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Palestinian factions in several Beirut refugee camps surrendered their weapons to the Lebanese army on Friday, an official said, as the government disarms non-state groups.

Ramez Dimashkieh, chairman of the official Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee, told AFP that “the Palestine Liberation Organisation handed over three truckloads of weapons to the Lebanese army”, including rockets and heavy weapons.

One truckload came from the Mar Elias camp and Shatila camps, and two from the Burj…

Several Hollywood actors have joined the production of the film The Voice of Hind Rajab, which tells the story of the five-year-old girl killed along with her family by the Israeli army in Gaza in January 2024. The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

The US news site Deadline reported that Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, “Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, and “The Zone of Interest” director Jonathan Glazer are among those taking…

At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying “a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation”.

The United Nations’ human rights office said there had been a “major increase in executions” by Tehran during the first half of 2025.

“Iranian authorities have executed at least 841 people since the beginning of the year,” spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva.

“The real situation might be…

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military stepped up armed operations around Gaza City on Friday, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries, as it announced the recovery of the body of Ilan Weiss, a hostage seized by Hamas.

Israel is pushing ahead with a plan to take full control of the whole Gaza Strip, starting with Gaza City, with the goal of destroying Hamas after nearly 23 months of war, while facing a global outcry over starvation in the besieged enclave.

“The local…