Israel reopens Rafah crossing as more than 20,000 await treatment in Gaza
Over 20,000 injured and wounded Palestinians are awaiting medical treatment as Israel permits 50 out at a time
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Iranian protester Erfan Soltani reportedly released on bail after execution threat
Soltani was most recently being held at the notorious Ghezel Hesar prison
Iraq starts investigations into IS group detainees moved from Syrian camps
Iraq has begun to launch investigations into more than 1,300 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group that have been transferred from Syrian detention camps. Some 7,000 suspects were moved from Syria to Iraq after the Syrian army seized terri…
Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt reopens for limited number of Palestinians
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt has reopened to a limited amount of foot traffic, an Israeli security official said Monday. An Egyptian official said that 50 Palestinians would cross in each direction on the first day of the crossing’s reopeni…
Syrian Kurdish forces announce curfew in northeast cities ahead of deal with Damascus
Syrian Kurdish security forces announced a curfew in two northeastern cities starting early next week, ahead of implementing a deal with Damascus to integrate Kurdish military and civilian institutions into the state. Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said …
Iran declares European armies ‘terrorist groups’ in retaliation for IRGC designation
Iran on Sunday designated the armies of European countries as “terrorist groups” following the EU decision last week to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on the bloc’s list of terrorist organisations. The announcement came as the US an…
Iran warns of regional warfare if US launches attack
Iran has also designated EU armies ‘terrorist groups’
Israel to halt MSF work in Gaza, NGO slams ‘pretext to obstruct’ aid
Israel on Sunday announced that it was terminating Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) operations in Gaza over its failure to provide a list of Palestinian staff. MSF called the decision a “pretext to obstruct humanitarian assist…
Israel reopens Gaza’s Rafah crossing to limited foot traffic
Israel on Sunday partially open the Rafah crossing – a vital gateway linking Gaza and Egypt, which has remained largely closed for more than 18 months. The crossing was initially opened to foot traffic, but Israel has not yet said how many people will…
Deadly blast rips Iranian port city as Tehran plans naval drills in Strait of Hormuz
An explosion at a building in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday killed one person and wounded 14, according to authorities. The blast, which came a day before a planned Iranian naval drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, wa…