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  • Soccer-‘Tell us how he died’: Salah criticises UEFA tribute to ‘Palestinian Pele’

    Soccer-‘Tell us how he died’: Salah criticises UEFA tribute to ‘Palestinian Pele’

    (Reuters) -Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Saturday criticised UEFA’s tribute to the late Suleiman Al-Obeid, known as the “Palestinian Pele,” after European soccer’s governing body failed to reference the circumstances surrounding his death this week.

    The Palestine Football Association said that Al-Obeid, 41, was killed by an Israeli strike targeting civilians waiting for humanitarian aid in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

    In a brief post on the social media platform X, UEFA called…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli govt move to expand Gaza war

    Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli govt move to expand Gaza war

    Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City.

    Demonstrators waved signs and held up pictures of hostages still being held in the Palestinian territory as they called on the government to secure their release.

    AFP journalists at the rally estimated the number of attendees to be in the tens of thousands, while a group representing the families of hostages said as…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Who are Premier League title favourites: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Utd? | Football News

    Who are Premier League title favourites: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Utd? | Football News

    The new Premier League season kicks off on Friday, August 15, when champions Liverpool entertain Bournemouth.

    Arne Slot’s Reds will be favourites to lift the trophy once more, but can Arsenal improve on three consecutive second-placed finishes? Manchester City are expected to bounce back from an uncharacteristically quiet season under Pep Guardiola, while Chelsea are the FIFA Club World Cup (CWC) champions.

    Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at the likely candidates.

    Liverpool

    Slot’s side stormed…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact | Conflict News

    Iran rejects planned transit corridor outlined in Armenia-Azerbaijan pact | Conflict News

    Iran has said it will block a corridor planned in the Caucasus under a United States-brokered peace accord between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which has been hailed by other countries in the region as beneficial for achieving lasting peace.

    Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Saturday that Tehran would block the initiative “with or without Russia”, with which Iran has a strategic alliance alongside Armenia.

    US President Donald Trump “thinks the Caucasus is a…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Gaza’s hunger crisis, the silent killer

    Gaza’s hunger crisis, the silent killer

    GAZA, (PIC)

    “The siege on Gaza is the silent killer of children, of older people,” said Juliette Touma, spokesperson for the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA.

    “Families – whole families, seven or eight people – are resorting to sharing one can of beans or peas,” she told journalists in Geneva. “Imagine not having anything to feed your children. Children in Gaza are going to bed starving.”

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com

  • Settler violations, attacks reported in different W. Bank areas

    Settler violations, attacks reported in different W. Bank areas

    WEST BANK, (PIC)

    Several Palestinian areas witnessed a wave of settler attacks today, Saturday, targeting Palestinian farmers and property in the occupied West Bank as part of systematic Israeli efforts to displace the local residents and expand settlements.

    In Bethlehem, a horde of extremist Jewish settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers as they were working on a swath of agricultural land belonging to Naim al-Radi in the Khilat an-Nahla area of Wadi Rahal village.

    Three farmers…

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com

  • More than 250,000 demonstrators rally across Britain in historic protest against Gaza genocide

    More than 250,000 demonstrators rally across Britain in historic protest against Gaza genocide

    LONDON, (PIC)

    In what has become the 30th national demonstration since October 2023, more than 250,000 people gathered across Britain on Saturday in a powerful show of solidarity with the people of Gaza. This protest marks the first major demonstration following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of his intent to occupy the entire Gaza Strip, a move widely condemned as a declaration of further violence and repression.

    The demonstrators united in firm rejection…

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  • Can Israel have a ‘normal’ place in the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    Can Israel have a ‘normal’ place in the Middle East? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    As Israel’s war on Gaza rages, chances of normalising ties with its neighbours are fading.

    Nearly every state in the Middle East has condemned Israel’s war on Gaza.

    Saudi Arabia says normalising relations with Israel hinges on a Palestinian state.

    Jordan, Egypt and some Gulf nations have diplomatic ties with Israel, but have criticised it publicly.

    In Europe, a growing number of countries are recognising Palestine and the EU is reviewing economic relations with Israel.

    But are words enough to…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Palestinian foreign minister demands action to end Israel’s Gaza genocide | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    Palestinian foreign minister demands action to end Israel’s Gaza genocide | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    Varsen Aghabekian Shahin says international community must take concrete steps to end Israeli impunity for abuses.

    The international community must “shoulder its responsibility” and take action against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the Palestinian foreign affairs minister has told Al Jazeera before an emergency United Nations Security Council session.

    In an interview on Saturday, Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said the 15-member council must uphold international law when it convenes at UN…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Palestinian child killed by airdropped aid box in central Gaza

    Palestinian child killed by airdropped aid box in central Gaza

    GAZA, (PIC)

    A 14-year-old Palestinian boy was martyred on Saturday when an aid box dropped from an aircraft struck him in central Gaza, marking the fourth fatal incident linked to aerial aid deliveries in less than a week.

    Medical sources said the victim, identified as Muhannad Eid, was hit in the Al-Nuwairi area west of the Nuseirat refugee camp. He was rushed to Al-Awda Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Several others were injured, though the number remains unknown.

    The…

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    News Source: english.palinfo.com