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Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after three days of intensive talks, lays the groundwork for an “interim national reconciliation government” to rule post-war Gaza, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The agreement was signed by long-term rivals Hamas and Fatah, as well as 12 other Palestinian groups. “Today we sign an agreement for national unity and we say that the path to completing this journey is national unity,” said senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk at…

Israeli tank shelling and air strikes killed at least 39 Palestinians near Khan Younis after issuing new orders for people to leave some neighbourhoods in the area. The Israeli army justified yet another instance of forced displacement of Palestinians on Monday due to what they said were renewed attacks from those areas. To facilitate evacuations, the military said, it was adjusting the boundaries of a humanitarian zone in al-Mawasi west of Khan Younis to keep the civilian population away from areas of combat with Hamas-led Palestinian fighters. The Palestinians, the United Nations and international relief agencies have said there is…

Hospitals have not been spared and humanitarian missions are being blocked, the NGO says.Civilians face violence and killings and health workers and medical facilities are suffering persistent attacks amid severe violence being perpetrated by both warring sides in Sudan, Doctors Without Borders has said in a new report. The NGO, known by its French initials MSF, warned in the report issued on Monday that protection of civilians has collapsed, with entire communities “facing indiscriminate violence, killings, torture and sexual violence amid persistent attacks on health workers and medical facilities”. Both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces…

Top UN court rules that Israel’s decades-long occupation of the Palestinian territory is unlawful.Israeli settlements, which are illegal under international law, have been steadily expanding in the Palestinian territory for years. Now, the top court of the United Nations says it’s time for Israel to stop, reverse course and repair the damage. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel’s occupation is unlawful and is fuelling a surge in violence. However, the court’s findings are not legally binding – and the Israeli government has ignored previous decisions. So will the ICJ’s advisory opinion have any practical implications? Presenter:…

This week, Israel’s government announced that starting Sunday, it would begin conscripting ultra-Orthodox Jewish men for the first time in the country’s 76-year history. The statement came more than a month after Israel’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the military was to begin enlisting ultra-Orthodox men into the army, upending a longstanding political arrangement that exempted them from compulsory military service. The ruling threatens to antagonise large segments of the community, which argues that serving in the army threatens its way of life. In addition, the forced enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men could destabilise Israel’s far-right coalition government, headed by Prime…

In a major regional fallout of Israel’s catastrophic war on Gaza, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have hit Tel Aviv for the first time, as the Israeli forces extensively damage the crucial port of Hodeidah in response. Since November last year, the Iran-aligned Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen, have been attacking commercial and military vessels linked to Israel to show their support for the Palestinians. They say their attacks will continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest attacks, and why they matter. Who are the Houthis? The Houthis,…

Netanyahu to travel to US as Israeli troops vaccinated for polio found in Gaza under Israel’s siege and bombardment. Source link

The Turkish president accuses Greece of wanting to establish a naval base of its own in Cyprus.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is ready to build a naval base in Cyprus, half a century after its forces invaded the now-divided island. “If necessary, we can construct a base and naval structures in the north” of Cyprus, Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency quoted the leader as saying on Sunday. Erdogan said he flew back to Turkey after visiting Northern Cyprus on Saturday to mark 50 years since Turkey’s invasion. He also accused rival Greece of wanting to establish a naval base…

Sudan broke off relations with Iran in 2016 after Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran was attacked.Sudan’s de facto leader has received an Iranian ambassador and sent his own to Tehran, cementing a rapprochement after an eight-year rupture. Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday received Hassan Shah Hosseini, the new Iranian ambassador, in Port Sudan and sent Abdelaziz Hassan Saleh as the African country’s ambassador to Tehran. Sudan and Iran agreed last October to resume diplomatic relations, as the army-aligned government scrambled for allies during its war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese government has been…

On July 20, the Israeli air force attacked the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Yemeni militia, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. Local media reported a large explosion at a fuel storage facility and a power plant and the death of at least six people. The air raid came in retaliation for the long-range drone launched from Yemeni territory that struck Tel Aviv on July 19, killing one person. The Houthi attack achieved a technological and symbolic victory, as the group managed to penetrate Israeli territory, dodging the Israeli air defence system and inflicting damage for the first time…