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Hindustan Times
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Israel says it kills 5 militants posing as U.S. charity personnel
By Emily Rose Israel says it kills 5 militants posing as U.S. charity personnel JERUSALEM, - Israel's military has said it killed five armed militants in the Gaza Strip pretending to work for the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen charity which condemned anyone posing as humanitarian personnel The military said it confirmed the five were not affiliated with the charity before killing them in an air strike last week while wearing WCK garb and posing a threat to Israeli troops. "The terrorists deliberately affixed the emblem and wore yellow vests in an attempt to conceal their activity and avoid being targeted, cynically exploiting the status and trust afforded to aid organizations," it said. WCK said late on Tuesday that it was contacted by Israeli authorities and confirmed the vehicle and people were not linked. "We strongly condemn anyone posing as WCK or other humanitarians as this endangers civilians and aid workers," it said in a statement on X. In December, WCK fired dozens of Palestinians working for the charity in Gaza, employees told Reuters at the time, after Israel said at least 62 staff were linked to militants. Israel's military did not give any identities of those killed in last week's incident. The WCK did not give more details or say whether the people targeted had been previously affiliated with the organization. An Israeli strike in April of last year hit a convoy of three vehicles and killed seven staff of WCK, including foreign aid workers. Israel apologised for what it said was a mistake. Aid organizations are struggling to meet the needs of Gaza's more than 2 million population after nearly two years of war have devastated the Palestinian enclave, killing tens of thousands of people and causing widespread hunger. Israel has often said Hamas militants infiltrate aid groups, while humanitarian organizations have urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to ease aid restrictions. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Time of India
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Britain, France and Germany threaten to reimpose sanctions on Iran as nuclear programme deadline nears
The top diplomats of Britain, France, and Germany threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran as an end-of-the-month deadline nears for the country to resume negotiations with the West over its nuclear programme and cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog. The three countries, known as the E3, wrote in a letter to the United Nations dated Friday that they were willing to trigger a process known as the "snapback" mechanism, which allows one of the Western parties to reimpose UN sanctions if Tehran doesn't comply with its requirements. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 3 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals By Vaibhav Sisinity View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot posted the letter Wednesday to social media platform X. He co-signed it along with top diplomats from Germany and the United Kingdom. "E3 have always committed to use all diplomatic tools at our disposal to ensure Iran does not develop a nuclear weapon," the letter said. "We have made clear that if Iran is not willing to reach a diplomatic solution before the end of August 2025, or does not seize the opportunity of an extension, E3 are prepared to trigger the snapback mechanism ." The letter comes following a period of apparent diplomatic deadlock after a 12-day war between Iran and Israel in June, where Israeli and American jets struck some key nuclear-related facilities in the Islamic Republic. Live Events The countries met with Iranian officials last month in Turkiye at Iran's consulate building in Istanbul on the possibility of reimposing international sanctions, lifted in 2015 in exchange for Tehran accepting restrictions and monitoring of its nuclear programme. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said at the time that he hoped that the meeting would see the E3 nations reassess their "previous unconstructive attitude." Since the war, talks with Washington for a new nuclear deal have not resumed, and Iran has since suspended ties with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the UN's nuclear watchdog, following the attacks. The IAEA's first visit to Iran since the war did not entail any visits to nuclear facilities Monday, and cooperation was not officially restored. One of the three countries opting to trigger the snapback mechanism would renew sanctions on Iran, but Tehran renewing cooperation with the IAEA and addressing concerns about its highly-enriched uranium stockpile would delay it, according to a diplomat who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity following July's meeting in Istanbul. Iran has had limited IAEA inspections in the past as a pressure tactic in negotiating with the West and it is unclear how soon talks between Tehran and Washington for a deal over its nuclear programme will resume. German Foreign Ministry spokesperson Josef Hinterseher on Wednesday said the letter "once again underlines that the legal preconditions for snapback have long existed." "Our position and our appeal is, very clearly, that Iran still has the choice of deciding to return to diplomacy ... and full cooperation with the IAEA," he told reporters at a regular news conference in Berlin. US intelligence agencies and the IAEA had assessed Iran last had an organised nuclear weapons programme in 2003, though Tehran had been enriching uranium up to 60 per cent - a short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent. The IAEA did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday.
Hindustan Times
an hour ago
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Gazans 'allowed to exit', says Netanyahu as Israel takeover begins, questions remain on where they can go
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will be 'allowed' to exit as Israel plans a takeover of the region's main city, Gaza, which houses around half of the region's population, reported Reuters. Palestinians queue to fill up on drinking water in the sweltering heat in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 12, 2025.(AFP) "They're not being pushed out, they'll be allowed to exit. All those who are concerned for the Palestinians and say they want to help the Palestinians should open their gates and stop lecturing us," Netanyahu reportedly told Israeli television channel i24NEWS. Gazans to be resettled in South Sudan? Israel is also in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of the resettlement of Gaza's population, reported Associated Press citing six people familiar with the matter. Also read: 'Parliament can't stay quiet': Congress on the offensive after Israel envoy's 'shameful' retort to Priyanka Gandhi However, the extent of these talks is still unclear. 'I think that the right thing to do, even according to the laws of war as I know them, is to allow the population to leave, and then you go in with all your might against the enemy who remains there,' said Netanyahu in the interview with i24 on Tuesday. It has begun, say Gazans According to Hamas, Israel has started ground incursions in the Gaza city, reported AFP. "The Israeli occupation forces continue to carry out aggressive incursions in Gaza City…These assaults represent a dangerous escalation aimed at imposing a new reality on the ground by force, through a scorched earth policy and the complete destruction of civilian property," Ismail Al-Thawabta, director general of the Hamas government media office in Gaza, told AFP on Wednesday. Also read: Israel pushes for full hostage release in return for Gaza ceasefire, says Netanyahu According to residents of Gaza city, Israeli planes and bombs pounded the eastern areas of the city and destroyed several homes in neighbourhoods such as Zeitoun and Shejaia overnight, said the Reuters report. In Zeitoun, 12 people were killed in an Israeli strike, said Al-Ahli hospital. When the war erupted on October 7, 2023, Israel had seized the city of Gaza during the early days, but later withdrew. Now, it plans to do it again. However, Israel's plan to reseize Gaza city is still probably weeks away, the Reuters report cited officials as saying, leaving a window for negotiations and a potential ceasefire. Israel-Hamas negotiations: What's the status? Meanwhile, Egypt is trying to mediate a potential ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel before the latter's takeover plan of Gaza. The offensive has also been approved by Israel's security cabinet. Hamas' chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya held a discussion with the Egyptian mediators on Wednesday about the ceasefire deal while Israel pounded Gaza, the Reuters report said. The negotiations held in Cairo focused on putting an end to the war, delivering aid in the region and on "ending the suffering of our people in Gaza," said Hamas official Taher al-Nono in a statement. According to security sources in Egypt, the ceasefire negotiations also include possibility of Hamas conceding its weapons and relinquish governance in Gaza. To this, a Hamas official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the group wants Israel to pull out of Gaza, for which it is open to all ideas. However, 'laying down arms before the occupation is dismissed is impossible,' the official said. (With inputs from AP, AFP, Reuters)
