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  • Gaza truce talks in the balance as Israel and Hamas trade blame

    Gaza truce talks in the balance as Israel and Hamas trade blame

    Gaza ceasefire talks hung in the balance as Hamas and Israel on Saturday accused the other of blocking attempts to strike a deal, nearly a week into an attempt to halt 21 months of bitter fighting in the Palestinian territory.

    A Palestinian source with knowledge of the indirect talks in Qatar told AFP that Israel’s proposals to keep its troops in the war-torn territory were holding up a deal for a 60-day pause.

    But on the Israeli side, a senior political official, also speaking on condition of…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Gaza ceasefire talks held up by Israel withdrawal plans: Palestinian sources

    Gaza ceasefire talks held up by Israel withdrawal plans: Palestinian sources

    Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel’s proposals to keep troops in the territory, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions told AFP on Saturday.

    Delegations from both sides began discussions in Qatar last Sunday to try to agree on a temporary halt to the 21-month conflict sparked by Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

    Both Hamas and Israel have said that 10 living hostages who were taken that day and are…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • After Netanyahu’s Washington visit ends, truce in Gaza remains out of reach – Middle East Monitor

    After Netanyahu’s Washington visit ends, truce in Gaza remains out of reach – Middle East Monitor

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has concluded a four-day visit to Washington, seeking to shore up support from the Trump administration as Tel Aviv continues its attacks in Gaza and tensions with Iran linger. He left with warm words and a new bilateral agreement — but no final breakthrough on a ceasefire or hostage release, Anadolu reports.

    The trip, Netanyahu’s third to the US capital this year, came on the heels of last month’s joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Gaza: 67 Children Died from Malnutrition Amid Israeli Blockade, over 650,000 at Risk of Acute Malnutrition

    Gaza: 67 Children Died from Malnutrition Amid Israeli Blockade, over 650,000 at Risk of Acute Malnutrition

    Gaza (Quds News Network)- 67 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition, while over 650,000 are at risk of acute malnutrition in the coming weeks, as Israel has blocked humanitarian aid from entering the enclave for four consecutive months.

    In a statement issued on Saturday, Gaza’s Government Media Office said today marks the 103rd consecutive day of the full blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip, since the Israeli occupation forces closed all crossings and banned the entry of…

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  • Türkiye’s road transport to Syria rises 60% amid renewed trade activity – Middle East Monitor

    Türkiye’s road transport to Syria rises 60% amid renewed trade activity – Middle East Monitor

    Türkiye’s road freight to Syria increased 60% in the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, driven by improving conditions in Syria and renewed efforts to reopen transit corridors to the Gulf, according to the head of Türkiye’s international transport association, Anadolu reports.

    Serafettin Aras, chairman of the board at the International Transporters Association (UND), said Türkiye made nearly 113,000 road shipments to Syria…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list | Arts and Culture News

    Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list | Arts and Culture News

    Added to the World Heritage list are two prisons: Tuol Sleng and M-13, as well as the execution site Choeung Ek.

    Three notorious locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites to perpetrate the genocide of Year Zero five decades ago have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list.

    Two prisons and an execution site were inscribed on the list by the United Nations cultural agency on Friday during the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee in…

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  • UNRWA warns of dire health risks in Gaza amid water shortages, overcrowded shelters, and deadly aid blockade

    UNRWA warns of dire health risks in Gaza amid water shortages, overcrowded shelters, and deadly aid blockade

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    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has sounded the alarm over the severe health risks facing civilians in Gaza, citing a lack of clean water, extreme overcrowding in shelters, and soaring temperatures.

    In a brief statement on Saturday posted to its official page on X, UNRWA stressed the urgent need to lift the ongoing blockade and allow the resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries — including hygiene supplies —…

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  • Syria denies ‘escalatory intentions’ towards Lebanon: sources

    Syria denies ‘escalatory intentions’ towards Lebanon: sources

    DUBAI: The Syrian government has denied reports that Damascus intends to take escalatory measures against Beirut over the case of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon, sources said on Friday.

    A source from Syria’s Ministry of Information said the Syrian government considers the issue of Syrian detainees in Lebanese prisons a top priority, adding that it is committed to resolving it swiftly through official channels between the two countries.

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  • At Least 30 Starving Civilians Killed by Israeli Forces While Seeking Food in Southern Gaza

    At Least 30 Starving Civilians Killed by Israeli Forces While Seeking Food in Southern Gaza

    Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd of starving civilians seeking aid near a US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution site in southern Gaza, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more.

    Local and medical sources confirmed at least 30 people were killed and 180 others injured while waiting for food after Israeli forces directly opened fire at a crowd seeking aid near the GHF aid site, north of Gaza’s southern city of…

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  • How Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last moments | Aviation News

    How Air India flight 171 crashed and its fatal last moments | Aviation News

    New Delhi, India – Just moments before a fatal Air India crash on June 12, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s fuel-control switches in the cockpit mysteriously moved from the “run” to the “cutoff” position, an early investigation into the disaster has revealed.

    Flipping to cutoff almost immediately cuts the engines. The investigation’s report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) early on Saturday, found that both engines shut down within the space of one…

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