MIDDLE EAST

GAZA DEATH TOLL PASSES 40,000

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Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room for more dead.

ISRAEL FORCES ADVANCE IN SOUTHERN GAZA

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Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday and tanks advanced in central Rafah, with airstrikes and shelling killing 30 Palestinians over the past day, health officials said.

NEW ROUND OF GAZA CEASE-FIRE TALKS STARTING

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International mediators are hoping to kickstart stalled cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas with a new round of talks meant to finally clinch a deal between the sides. But the chances of a breakthrough appear slim.

PALESTINIAN FACTIONS SIGN UNITY AGREEMENT IN BEIJING

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Palestinian factions, including long-time rivals Hamas and Fatah, have signed an agreement to "end division and strengthen Palestinian unity" in Beijing, China announced on Tuesday. This significant development follows reconciliation talks hosted by China involving 14 Palestinian factions starting on Sunday.

MUHAMMAD YUNUS NAMED BANGLADESH'S INTERIM LEADER AMIDST TURMOIL

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Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as Bangladesh's interim leader following the dramatic ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The 84-year-old economist and pioneer of microloans was named interim chief a day after Hasina fled the country amid deadly protests demanding her resignation.

NETANYAHU HEADS TO WASHINGTON AMID POLITICAL SHAKEUP

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Monday, July 22, 2024, for a high-stakes visit amid major political developments in the United States and the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. The trip comes just one day after President Joe Biden's surprise announcement that he would not seek re-election, adding a new layer of complexity to U.S.-Israel relations.

ISRAEL VOWS TO HIT HEZBOLLAH HARD AFTER ROCKETS KILLS 12 ON SOCCER FIELD

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Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies on Sunday for the 12 children and teenagers killed by a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights as Israel vowed swift retaliation against the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon.

FOUR PAKISTANIS SHOT DEAD IN OMAN

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Four Pakistanis were shot dead in a shooting attack at a Shia mosque in Oman’s capital, Muscat. A foreign ministry statement said another 30 Pakistanis were also among those injured in what it condemned as a “dastardly terrorist attack” on the Imam Ali Mosque, adding that the "attackers" had been “neutralised”.