husband of 66-year-old Etaf, told Middle East Eye that soldiers stormed their home in Hebron and asked for his wife's ID. Upon recognising her, they informed her that she was under arrest.
Her husband tried to find out why, but the soldiers wouldn't tell him anything and told him to remain calm. They then searched the rooms and opened the wardrobes before taking her to a military vehicle, handcuffing her, and blindfolding her.
“We don’t know where she was taken, and we hope the arrest is temporary and for questioning only,” he said.
Lebanon death toll from Israeli attacks reaches 4,297
1 hour ago
At least 4,297 people have been killed and another 12,196 wounded in Israeli attacks on Lebanon since 2 March, the country's health ministry is reporting.
Israel is carrying out 'reproductive genocide' against Palestinians
3 hours ago
Israel has for decades carried out a “reproductive genocide” of the Palestinian people, obliterating medical institutions, executing women and children and degrading the lived environment to such a point that it results in infertility, a new report says.
This practice, the Palestinian Feminist Collective report contends, has accelerated since Israel’s genocide in Gaza began following the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, with the intention of making it impossible for Palestinian life to continue.
Last week, the UN’s top investigative body on Palestine and Israel concluded that Israeli forces had deliberately targeted Palestinian children as a central element of their assault on Gaza.
The UN’s report examined the full scope of harm inflicted on children, from precision shootings by snipers and drones, to torture in detention, reproductive violence and the destruction of schools and hospitals.
Israel has killed more than 21,000 Palestinian children since October 2023, with a further 5,160 children estimated to be buried under rubble, according to the UN report. As of October 2024, at least 15,000 children had lost their mothers.
Israeli drone strike targets civilians in Gaza City
3 hours ago
Several Palestinians have been wounded in an Israeli drone strike on Gaza City, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing medical sources.
According to the sources, the attack targeted a group of civilians near Dar Al-Arqam School in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, northwest of the city. Some of the victims are reported to be critically wounded.
Iran president says some financial restrictions eased, Trump hails 'excellent meeting' with Tehran
3 hours ago
President Masoud Pezeshkian has announced the easing of some financial and foreign-exchange restrictions included in Iran's ongoing talks with the US, Iran's Fars news agency is reporting.
Pezeshkian said Iran's continued oil exports were also covered by the agreement.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump told reporters that the US negotiating team has held "very good meetings" with Iran, and that Tehran has "come a long way".
He added: "The nuclearisation of Iran is very simple, and Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon."
‘Board of Peace’ to launch ‘Hamas-free’ camps as Israel tightens grip on Gaza
4 hours ago
US President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace is set to launch “Hamas-free humanitarian zones” in Gaza where Palestinians will be herded while the Israeli military expands its control on the rest of the territory, Israeli media is reporting.
Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported that the first site will open in Tel Sultan, near Rafah, “within weeks”, and house civilians “with no weapons or affiliation with Hamas”.
It added that the zone will be policed by a “multinational force”, known as the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), which will be equipped with “non-lethal weapons” and operate from the Israeli Amitai Camp near Gaza under the command of the board.
According to the report, while aid and temporary housing will be supplied to the areas, Board of Peace officials have pledged not to import concrete into Gaza.
The newspaper further reported that the board is seeking to establish “large logistics warehouses that will serve its efforts to regulate the humanitarian shelters, including in communities near the border fence”, and has begun identifying sites for this purpose.
Araghchi warns Israel against threatening Iran’s leader
5 hours ago
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has issued a sharp warning after Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei was “marked for death”.
“The terms of the Islamabad MoU are crystal clear and public for all to see,” Araghchi said. “POTUS has committed the US to muzzling its pets in Tel Aviv. If they ignore their master, Iran will school them.”
His comments came after Israeli media quoted Katz on Monday describing Iranians as “good merchants” who were trying to secure concessions in negotiations. Katz also said Israel would not allow Iran to produce nuclear weapons.
Araghchi responded by warning that “any threat against our People and Leadership will receive Immediate Powerful Response.”
Israel threatens third attack on Iran despite diplomacy
5 hours ago
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says Israel could attack Iran again “if it deems it necessary”, despite continuing US efforts to pursue diplomacy.
Speaking at a memorial ceremony for those killed in the 2006 war in Lebanon, Katz said: “We have attacked twice with proactive, preemptive strikes in Iran and, if necessary, we will strike a third time as well.”
Katz also said Israeli forces would indefinitely occupy Lebanon, Syria and Gaza.
Iran-US indirect talks continue in Doha
6 hours ago
Indirect talks between Iran and the United States have continued in Doha since Tuesday night, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.
The official said the discussions focused on the release of Iranian funds and the Strait of Hormuz.
“Indirect negotiations began on Tuesday night. Iran held meetings with Qatari and Pakistani officials, who in turn met with the U.S. side. The indirect talks continued on Wednesday, focusing on Iran's frozen assets and the Strait of Hormuz,” the official said on Wednesday.
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