ICJ orders Israel to end Rafah offensive
The humanitarian situation in the city has “deteriorated further” since the Hague-based court’s last ruling
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognises Palestinian state
Three like-minded European countries - Spain, Ireland and Norway - have announced they will formally recognise the Palestinian state, seven months after the outbreak of the war in Gaza.
Food distribution in Rafah suspended – UN
Israel’s offensive in Gaza’s southern city has been disrupting the movement of humanitarian aid, according to a statement
Netanyahu accuses ICC of anti-Semitism
The International Criminal Court won’t stop Israel from achieving “total victory” in Gaza, the prime minister has said
Iran’s Raisi: ultraconservative president close to supreme leader
After the news of his death, state television showed photos of Raisi with the voice of a man reciting the Quran in the background and footage of faithful praying in Raisi's home city.
War-cabinet minister threatens to collapse Israeli government
Benny Gantz has threatened to quit the government if the Israeli PM doesn’t adopt a new strategy for Gaza war within three weeks
Iran vice president to replace Raisi ahead of snap election
The Iranian constitution stipulates that the first vice president take over "in the event of the president's death, dismissal, resignation, absence or illness for more than two months".
Hamas mourns Raisi death, hails his ‘support for Palestinian resistance’
Hamas said it appreciated Raisi's "support for the Palestinian resistance, and tireless efforts in solidarity" with Palestinians since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza following the group's October 7 attack.
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Raisi was elected president in 2021 and, under the current timetable, presidential elections are due to take place in 2025.
Iran’s President Raisi took hard line with national protests and nuclear talks
As a young prosecutor in Tehran, Raisi sat on a panel that oversaw the execution of hundreds of political prisoners in the Iranian capital in 1988, as Iran's eight-year war with Iraq was coming to an end, rights groups say.
Israel’s war cabinet approves expansion of Rafah operation
The US has threatened to cut off supplies of offensive weapons if Israel enters population centers in the Gazan city
Yemen’s Houthis claim they targeted 112 Israeli, US, UK ships amid Gaza conflict
Houthi group says operations during this week were carried out with 10 ballistic, cruise missiles, drones