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Israeli PM Netanyahu to address UN as pressure mounts over Gaza conflict

Facing international isolation, accusations of war crimes and growing pressure to end a conflict he has continued to escalate, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets his chance to push back Friday on the international community's biggest platform. Netanyahu's annual speech to the UN General Assembly is always closely watched, often protested, reliably emphatic and sometimes a venue for dramatic allegations. But this time, the stakes are higher than ever for the Israeli leader. In recent days, Australia, Canada, France, the United Kingdom and others announced their recognition of an independent Palestinian state. The European Union is considering tariffs and sanctions on Israel. The assembly this month passed a nonbinding resolution urging Israel to commit to an independent Palestinian nation, which Netanyahu has said is a non-starter. The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant accusing Netanyahu of crimes against humanity, which he denies. And the UN's ..

Slovenia bans Israeli PM Netanyahu from entering over ICC arrest warrant

Slovenia on Thursday said it was banning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from entering the European Union country to underscore its defence of international law. The decision was linked to an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against the Israeli prime minister, Foreign Ministry official Neva Grasic said, according to the official STA news agency. The EU nation of some 2 million people, which recognised a Palestinian state last year, has been a vocal critic of Israeli actions in Gaza and Thursday's move against Netanyahu was apparently designed to underscore the country's policies. Slovenia already had barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from entering the country and imposed an arms embargo on Israel. All countries that are bound by the international court, including Slovenia, must not recognise the situation resulting from Israel's illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territory, an

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Microsoft halts cloud and AI services to Israel's defence ministry unit

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Iran president blames US, Israel for peace setback as sanctions loom

Addressing the world's leaders, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday blamed the United States and Israeli attacks for dealing a grievous blow to peace negotiations as Tehran braces for the reinstatement of sanctions in the next week, barring a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough. Hours before his speech, Iran's rial currency fell to a new all-time low. Pezeshkian's remarks before the UN General Assembly are the first in a global forum since the 12-day Israel-Iran war over the summer that saw the assassination of many of the Islamic Republic's highest military and political leaders and broke down weeks of negotiations with the United States. Ladies and gentlemen, you all bore witness that this past June, my country was subjected to a savage aggression and flagrant contravention of the most elementary principles of international law, said the president, who within Iran's political landscape is considered a moderate politician. Pezeshkian is in New York as Tehran seeks to .

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'Ended 7 wars, never got call from UN': Highlights from Trump's UNGA speech

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Israeli army orders evacuation of Gaza City hospital amid UNGA meetings

Israeli forces showed no signs of relenting on their new ground offensive in Gaza City on Monday as world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and more countries prepared to join the surge of nations recognising a Palestinian state. Hundreds of thousands have remained in the city, the territory's largest and already in ruins from nearly two years of war and struggling with famine. The Israeli military ordered the evacuation on Monday of the Jordanian Hospital, a key health clinic, a Palestinian health official said. The latest Israeli operation, which started last Tuesday, further escalates a conflict that has roiled the Middle East and likely pushes any ceasefire farther out of reach. The Israeli military, which says it wants to destroy Hamas' military infrastructure, hasn't given a timeline for the offensive, but there were indications it could take months. Many have been attempting to relocate from the city, where 1 million people once lived, to th

5 killed, including 3 children, in Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon killed five people Sunday, including three children, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said four of the killed, the three children as well as their father, held US citizenship. Two others were wounded, including the mother in the family. Officials at the US Embassy in Beirut could not immediately be reached for comment. Since a ceasefire agreement was reached in November to end Israel's monthslong war with the Hezbollah militant group, Israel has continued to strike southern and eastern Lebanon almost daily. Under the Washington-brokered ceasefire, both the militant Hezbollah group and Israel were supposed to withdraw their forces from southern Lebanon and halt strikes against each other. Israeli forces have continue to occupy five Lebanese hilltop points by the border. The Israeli military said it was targeting a Hezbollah militant, and that he operated from within a civilian population. It acknowledged that

'Foreign leaders rewarding Hamas': Netanyahu rejects Palestinian statehood

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the establishment of a Palestinian state will not happen. Netanyahu put out an angry statement after Britain and other Western allies said they were unilaterally recognising a Palestinian state in a step seen as a show of displeasure with Israel. Netanyahu accused the foreign leaders of giving a prize to Hamas. It will not happen, he said. A Palestinian state will not be established west of the Jordan River. Netanyahu said he would announce Israel's response after a trip next week to the US, where he is to meet President Donald Trump at the White House.

Israeli strikes kill 31 people in Gaza City, say medics; tanks advance

Israel said on Saturday its forces had expanded their operations in the Gaza City area over the past few days, killing 30 militants and locating weapons

Trump administration plans $6.4 billion in weapons sales to Israel

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Israel's long war in Gaza, mass call ups strain high-tech economy

Israel is preparing for a long war, endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, many of whom have faced displacement several times over

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Israeli troops press forward into Gaza as Palestinians flee the city

Israeli troops and tanks were pushing deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, the second day of a ground offensive that was widely condemned internationally, as Palestinians fled the devastated area en masse. Israel's military said that air force and artillery units had struck the city over 150 times in the last few days, ahead of ground troops moving in. The strikes have toppled high-rise towers in areas densely populated by tent camps where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering. Israel claims the towers are being used by Hamas to surveil troops. Overnight strikes killed at least 16 people, including women and children, hospital officials reported. The death count in Gaza is nearing 65,000 Palestinians since the war began October 7, 2023 with a Hamas-led attack on Israel, according to health officials in the enclave. Meanwhile, Palestinians streamed out of the city some by car, others on foot. Israel opened another corridor south of Gaza City for two days beginning Wednesday to al

Israel strikes Yemeni port of Hodeida as Houthis activate air defences

Israel on Tuesday launched airstrikes on the Yemeni city of Hodeida as Iranian-backed Houthi rebels activated air defences. The Israeli military said in an update that it struck military infrastructure used by the Houthis at Hodeida port. The Hudaydah Port is used by the Houthi terrorist regime for the transfer of weapons supplied by the Iranian regime, in order to execute attacks against the State of Israel and its allies, the statement read. Our air defences are currently confronting the Israeli aircrafts that are launching an aggression against our country, Houthi spokesperson Yayha Saree posted on X. Saree said in a statement that the Houthi air defences caused great confusion for Israeli aircraft and forced some combat formations to leave Yemeni airspace before carrying out the attacks, thwarting Israel's incursion deep into Yemen. Earlier Israeli strikes targeted Sanaa The latest strikes came as hundreds attended funeral services for 31 Yemeni journalists who were reported

Israeli forces launch Gaza City ground offensive as Palestinians flee

Israel launched its offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, vowing to overwhelm a city already in ruins from nearly two years of war as thousands of Palestinians fled in vehicles strapped with mattresses and other belongings that clogged a coastal road. The operation into the largest Palestinian city escalated a conflict that has roiled the Middle East and likely pushed any ceasefire with Hamas farther out of reach. The military would not offer a timeline for the offensive that aims to crush the militant group's ability to fight, but Israeli media suggested it could take months. Gaza is burning, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared as the operation began. Heavy bombardment pounded the city, and troops began moving in from the outskirts after weeks of airstrikes and buildup toward the renewed assault. The offensive began the same day that independent experts commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejected the

Israel launches expanded operation in Gaza City, urges residents to leave

After a night of heavy airstrikes, the Israeli military announced Tuesday that its expanded operation in Gaza City to destroy Hamas' military infrastructure has begun and warned residents to move south. The announcement by Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee followed Defence Minister Israel Kataz's statement that Gaza is burning and further escalated the Israel-Hamas war as any potential ceasefire feels even further out of reach despite weeks of diplomacy. Also Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio left Israel and arrived in the energy-rich nation of Qatar, where he planned to meet with its ruling emir as the nation is still incensed over Israel's strike last week that killed five Hamas members and a local security official. While Arab and Muslim nations denounced the strike at a summit Monday, they stopped short of any major action targeting Israel, highlighting the challenge of diplomatically pressuring any change in Israel's conduct in the grinding Israel-Hamas war.