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SvennoJ on 26 June 2025
Main events on June 26th
- At least 71 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza since midnight on Thursday, including several aid seekers. Two infants in the enclave also died due to malnutrition.
- Gaza’s Government Media Office has said at least 549 Palestinians have been killed trying to access aid since the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operating four weeks ago.
- President Donald Trump has said US and Iranian officials will discuss Tehran’s nuclear programme next week. Iran denied it would meet the US, as it suspended cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
- The Trump administration has doubled down on its claim that US attacks destroyed Iran’s nuclear programme, but Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said classified intelligence shown to Congress did not support the claim.
- During a meeting in Brussels, the European Union has said it “deplores the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza, the unacceptable number of civilian casualties and the levels of starvation”.
- The EU also called for a ceasefire in Gaza, but said it will not decide until July if Israeli abuses there have violated its human rights obligations under the terms of a pact governing its ties with the bloc.
