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Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at White House meeting expected to focus on Gaza
ByAndrew Roth in Washington July 8, 2025

The prime minister made the announcement at a dinner with the president, with the US expected to push Israel to agree a Gaza ceasefireBenjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump that he would nominate him for the Nobel peace prize on Monday, as the two leader…

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Two dead in Houthi speedboat attack on cargo ship in Red Sea
ByReuters July 8, 2025July 8, 2025

Greek-owned carrier Eternity C attacked by rebels who claim to have sunk another vesselTwo seafarers on a bulk carrier have been killed in a drone and speedboat attack in the Red Sea blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the second incident in a day after m…

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Red sea cargo ships face new attacks as Houthis claim to have sunk vessel
ByReuters July 8, 2025

Two crew members are missing after drone attack on Greek-operated Eternity C; Yemen’s Houthi rebels say MV Magic Seas sank after Sunday raidTwo crew members of a Greek-managed vessel have been wounded and two are missing after a drone attack off Yemen …

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Israeli minister reveals plan to force population of Gaza into camp on ruins of Rafah
ByEmma Graham-Harrison in Jerusalem July 7, 2025

Defence minister orders IDF to ready ‘emigration plan’ for all Palestinians in Gaza in what legal expert calls blueprint for a crime against humanityIsrael’s defence minister has laid out plans to force all Palestinians in Gaza into a camp on the ruins…

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Tony Blair thinktank worked with project developing ‘Trump Riviera’ Gaza plan
ByBen Quinn July 7, 2025

Staff at former UK PM’s institute took part in calls as proposal led by US consulting firm and Israeli business people evolvedTony Blair’s thinktank worked with a project developing a postwar Gaza plan that included the creation of a “Trump Riviera” an…

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Palestinians fear razing of villages in West Bank, as settlers circle their homes
ByWilliam Christou and Quique Kierszenbaum in Masafer Yatta July 7, 2025

An Israeli directive gives a green light for demolitions in Masafer Yatta, where residents keep watch at night for attackers in the darknessAli Awad is tired. The 27-year-old resident of Tuba, one of the dozen or so villages that make up Masafer Yatta …

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Iranian president says Israel tried to assassinate him
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor July 7, 2025

Masoud Pezeshkian did not specify whether alleged airstrike on meeting he was holding was during recent warThe Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, said in an interview released on Monday that Israel, which last month fought a 12-day war with Iran, ha…

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Trump calls for Gaza hostages release ahead of Netanyahu meeting at the White House – Middle East crisis live
ByGuardian staff July 7, 2025

US president will host Israeli prime minister following joint strikes against IranA Russian Foreign Ministry statement said its minister Sergei Lavrov had issued a new denunciation of Israeli and US strikes on Iran last month, “including the bombing of…

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Middle East crisis: Trump calls for Gaza hostages release ahead of Netanyahu meeting at the White House – as it happened
ByGuardian staff July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

US president will host Israeli prime minister following joint strikes against IranA US envoy met Lebanese officials in Beirut on Monday to discuss a proposed plan to disarm Hezbollah, hours after Israel launched new air strikes and a cross-border groun…

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Netanyahu returns to White House holding all the cards in Gaza talks
ByAndrew Roth in Washington July 7, 2025

Joint attack on Iran puts Israeli PM in powerful position as he dangles prospect of Trump-brokered ceasefire dealDonald Trump will host Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC on Monday as the US president seeks again to broker a peace deal in Gaza and the…

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