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Evening recap Our live blog will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning. Here are the day's key developments: At least 116 Palestinians were killed on Saturday by multiple Israeli attacks across Gaza, including 37 aid seekers. Tribal fighters were pushed out of the southern Syrian province of Sweida, and clashes have stopped, according to the spokesman for Syriaβs Interior Ministry Tens of thousands rallied in...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Medical sources say the 116 people killed on Saturday include 38 desperate residents seeking food at a GHF site.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Israel is open to ending war in Gaza: Haaretz The Israeli media outlet Haaretz is quoting an Israeli official, who has been involved in the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, as saying that Israel is β for the first time- open to the possibility of ending the war in Gaza during its talks with Hamas. "This negotiation is different than the ones that brought about the previous deals," the official told Haaretz. He added:...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:More settler attacks reported in occupied West Bank Dozens of Palestinians in al-Mughayyir village located near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank have suffered from tear gas inhalation after Israeli forces had raided the village following an attack by settlers. The Palestinian news agency Wafa is reporting that residents had confronted the settlers, as they were trying to enter the village. In another incident, a...
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Clashes in Syriaβs Sweida end, tribal fighters pushed out Spokesperson of Syriaβs Interior Ministry Noureddine al-Baba said on Saturday that clashes within the southern city have stopped. Syriaβs official SANA news agency reported the news which follows the deployment of governmental forces in Sweida to quell the sectarian violence.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Days of clashes between Bedouin and Druze fighters in Syria's Suweida region have reportedly left hundreds dead.
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Israeli settlers raid Hebronβs Old City: Reports Videos circulating on social media showed a number of Israeli settlers storming on Saturday evening the Old City in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The footage show Israeli forces guarding the settler. Local media is reporting that Israeli forces have prevented journalists from covering the incident. It has also been reported that Israeli troops raided the village of...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Israeli forces arrest three Palestinian fishermen At least three fishermen were arrested by Israeli forces near the Gaza port, the Palestinian Prisonerβs Media Office said. It added that Israeli forces surrounded their boat and opened fire on them before arresting them. The Israeli army has kept a naval blockade on Gaza since 2007, when Hamas took over the enclave.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:βHandalaβ ship to sail towards Gaza Sunday Almost one month after the Freedom Flotilla βMadleenβ ship was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters, while sailing to break Israelβs blockade of Gaza, another vessel βHandalaβ will depart towards the Strip on Sunday. The ship will leave from Gallipoli, in southern Italy, after it had been undergone βfinal technical preparationsβ. βThis mission is for the...
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Israeli army says two soldiers injured in southern Gaza The Israeli military said on Saturday that two of its personnel have been injured in βa battle in the southern Gaza Stripβ. No more details were mentioned about the fighting. The pair were taken to hospital for treatment, said the Israeli army.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Thousands to protest in Israel calling for Gaza ceasefire, captives' release Rallies are expected in Israel on Saturday night as tens of thousands of Israelis ask for a βcomprehensiveβ ceasefire deal in Gaza through which captives could be released. Organisers and participants believe that these weekly protests are the only way to press on their government to bring back 50 captives still in Gaza. The march will head to...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Death toll in Gaza reaches 104 since dawn At least 104 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in several parts of the Gaza Strip since the early hours of Saturday. This figure includes 37 aid seekers, according to sources.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Dozens arrested at London protest against proscription of Palestine Action Fifty-five people have been arrested in London at a rally against the proscription of Palestine Action outside the UK parliament on Saturday, according to the Metropolitan Police. Demonstrators gathered in support of the organisation, which was proscribed under anti-terror laws earlier this month. They held up placards reading "I oppose...
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Video: Gaza's cities reduced to rubble by Israel BBC Verify has documented the systematic campaign of destruction across Gaza, with Israeli forces and contractors demolishing civilian infrastructure in at least 40 locations since March. Using verified before-and-after footage, the BBC team traced the levelling of entireβ¦ pic.twitter.com/5dN4U05o3v β Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) July 19, 2025
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Children are falling victim to Israelβs starvation strategy aimed at destroying Gazaβs younger generations.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Dozens arrested at London demonstration against proscription of Palestine Action Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/19/2025 - 15:31 Police arrested 55 people outside parliament during a protest against the use of anti-terror laws to ban direct action groups A protester is carried away by police officers during a demonstration in support of the proscribed group Palestine Action, calling for the recent ban to be lifted,...
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Police arrest 55 protestors in London over alleged support for Palestine Action Fifty-five people were arrested during a protest in London for allegedly supporting the proscribed Palestine Action group outside Britain's parliament on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. The protestors in Parliament Square wavedsupporting the group that was banned this month under anti-terrorism legislation, the police force said in...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Mike Huckabee urges accountability for church attack in occupied West Bank The US ambassador to Israel on Saturday visited a Christian village in the occupied West Bank and urged accountability for an attack on an ancient church by Israeli settlers. In early July, Israeli settlers carried out an arson attack on the village of Taybeh in the area of the ruins of the Byzantine-era Church of Saint George, which dates back...
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:About 100 people have been arrested across the United Kingdom for holding demos in support of the group.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:More than 100 others were also injured near two sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, according to the Hamas-run health ministry and civil defence agency.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Rescue operations are ongoing south of Shiraz, in Fars province.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Gaza death toll climbs to 58,765 Israeli forces have killed at least 98Palestinians and wounded 511others in the Gaza Strip over the last 48hours. The Palestinian health ministry said on Saturday that the death toll in Gaza since October 2023 has risen to 58,765, with an additional 140,485 people wounded. The majority of the victims are women and children.
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Attack is first of its kind in months and occurs as PKK has begun disarmament, ending armed campaign against Turkiye.
Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Israeli strike on apartment in Nuseirat kills 11, including two children At least 11Palestinians were killed and several others wounded following an Israeli drone strike targeting an apartment in the southern part of Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Wafa news agency reported that an Israeli drone bombed the apartment, resulting in the killing of 11civilians, including two children. The wounded were transported to...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Syrian president announces 'comprehensive' ceasefire in Sweida Submitted by MEE staff on Sat, 07/19/2025 - 11:02 Security forces have been sent back into the southern province after almost a week of bloodshed A Bedouin fighter stands near a damaged car in Sweida after the Syrian presidency announced a ceasefire following days of clashes with Druze factions, on 19 July 2025 (Reuters/Karam al-Masri) Off Syrian President...
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Published on: July 19, 2025 | Source:Dozens killed and more than 100 wounded by Israeli fire near two aid centres Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed 32 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centres in the south of the Palestinian territory. Agency spokesman Mahmud Basal told AFP that Israeli gunfire killed Palestinian aid seekers near a site southwest of Khan Younis and another centre northwest of Rafah. An eyewitness said he...
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