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Iran blasts Israel’s ‘irresponsible’ reaction to UN sexual violence blacklist
Iran’s High Council for Human Rights condemns Israel’s “irresponsible reaction” to being placed on the United Nations blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in armed conflict.
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CONVERSATIONS18 HOURS AGO
US war on Iran has had ‘significant economic impact’ on Persian Gulf states: Economist
Limited transit through the Strait of Hormuz and physical damage as a result of US aggression against Iran have dealt severe economic blows to the oil and non-oil sectors of the Persian Gulf countries, an economist says.
PALESTINEYESTERDAY
Western countries impose coordinated sanctions over settler violence in West Bank
The six Western states say they will take further measures if Israel fails to address the situation on the ground.
West Bank
PALESTINEYESTERDAY
Israeli drones use crying children, sirens to spread fear in south Lebanon: Residents
Residents in south Lebanon say Israeli drones are broadcasting the sounds of crying children and other distress signals as a form of psychological warfare.
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LEBANONYESTERDAY
Israeli airstrikes kill at least nine in southern Lebanon’s Tyre
Nine Lebanese civilians have been killed and dozens more wounded after Israeli airstrikes hit the port city of Tyre in southern Lebanon.
Lebanon
PALESTINEYESTERDAY
Israel’s Ben-Gvir calls for abduction of Lebanese women to pressure Hezbollah
Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called for the abduction of Lebanese women and youth as a means of exerting pressure on Hezbollah.
Israel
DEFENSEYESTERDAY
'Unified Resistance Front': Iran recasts region’s balance of power, security paradigm with Op. Nasr
Iran's Operation Nasr against Israel unveiled the "Unified Resistance Front" doctrine, under which any aggression against one member – Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq or elsewhere – now triggers coordinated retaliation, rendering old rules of engagement obsolete.