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Israel warns of attacks ‘everywhere’ in Lebanon after rocket fire

"The equation has changed," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. "We will continue to enforce the ceasefire with force, strike everywhere in Lebanon against any threat to the State of Israel."

Israeli military admits to shooting at ambulances

Israel's military admitted Saturday it had fired on ambulances in the Gaza Strip after identifying them as "suspicious vehicles", with Hamas condemning it as a "war crime" that killed at least one person.

Israel readying new Gaza invasion – WSJ

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s team is reportedly aiming to defeat Hamas by taking control over large territories of the Palestinian enclave

No modern example of entire child population needing mental health support like in Gaza: UNICEF

UNICEF says children's rights in besieged strip are being 'ignored and denied by choice'

Israel army bans traffic on Gaza’s main north-south route

The Israeli army banned traffic Thursday on Gaza's main north-to-south artery, a day after announcing renewed ground operations in the Palestinian territory.

Israel claims it downed Houthi ballistic missile

The Yemeni militants allegedly took aim at an international airport after the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire

Yemen’s Huthis condemn Israel strikes on Gaza, vow escalation

"We condemn the Zionist enemy's resumption of aggression against the Gaza Strip," the Huthis' supreme political council said in a statement.

Israel resumes airstrikes in Gaza

The ceasefire between the Jewish state and Hamas expired earlier this month

NGOs fear new rules will make helping Palestinians ‘almost impossible’

Since the war in Gaza broke out with Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, aid organisations have been contending with a "slippery slope" when it comes to Israeli authorities' tolerance for their work, said one senior NGO staffer.

Iraqi PM says Islamic State leader for Iraq and Syria killed

The Islamic State leader, Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rufay’i, who was also known as Abu Khadija, was “one of the most dangerous terrorists in the world,” the Iraqi prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, said in a statement.

Arab nations condemn Israel’s Gaza electricity cut

Israel announced on Sunday it was disconnecting the only power line to a water desalination plant in Gaza, in an effort to pressure Palestinian militant group Hamas into releasing hostages amid an apparent impasse in truce talks.

Lebanon needs $11B for recovery, reconstruction: World Bank

Country needs $3-5B in public finance, $6-8B in private financing