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‘There’s a significant lack of knowledge’: Iranian American legislator on countries’ tangled history amid conflict

ByJoseph Gedeon in Washington

Yassamin Ansari, an Arizona representative, explains how her background shapes her perspective on US foreign policyArizona congresswoman Yassamin Ansari brings an unusually personal perspective to the US’s fraught relationship with Iran. The daughter o…

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Qatar calls for peace talks – Middle East crisis live

ByJane Clinton

At least 49 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff sayEmirates extended its cancellation of flights to and from Iran’s capital Tehran until July 5 due to the “regional situation“, it said in a statement on Saturday, Reuters rep…

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‘Everything is opportunistic’: Can Netanyahu expect more years in power after Israel’s war with Iran?

ByJason Burke in Jerusalem

Loyalists hope for boost after apparent victory, but political divisions and 7 October security failures still loom largeWhen Benjamin Netanyahu described the opportunities for peace that Israel’s successes in its brief war with Iran might bring, suppo…

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IDF opens inquiry into possible war crimes after deaths near Gaza aid sites

ByJason Burke and Malak A Tantesh in Gaza

Israel Defense Forces to examine growing evidence of shootings of Palestinians trying to obtain foodThe Israeli military has launched an investigation into possible war crimes following growing evidence that troops have deliberately fired at Palestinia…

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Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release

ByPatrick Wintour

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s presidentThe family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah have expressed cautious optimism that progress is being made to secure the British-Egyptian dissident’s r…

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Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release

ByPatrick Wintour

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s presidentThe family of Alaa Abd el-Fattah have expressed cautious optimism that progress is being made to secure the British-Egyptian dissident’s r…

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‘Gaza must be eliminated’: Israel’s airwaves are filled with pro-genocide propaganda | Arwa Mahdawi

ByArwa Mahdawi

Here is a collection of 20 of the more outrageous statements by Israeli lawmakers or public figures since 7 October 2023 Continue reading…

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18 killed in Israeli strike targeting Gaza police distributing flour, officials say

ByJason Burke in Jerusalem

Attack at market is latest in series by Israeli forces that have killed hundreds of civilians seeking aidMiddle East crisis – live updatesEighteen people have been killed in an Israeli strike targeting Palestinian police distributing flour in a market …

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Middle East crisis: US-backed Gaza aid system is ‘killing people’, says UN chief – as it happened

ByYohannes Lowe

António Guterres says people are being killed ‘simply trying to feed themselves and their families’Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said that “the Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza is slaughter masquerading as humanitarian aid” as it called…

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Friday briefing: How ​years of ​siege, ​war and ​blockade ​led to ​the ​unravelling of Gaza’s ​economy

ByAamna Mohdin

In today’s newsletter: Once sustained by agriculture and industry, Gaza’s economy has been dismantled​, leaving nearly every resident dependent on aid and the hope of a future that feels increasingly out of reachGood morning. While much of the world’s …