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Injured Palestinians arrive at hospital after deadly Khan Younis aid shootings – video
ByGuardian staff June 17, 2025

At least 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s health ministry and a local hospital. Witnesses said Israeli forces had c…

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Netanyahu speaks of regime change in Iran. But it’s not the same as regime destruction
ByPeter Beaumont June 17, 2025

Israeli president has no interest in Iran’s future beyond weakening and destabilising a regional rival Middle East crisis – live updatesOn Sunday, in an interview with Fox News, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, pontificated on a theme he ha…

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Could US attack Iran’s Fordow nuclear site? Military movements offer a clue
ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Refuelling aircraft were tracked heading east, potentially to support B-2 jets carrying bunker-buster bombsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US has stepped up its military presence in the Middle East since the weekend but has left certain details va…

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Trump leaves Europe in the cold in the Rocky Mountains, and Iran with a stark choice
ByPatrick Wintour in Banff June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Trump sought to underline European irrelevance in the Middle East crisis. All now rests on what he proposesMiddle East crisis – live updatesDiscussing the dilemma facing western diplomats in confronting Iran’s nuclear programme, Henry Kissinger wrote i…

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It’s The Donald Show … without Donald Trump. Welcome to the G-something summit | Marina Hyde
ByMarina Hyde June 17, 2025

The US president left the G7 early to solve the Middle East crisis. Are you less anxious now? No, me neitherWhenever I need to leave a boring party, I always get my press secretary to tweet the apologies, and so it was that White House spokesmonster Ka…

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Donald Trump not seeking ceasefire but wants ‘complete give-up’ by Iran
ByJulian Borger in Jaffa June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

US president says Iran must stop uranium enrichment entirely for conflict to end, as Iran says it is open to talksMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said he is not seeking a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Iran but instead wants to see a “c…

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Donald Trump says he wants ‘real end’ to Iran-Israel conflict – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian June 17, 2025

The US president said he was aiming for a ‘real end’ to the conflict between Israel and Iran, and not just a ceasefire. He told reporters shortly after arriving back in the US from a G7 summit: ‘I’m not looking for a ceasefire, we’re looking at better …

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Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks
ByAssociated Press in Cairo June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministryMiddle East crisis – live updatesWitnesses have described scenes like “a horror movie” in Gaza after Israeli forces fired towards a cro…

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The Iranian people were starting to win their battle for liberty and prosperity. Then Israel attacked | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj
ByEsfandyar Batmanghelidj June 17, 2025

Something was shifting in Iran, but now missiles and the return of foreign interference may tear up the green shoots of progressMissiles follow trajectories. So do countries. And over the past few days, Israel’s attacks have dramatically changed Iran’s…

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Republican hawks vs Maga isolationists: the internal war that could decide Trump’s Iran response
ByAndrew Roth in Washington June 17, 2025

Trump could decide to help Israel by joining the fight against Iran, or refrain from involving the US in a new overseas war – either choice will upset his supportersFollow live updates in the Middle East crisis As Donald Trump considers a direct interv…

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