At least four people killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza despite ‘ceasefire’
Israeli forces keep advancing further into western Gaza, slowly expanding the area of their control in the east.

Israeli forces keep advancing further into western Gaza, slowly expanding the area of their control in the east.





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Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting at 21:00 GMT on Thursday, said US President Donald Trump.
Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.

US and Iranian delegations are set to meet in Islamabad for peace talks to end six weeks of war.
Russian casualties are mounting, recruitment is falling and territorial gains are dwindling.

Kuwait is blaming ‘Iran and its proxies’ for a drone attack on Thursday night, while Iran has denied responsibility.
Tensions continue after Trump’s threat on Truth Social for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran says it is the fourth attack near the nuclear plant amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
At least one person is killed in a Ukrainian attack on southern Russia’s Rostov region.
The Pasteur Institute of Iran is one of several healthcare facilities in the country to be targeted.