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Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 130th day — has killed at least 28,473 Palestinians and wounded 68,146 others, as Israeli air strikes continue to pound Rafah city.

Israel's war on Gaza — now in its 130th day — has killed at least 28,473 Palestinians and wounded 68,146 others, as Israeli air strikes continue to pound Rafah city.UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced concern about a possible Israeli assault on Rafah in southern Gaza - home to more than one million residents seeking refuge from the war.

"Let nobody think Lebanon is weak and afraid, or that they can impose conditions" including over the withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters, Nasrallah added. He warned that if Israel decided to wage war on Lebanon, those displaced from northern Israel"will not return" and Israeli officials should"prepare shelters, hotels, schools and tents for two million people" who would be displaced.

US must order Israel to stop its anti-Palestinian actions in Gaza and occupied West Bank, otherwise Middle East will be inflamed in an unprecedented way – Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul GheitIsrael has launched steps to stop the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees from operating in the occupied East Jerusalem, according to Israeli media.

Expressing that it is nevertheless necessary to create conditions for"reliable sustainable settlement" in Gaza, while also achieving a ceasefire, Lavrov said Russia drew attention to its initiative in the UN Security Council to consult with regional countries to"harmonise their approaches in support of the creation of a Palestinian state.

Al Qahera News reported the"quartet meeting" as international pressure grows for a truce between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. Instead,"maybe after this cataclysm which has hit the region in Gaza, it might be time now to genuinely find a political solution", Philippe Lazzarini told reporters at the UN in Geneva, calling for an independent probe into both the allegations on Hamas tunnels and strikes on UN installations in the Palestinian territory.

"If Israel wants lasting peace, it must stop pursuing its expansionist ambitions and accept the existence of an independent Palestinian state," said Erdogan.It is Israel's duty to guarantee"safe corridors" for Palestinian civilians in Rafah before conducting any incursion in the southern Gaza city, Germany's foreign minister has said.

Randolph Nogel has the latest from occupied East Jerusalem on escalating Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in occupied West BankUS Senator Bernie Sanders slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relentless attacks on Gaza and the US Congress for supporting them, warning against the US sending"the Israeli war machine" $10 billion more for bombings that cause innocent deaths.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said 20-year-old Mohammad received several Israeli shots in his head, chest and shoulders. The Palestinian premier also urged for increasing the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, stressing that what enters Gaza does not exceed 8 percent of the actual need for humanitarian aid.

"We need a sustainable ceasefire. We need a hostage deal. Hostages must be released, and humanitarian aid must go in."People gathered outside the White House late Monday to protest against Israel's assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. At a press conference, senior Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said his group reviewed the Israeli response and considers it a backtrack from the proposed framework as it"puts conditions and obstacles that don't help reach a deal to stop the aggression on our people."

Francesca Albanese's statement came amid reports of intensified violence in Gaza, particularly in the southern city of Rafah, where civilians have sought refuge in supposedly safe areas, only to come under devastating bombings. "I am deeply distressed by the escalating military operation into Rafah, where over a million civilians are already sheltering in the most dire conditions," Dennis Francis said on X.

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