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Tehran invites Moscow to assist in reestablishing in wake of Israeli-US airstrikes
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian officials have expressed hope that Russia can assist in rebuilding infrastructure damaged by recent Israeli and US airstrikes, according to Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali. He pointed to a strategic partnership...
Israeli Forces Conduct Special Operations in Lebanon
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that its troops initiated “special, targeted” missions in southern Lebanon, disregarding a ceasefire arrangement. According to a military communiqué, soldiers from the 91st Division commenced...
Israeli drone assault strikes Lebanese city, killing three civilians
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) An Israeli drone attack near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday left three people dead and 13 others wounded, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. A statement from the Public Health Emergency Operations Center revealed...
Israeli Strike Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had eliminated a high-ranking Hezbollah operative through a drone attack conducted in southern Lebanon. According to the army’s report, the strike targeted the town of Babliyeh on...
UN Warns Against Israel’s Aid Restrictions in Gaza
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations issued a warning on Friday, stating that Israel's limitations on the delivery of humanitarian assistance—including fuel—into the Gaza Strip are endangering countless lives. "Such denials are life-threatening," declared...
Israel forcibly drafts ultra-Orthodox seminary students
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel’s military plans to forcibly draft 54,000 ultra-Orthodox seminary students this month after the Supreme Court overturned their long-standing exemptions, the IDF announced on Sunday via Telegram. Military service is compulsory for...
Israel wants to relocate Gaza population to single ‘humanitarian city’
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel is reportedly planning to relocate the entire population of Gaza into a newly constructed “humanitarian city” in the ruins of Rafah, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz. The plan, which has drawn fierce criticism, envisions...
Israeli officials claim airstrikes were narrowly focused on dismantling Tehran’s nuclear capabilities
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Following Israel’s renewed military offensive against Iran on June 13, officials initially claimed the airstrikes were narrowly focused on dismantling Tehran’s nuclear capabilities. These statements were quickly echoed by major Western...
UN organization criticizes Israel over ‘inhumane’ strategy
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has condemned Israel’s proposal to relocate Gaza’s entire population into a sealed, military-controlled “humanitarian city,” calling the plan “inhumane” and warning it would amount to forced...
Israeli Far-Right Ministers Demand Halting Gaza Aid
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Far-right Israeli ministers have renewed calls to stop the flow of limited humanitarian assistance into the besieged Gaza Strip. Their demands are intended to intensify pressure on Palestinians, with some advocating measures to "crush"...
Gaza Genocide: Ongoing Israeli Attacks Kill Over 57,800 Palestinians
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 57,823 Palestinians have been confirmed dead in Israel's ongoing military campaign against Gaza, the Health Ministry announced on Friday, marking a grim milestone in the violence that has engulfed the region since October 2023....
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 17th BRICS Leaders' Summit - Intervention on peace, pecurity and global governance
South African Government
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July 8, 2025
Your Excellency, President Lula da Silva, Fellow BRICS Leaders, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you, President Lula, for your warm welcome and for hosting us, as Chair of the 17th BRICS Summit, in...
Israel attacks Lebanon, murdering two people
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Two individuals, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed on Monday afternoon in separate Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon, according to local sources. One of the strikes hit a vehicle in Deir Kifa, located in the Tyre region,...
Israeli Air Raids Claim Two Lives in Lebanon
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Two individuals, including a Hezbollah operative, were killed Monday afternoon in separate Israeli drone attacks targeting southern Lebanon, Lebanese sources confirmed. According to local media, one strike hit a vehicle in Deir Kifa...
Israel threatens several Iranian political, army, security officials
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel issued direct threats to high-ranking figures in Iran’s political, military, and security leadership as soon as its military operation against Iran began, according to a senior advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Ali...
Israel Rejects Hamas Proposed Ceasefire Revisions but Proceeds with Talks
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has dismissed proposed revisions from Hamas to a ceasefire framework for Gaza but will proceed with indirect negotiations in Doha, according to a Saturday statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, as reported by...
Israeli Airstrikes Leave Several Injured in Lebanon
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) At least ten individuals sustained injuries following overnight Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Sunday, according to local officials. The Ministry of Health, as referenced by an official national news agency, reported that Israeli...
Israeli Air Raids on Lebanon Injure Ten Citizens Including Child
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Officials confirmed that overnight Israeli air raids in Lebanon on Sunday resulted in injuries to at least 10 individuals. According to the Health Ministry, as reported by a news agency, nine people were wounded when Israeli forces...
Israel overlooks ‘unacceptable’ Hamas ceasefire terms
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has rejected the latest ceasefire proposal modifications submitted by Hamas but confirmed it will proceed with indirect negotiations in Doha, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Saturday,...
Israel Hits Yemen Ports with Wave of Airstrikes
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel launched a wave of airstrikes late Sunday on key Red Sea ports in Yemen’s western Hodeidah Province, intensifying its military campaign in the region. The operation began shortly after the Israeli military posted an emergency...