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Main events on July 5th

  • Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel rejects amendments to the ceasefire deal requested by Hamas, but he will send negotiators to Qatar to conduct more “proximity talks”.
  • Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made his first appearance since before the war with Israel, leading a ceremony to mark Ashura, which is significant to Shia Muslims.
  • Israel, the US and their notorious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said two US aid workers were injured after an attack on one of its sites in southern Gaza.
  • More than 700 Palestinians have now been confirmed killed by Israeli forces while trying to get bags of flour at the aid sites, with dozens more killed today in Israeli air strikes across Gaza.
  • London’s Metropolitan Police said it arrested 29 people under anti-terror legislation at a protest in support of the newly proscribed group Palestine Action.
  • There were also pro-Palestine protests across Europe, including in Germany, where police were filmed violently arresting demonstrators.
  • Israeli forces carried out raids across the occupied West Bank, and violent settlers launched several more attacks on Palestinian land and property.