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IDF targeted strike in southern Gaza Strip against Hamas Nukhba commander June 2026

IDF Kills Hamas Nukhba Commander Who Led Kisufim Raid on October 7

Israel's military and Shin Bet say they eliminated Sakr Abu Karim, a Hamas Nukhba cell commander who led the infiltration of the Kisufim area on October 7, 2023 — and who continued

June 7, 2026

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meets Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations delegation in Cairo

Egypt’s Sisi Meets US Jewish Leaders, Pushes Two-State Solution and Iran De-escalation

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted the heads of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Cairo on June 2, pressing for U.S.-Iran negotiations and reaffirming a two-state solution

June 7, 2026

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Palestinian journalist Shady Abu Sedo reunited with his wife and children in Khan Younis after 572 days in Israeli detention

RSF Names the Five: Gaza Journalists Recount Shin Bet Interrogations, Eye Injuries and Deliberate Ruin Inside Israeli Prisons

Reporters Without Borders has published testimony from five named Palestinian journalists detained by Israel after October 7 — each one interrogated specifically about their journalism, and none able to return to work

June 6, 2026

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Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya leads delegation to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire phase two negotiations

Hamas Returns to Cairo With Gaza’s Future Hinging on a Disarmament Question Nobody Has Answered

A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya arrived in Cairo on Friday for a new round of negotiations on Gaza's future — but the central question of disarmament, which neither side has

June 5, 2026

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Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh at State Department ceasefire talks in Washington DC on June 3 2026

Israel and Lebanon Agreed a Ceasefire. Hezbollah Wasn’t There to Sign It.

Israel and Lebanon's governments signed onto a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Washington — but Hezbollah, which controls the guns on the ground in southern Lebanon, was absent from the room and swiftly rejected

June 4, 2026

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SputnikPro workshop for students at Al-Azhar University in Gaza Strip, May 2026

Sputnik Holds First SputnikPro Workshop at Al-Azhar University in Gaza Strip

Sputnik International has conducted its first SputnikPro educational workshop at Al-Azhar University in the Gaza Strip, focusing on AI applications in journalism and digital media.

June 3, 2026

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Christian delegates gather at the Knesset in Jerusalem during the 2026 Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast

Christians from 38 Nations Kneel at the Knesset to Beg Forgiveness for Not Supporting Israel

Delegations from China, Germany, the United Kingdom, and South Korea took turns at the Israeli parliament to pray for forgiveness for their nations' insufficient backing of Israel — as the Gaza death

June 2, 2026

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People wait in traffic on a vehicle as residents flee Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb after Israeli evacuation order June 2026

Iran Froze the Peace Talks, That’s What Stopped the Beirut Strike

Tehran weaponized the US-Iran ceasefire itself — threatening to walk away from negotiations unless Israel stood down from its planned strike on Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb. It worked, for now.

June 2, 2026

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Israel Kills 7 in Lebanon as Trump’s Ceasefire Collapses on Arrival, Iran Stalls Nuclear Deal

Israeli forces killed at least seven people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, hours after Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Iran's IRGC declared full military readiness as Tehran stalled

June 2, 2026

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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas arrives at the European Council building in Brussels for a meeting to discuss Israel sanctions

EU Ambassadors to Vote Wednesday on Sanctions Against Israeli Ministers Over Sumud Flotilla Abuses

EU ambassadors gather Wednesday to debate unprecedented sanctions against Israeli ministers after the Sumud flotilla detention left 30 activists with fractures. The Czech Republic has vowed a veto.

June 2, 2026

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