UK to announce ban on trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank on Tuesday - exclusive
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told the House of Commons last week the UK needs “a comprehensive reset of our policy” when it comes to the West Bank.
Middle East
Kosovo signs document to join Gazan International Stabilization Force
Small-scale protests break out across Iranian cities as severe economic crisis deepens
IAEA has been completely blind to Iran’s nuclear program for over a year, Rafael Grossi says
Sweida’s schoolchildren become pawns in Syrian political struggle over exams
Muhannad Sharrouf, a political activist from Sweida, said: “They are not merely depriving them of an exam; they are threatening their future and pushing another generation toward further loss."
World Food Programme halves food assistance to West Bank due to funding shortages
Despite now reducing the service, the WFP shared that food needs have doubled since 2023 and an estimated 900,000 people are experiencing food insecurity in the Palestinian territory.
Two sailors killed in Iranian attack on ship in Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Foreign Ministry says
Also on Wednesday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said that two oil tankers hit sea mines and were disabled while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
Car hits pro-government gathering in Mashhad, Iran, killing at least four, injuring at least 10
"The driver of the car is a man of about 35 years old and has a conditional license, with medical restrictions," said an unnamed traffic official in a Mizan report.
IDF killed two Hamas terrorists in Gaza strikes, military confirms
Talal Mustafa Saleh Badawi, a commander from the Military Security Department of Hamas’s Gaza City Brigade, was killed on Monday along with Momo Saeed Mohammed.
Bus accident killed 21, left several wounded in Egypt's South Sinai, health ministry says
According to the Egyptian Health Ministry, the accident happened on Egypt's Dahab-Nuweibaa road in South Sinai.
Russia secretly aiding Iran in development of supersonic cruise missile technology - report
The program, codenamed C430L, began in 2023 and was arranged by Russia's state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, in coordination with the US-sanctioned NPO Mashinostroyenia.
IDF strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in Nabatiya after terrorists launch drones towards soldiers
This follows reports from Hezbollah-run Al Manar TV claiming that the IDF struck Rumman, a village in southern Lebanon, earlier on Wednesday.
Trump, Netanyahu warn Iran against retaliating for US strikes, trying to attack Israel
US begins 'tanker for tanker policy' on Iranian ships • Syria security deal attempt failed, senior Israeli official says • IDF destroys Gaza tunnel, 26 km. worth destroyed east of Yellow Line
US launches new 'tanker for tanker' policy, strikes Iranian ships in Strait of Hormuz - report
The strikes mark the first time in recent weeks that the US has launched direct retaliatory strikes on Iranian ships in the strait, rather than preventing them from violating CENTCOM's blockade.
