Main events on June 25th
- Israel’s deadly attacks killed at least 78 Palestinians across Gaza on Wednesday, including 33 people waiting near aid distribution centres.
- At least three Palestinians were also killed and seven others wounded in a settler attack on the occupied West Bank town of Kafr Malek, northeast of Ramallah.
- Iran has reopened its airspace over the country’s east following a ceasefire with Israel that ended 12 days of deadly missile attacks.
- President Donald Trump has said US and Iranian officials will talk next week to continue the interrupted dialogue on Tehran’s nuclear programme.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said credible intelligence indicates last week’s US strikes severely damaged Iran’s nuclear programme and it would take years to rebuild.
- But the White House continues to face scrutiny over reports Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium survived the strikes, with Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt claiming there is “no indication” it was moved prior to the assault.
- Iran has criticised NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte after he appeared to praise US strikes on Iranian territory, calling his comments an endorsement of “a criminal act of aggression”.
Israeli settlers attack another Palestinian town in the West Bank
Israeli settlers have set fire to Palestinian homes and vehicles in the Christian town of Taybeh, east of Ramallah, according to a Palestinian activist in the occupied West Bank, Ihab Hassan.
It’s the latest settler assault on a Palestinian community in the area after three people were killed and seven others wounded in an attack on the nearby town of Kafr Malek, northeast of Ramallah.
Israeli military bombs another tent in southern Gaza, killing at least 5
We have been reporting on the Israeli military’s deadly attacks across Gaza over recent hours, including at least two strikes on tents housing displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza.
Al-Aqsa TV and the Palestinian Information Center now report that the Israeli military has bombed another tent housing the Abu Arab family in the Majayda neighbourhood of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least five people and injuring several more.
