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Newest first · UTC+11:00'They deserve more': Frankcom's family speaks as Israel rebuked over 'insulting' move
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Australian politics live: Penny Wong says government ‘outraged’ and will call in Israel ambassador over IDF decision not to investigate Frankcom killing
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Washington, DC – Poor planning or the harsh reality of war? Reported conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier during its record-breaking deployment have sparked the latest front of debate over how the administration of US President Donald Trump is handling the US-Israeli war with Iran.
Man City vende a Reijnders a club saudí tras salida de Rodri y busca a Bouaddi en el medio
El centrocampista del Manchester City, Tijjani Reijnders (izquierda), lucha por el balón con Lee Ki Hyeok, del Team K-League, durante un partido amistoso de fútbol en Seúl, Corea del Sur, el miércoles 5 de agosto de 2026. (Foto AP/Ahn Young-joon)
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Ten months into a ceasefire in Gaza, Israel and Hamas seem like they are no closer to a real end to the war. Israel reportedly says they will carry on with their military operation until Hamas fully disarms. Hamas has said they will not begin disarming until Israel begins withdrawing. At the center of it all are Gaz…
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· Middleeasteye
Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Lebanon on Wednesday extradited a former Syrian military officer under ousted President Bashar Assad and he will be put on trial in Syria, the Interior Ministry said.
· Samar Kassabali
Remains of 11 Palestinians recovered from rubble in Gaza City, report says
Gaza’s civil defence recovered the remains during a three-day operation, Al Jazeera reported.
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Israel admits that it fired on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab
Israel’s military has for the first time admitted that it opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza City two-and-a-half years ago.
· Middleeasteye
Iran sanctions dispute paralyses UN Security Council in record eight-month deadlock | The National
Elected members of the UN Security Council and countries set to join it next year voiced alarm on Wednesday over an eight-month deadlock over leadership of its subsidiary bodies, led by a dispute over who should lead its Iran sanctions committee.
· Adla Massoud
The IDF investigated itself and found possible 'criminal misconduct' in Gaza
The IDF has released its findings from five internal probes into incidents in which its soldiers killed innocent people. (Reuters: Ronen Zvulun)
· Riley Stuart
Why Israel's right-wing voters feel the system is stacked against them – opinion
People vote in elections for a variety of reasons. Foremost, they wish to have their voices heard, and they believe their vote truly can make a difference.
· YISRAEL MEDAD
Iran plans to weaken Kurdish forces in Iraq to prevent disarmament of militias, mantain control
Iraq is seeking to disarm Iranian-backed militias. Under Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, Baghdad says it wants the arms of the militias to be under state control. The militias know Baghdad has US backing to pressure the groups.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Trump told US Congress to provide $206 million for Gaza peacekeeping force, letters show
President Donald Trump's administration has told Congress it is sending more than $206 million for a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force, the first significant funding for the stalled US plan to rebuild the devastated enclave.
· REUTERS
UAE suspends trade with Iran after coming under renewed missile fire
DUBAI— The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran on Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a move that will further isolate the Islamic Republic, which is suffering under U.S. sanctions and a blockade.
· Associated Press
Israeli military fire wounds two Palestinians in West Bank's Qusra
Israeli forces wounded two Palestinians, aged 70 and 15, during a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
· Middleeasteye
Hind Rajab Foundation targeted 86 IDF soldiers abroad, but none indicted - analysis
On Tuesday, pro-Palestine legal body Hind Rajab Foundation filed yet another criminal complaint against an IDF soldier abroad, this time in India.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Israel, Turkey maneuver toward potential clash over influence in Syria - analysis
Israel’s recent airstrike on Syria forms part of a larger context of tensions between Israel and Turkey over Syria. Some Israeli officials believe that there could be a future clash in Syria.
· SETH J. FRANTZMAN
Iran's row with France escalates as diplomats expelled from Paris | The National
France is to expel two Iranian diplomats from the embassy in Paris, amid a diplomatic row that demonstrates a rise in tension between the countries.
· Lemma Shehadi
Media Accuses Hegseth Of Covering Up USS Lincoln Supply Crisis
The scandal and controversy over the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier continues, despite the Trump administration and top military brass reiterating this week that the issues have been hugely overblown. It's long been reported that the supercarrier which is front line in the war against Iran has suffered resupply proble…
· Tyler Durden
Iran’s hardline parliament raises concerns with ‘foreign infiltration’ plan
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· Maziar Motamedi
Would Erdogan actually go to war with Israel?
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Would Erdogan actually go to war with Israel?
By Farhad Ibragimov – lecturer at the Faculty of Economics at RUDN University, expert and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
· RT
Canada pledges $50m aid to Lebanon and condemns Israeli ‘unlawful invasion’
Canada’s secretary of state for international development, Randeep Sarai, visited Lebanon to announce new humanitarian aid, condemning what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Diesel in California rises to $7 a gallon as wars in Europe and Middle East strain supply
Diesel prices in California hit $7 per gallon again Wednesday as the wars in Eastern Europe and the Middle East knock out refineries, triggering a fuel supply crunch around the world.
· Spencer Kimball
Ben-Gvir’s gallows spectacle gives Israel’s enemies ammunition- comment
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· HERB KEINON
Mossad director, Syria foreign minister discussed Turkish military presence before strikes
The head of Israel's Mossad spy agency, Roman Gofman, held a phone call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani last week in which they discussed Turkey's military presence in Syria, three people familiar with the matter said.
· REUTERS
Israeli soldier visiting India accused of war crimes in Gaza's Khan Younis
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a war crimes complaint in India against an Israeli soldier accused of deliberately demolishing civilian property in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
Israel admits its soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed
Military orders criminal investigation into deaths of five-year-old and six family members in Gaza in 2024
· Jasonburke
Hamas condemns ‘new war crime’ as Israel kills 10 in crowded Gaza hubs
Israeli strikes have killed at least 10 Palestinians in two separate attacks targeting a Gaza City police post and Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Trump must stop Netanyahu from burning down any chance of Israeli-Palestinian peace - opinion
Jared Kushner’s visit to Israel was mainly to talk about Gaza. He should have come with a much broader message from US President Donald Trump.
· GERSHON BASKIN
Firefighters, planes combat fire in West Bank woods near evacuated settlement, Highway 60 closed
Residents of the settlement of Afeka, south of the Hebron Hills, were evacuated after a fire was detected in the woods near the area on Wednesday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
CUNY ordered to disclose all investments in companies with alleged ties to Israel
City University of New York (CUNY) has agreed to disclose information about its investment holdings and contracts with 30 companies with alleged ties to Israel.
· MATHILDA HELLER
Man City sells Reijnders to Saudi club after Rodri exit
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Israeli soldier visiting India accused of war crimes in Gaza's Khan Younis
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a war crimes complaint in India against an Israeli soldier accused of deliberately demolishing civilian property in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
The next US-Israel agreement should expand joint innovation - opinion
The 10-year memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, signed in 2016 and worth $38 billion, expires in 2028, and discussions about its successor are already underway.
· JARON LOTAN
Thailand issues arrest warrants for 20 Israelis in sweeping Koh Samui business crackdown
Thai police launched a sweeping operation against foreign business networks suspected of using Thai citizens as nominee shareholders to conceal foreign ownership of companies, land and restricted businesses, with arrest warrants issued for 20 Israelis on Koh Samui, Walla reported on Wednesday.
· YOAV ETIEL
Over half of US Jewish studies faculty records linked to anti-Israel positions
A new national faculty audit found that over half of the university faculty and related program records it examined across Jewish Studies, Israel Studies, Hebrew language, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies were associated with documented anti-Israel public positions.
· ALEX CARSON
Fourth Quarter founder Yoav Heller says Israel needs political renewal, not more boycotts
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UK court hears Jewish anti-Zionist activist invited support for Hamas after Oct. 7
A UK court was told on Tuesday that Tony Greenstein, a prominent Jewish anti-Zionist activist and founding member of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), issued a “rallying cry” inviting support for Hamas on October 7, 2023.
· ALEX CARSON
Report: Israeli settlers seize near-total control of Ramallah village land
More than 4,700 of the 4,800 dunams of land in the Palestinian village of Um al-Safa, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, have been confiscated, Al Jazeera reported, as Israeli settlers expand outposts and infrastructure on the village's land.
· Middleeasteye
Iran warns Gulf nations vs helping US
TEHRAN — Iran’s armed forces warned Gulf countries against assisting the United States military on Wednesday, hours after the United Arab Emirates announced it was severing economic ties with Tehran following new attacks on shipping.
· Agence France-Presse
Iran war latest: Houthis claim attacks on eight Saudi oil tankers | The National
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Iran war latest: Trump announces 'most crushing economic operation ever taken' | The National
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France says settler violence justifies its sanctions against Israeli minister Ben Gvir
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot condemned on Wednesday violence in the occupied West Bank by Israeli settlers against Palestinians, and added that this justified France's recent sanctions against Israel's far-right police minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
· Middleeasteye
Israel admits that it fired on vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab
Israel’s military has for the first time admitted that it opened fire on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza City two-and-a-half years ago.
· Middleeasteye
Israel opens up tenders for controversial West Bank settlement project
File photo of the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank next to the so-called E1 project in East Jerusalem, taken in February 2026
· Bbcnews
Seven decades of US regime change efforts: What have they achieved?
More than seven decades after the United States helped to overthrow Iran’s elected prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, in 1953, the two countries are again locking horns.
· Usaid Siddiqui
Israel admits firing on car carrying Hind Rajab, symbol of Gaza’s suffering
More than two years after Hind Rajab was killed, becoming a symbol of the suffering of children in Gaza, Israel’s military, long accused of the atrocity, has announced a criminal investigation into the death of the five-year-old girl.
· Al Jazeera Staff