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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on July 31. His death, amid speculation of Israeli involvement, could significantly impact the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and broader geopolitics.

Italian leader greets at G7, with India's PM joining, to talk about big problems together, like climate change and wars.
 

India voted in favour of a decision introduced by Israel in the UN Economic and Social Council that objected to granting consultative status to a Palestinian organisation, after the Jewish state said the organisation did not disclose its ties with Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist organisation Hamas.

The Israeli military early Friday announced it had launched airstrikes on “terror sites in Gaza,” a retaliatory move after rockets blamed on the militant group Hamas were fired on Tel Aviv.