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Israeli protesters go on major strike demanding Gaza hostage deal

The first organised strike, meant to be held nationwide, affected key transportation hubs and public services in parts of Israel on Monday.

Gaza

Israeli rocket hits medical convoy in Gaza, killing five crew members

The attack on a US charity-led aid convoy headed to a Gaza hospital came mere hours after another World Food Programme convoy came under repeated Israeli fire.

Radio Schuman

Why is Belgium struggling to name a European Commissioner?

It is not easy for Belgium to confirm its European Commissioner, ahead of Ursula von der Leyen's deadline for the nominees.

Europe News

Borrell says EU should consider sanctions on Israeli ministers

But the proposal is unlikely to find consensus among the EU's 27 member countries who are divided over their approach to the war in Gaza. It has already been criticised by Italy’s foreign minister as "unrealistic".

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West Bank

Israeli forces expand military operations in the occupied West Bank

The UN secretary-general has voiced concern about the possible long-term consequences.

Europe News

Borrell proposes EU sanctions on Israeli ministers for hate crimes

Recent provocations from government hardliners Ben Gvir and Smotrich have sparked international outcry.

World News

Israeli hostage kidnapped by Hamas reunited with family

An Israeli hostage captured by Hamas during the October 7 attack has been reunited with his family.

Europe News

Borrell calls for three-day ceasefire to curb polio spread in Gaza

The polio disease has re-emerged in the war-torn enclave more than two decades after it was eradicated.

Lebanon

Guterres calls for de-escalation of attacks between Israel and Lebanon

The UN secretary-general made his call as cross-border attacks along the unofficial line of separation intensified.

Health news

Israel says polio vaccines sent to Gaza amid calls to pause fighting

A case of polio was reported in an unvaccinated 10-month-old baby in Gaza this month.

Markets

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

Crude oil prices surged to a one-week high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a weakening US dollar on Monday.

Lebanon

Strikes on Hezbollah 'not the end of the story,' Netanyahu says

The heavy exchange of fire on Sunday threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the US, Iran and militant groups across the region.

Europe News

Police in France arrest man suspected of synagogue 'terrorist act'

The National Antiterrorism Prosecutor's Office said the attack was being investigated as an attempted assassination linked to a terrorist group and destruction of property with dangerous means.

Gaza

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks

Among the dead were 11 members of a family, including two children, after an airstrike hit their home in Khan Younis.

Netherlands

ICC prosecutor: Court can Issue warrants for Israeli leaders over Gaza

Chief prosecutor Karim Khan urged a panel of ICC pretrial judges to “urgently render its decisions” on the warrant requests he filed in May for Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and three Hamas leaders, two of whom have since been killed.

USA

Kamala Harris stands by Ukraine as she accepts Democratic nomination

Harris made a forceful defence of Ukraine and NATO in her speech as she lambasted Donald Trump's past comments on the war in Ukraine.

Gaza

Hezbollah fire over 50 rockets hitting Israeli-annexed Golan Heights

The attack comes after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with key mediators from Egypt and Qatar to press ahead with a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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WATCH: Residents dig through rubble after airstrike kills 10

An Israeli airstrike on the Mustafa Hafez school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed at least 10 people, including displaced civilians.

Gaza

At least 12 killed in Israeli airstrike in central Gaza

Two children and a woman were among those who died in the attack on Berka Street in Deir al-Balah, according to Al-Aqsa Hospital.

Markets

Oil prices dip near year low on hopes of Israel-Hamas war ceasefire

Ceasefire hopes have risen following Israel's recent acceptance of a US bridging proposal. Hamas, however, has yet to do the same.

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