Gaza aid flotilla says vessels intercepted by Israeli forces near Greece

The official Flotilla Instagram account issued an update saying that the boarding crew pointed "lasers and semi-automatic assault weapons" at occupants and ordered them to get on their hands and knees.

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Lebanese president says complete halt of Israeli strikes needed before negotiations

"If Israel believes it can achieve security through violations and the destruction of border villages, it is mistaken," said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. "It has tried this before, and it yielded no results."

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Hezbollah chief says Iran enabled ceasefire, condemns Lebanon-Israel talks

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said a ceasefire would not have been possible without Iran, thanking Tehran for its role, while condemning the Lebanese government for holding direct talks with Israel after large-scale Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

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Gaza aid flotilla ‘very confident’ of breaching Israeli blockade

"We need to make sure that we are part  of the most important and decisive battle of our generation," activist Thiago Avila told The New Region.

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‘Soon we will fix it’: Two former Israeli PMs form electoral alliance to challenge Netanyahu

Former premiers Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett said the move "brings together the reform bloc, putting an end to the internal battles and allowing all efforts to be invested in a decisive victory in the upcoming elections."

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Hezbollah rejects Netanyahu ceasefire breach claims, calls attacks ‘legitimate response’

The Lebanese militant group claimed that Israel has violated the fragile ceasefire more than 500 times.

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UK, Finland condemn ‘unacceptable’ Israeli killing of journalists in Lebanon

Amal Khalil, a correspondent for the local outlet Al-Akhbar, was reporting on the destruction in southern Lebanon on Wednesday alongside freelance photojournalist Zeinab Faraj when the pair was forced to seek cover.

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Hezbollah denies involvement in attack on UNIFIL that killed French soldier

“Hezbollah expresses its surprise at the hasty accusations leveled against it, especially given the silence of these same parties when the Israeli enemy attacks UNIFIL forces,” the group said in a statement.

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US envoy says both sides of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire ‘equally untrustworthy’

"We need a path with Hezbollah, and that path has to be not killing Hezbollah," said US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack.

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