Israel-Hamas War|Death of Ismail Haniya
Details: Iran plans attack on August 12
There is evidence that Iran is planning an attack on Israel during the Jewish holiday of Tisha Beav, which falls on August 12-13. Western intelligence sources told Sky News Arabia, according to the Jerusalem Post.
According to the information, the attack will be coordinated with Lebanese Hezbollah. No further details appear.
Three Iranian officials previously told the New York Times that the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, ordered a revenge attack on Israel after Hamas leader Ismail Haniya was killed in Iran.
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The Russian InvasionThe Battles
Record-breaking exchange of fallen soldiers
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged remains of almost 300 fallen soldiers, AFP reports. The exchange is the largest since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
The Red Cross arranged the exchange in which Ukraine received back 250 bodies and Russia 38.
DNA analysis is being carried out on the remains that cannot be immediately identified, the Kyiv Center for Prisoners of War writes on its website. They are then handed over to the families for burial.
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The Southport stabbing
New UK riots - police station on fire
Violent protests have once again broken out in the UK after the stabbing in Southport, British media reports. Hundreds of people have gathered in Sunderland and Liverpool.
In Sunderland, a police station has been set on fire, according to The Telegraph. Police officers in the city have been subjected to "gross violence", according to a spokesperson according to Sky News, and have had stones, glass bottles and fire extinguishers thrown at them.
Several cars have also been set on fire.
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The situation in the West Bank
Record increase in Israel's illegal settlements
Last year, Israel built more illegal settlements on occupied Palestinian land than it has done in over thirty years. This is stated by the EU representation in the Palestinian territories, according to AFP.
Plans for 12,349 new Israeli homes in the West Bank are in the building permit process and 18,333 are planned in annexed East Jerusalem, according to the EU representation. Around half a million Israelis already live in the occupied West Bank.
"Israel's decision to continue approving and building new settlement units in 2023 increasingly undermines the prospects for a possible two-state solution," writes the EU representation in a statement.
Two weeks ago, the International Court of Justice in The Hague (ICJ) ruled that all Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land are against international law.
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The protests in Bangladesh
At least 32 children have been killed in the protests in Bangladesh
At least 32 of the more than 200 people killed during the demonstrations in Bangladesh have been children. This is stated by the UN children's fund Unicef according to TT.
A six-year-old girl was shot dead while playing on a rooftop. Most of the dead did not participate in the protests against a quota system for government jobs that have been going on since July 15, according to the AP. The government has reduced the quota system, but now the protesters are demanding justice for the dead, injured and imprisoned.
Bangladesh's government has received harsh international criticism for the violence against the protesters. More than 10,000 people have also been arrested.
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The election in the USA The Scots against Trump
Secret service: Taking full responsibility - a failure
The Secret Service takes full responsibility for the flaws in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Acting director Ronald Rowe says so at a press conference according to The Guardian.
- It was a failure [...] We should have guarded that roof better.
The agents had no idea the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was armed until the shots were fired, Rowe said. He adds that local police alerted the Secret Service that a man was on the roof, but the alert never reached them.
Rowe has taken over from former chief Kimberly Cheatle, who resigned after intense pressure following the murder.
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