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Former emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies at 74

Former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, dies at 74 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Qatar's former emir, who revolutionised Qatar to make it a regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, the nation's Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, before abdicating to his son Sheikh Tamim, the current leader of the gas-rich Gulf country. "The Amiri Diwan announced the death of HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Sunday morning. May Allah have mercy on his soul and grant him the best reward for what he achieved for his homeland and nation," the Diwan said. Sheikh Hamad had elevated Qatar's global profile through the development of the Al Jazeera television network, as well as its successful bid to host the 2022 soccer World Cup tournament. The U.S.-allied state is small, with more than 2.5 million people, but is the world's largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, a global investment powerhouse and heavy hitter in Middle East diplomacy and international media. Sheikh Hamad handed power to his son, the then crown prince, in June 2013 in a rare abdication by a hereditary Gulf Arab ruler, to try to ensure a smooth succession. He himself had overthrown his father in a bloodless coup in 1995. This is a developing story...

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed as vessel hit

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed as vessel hit 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Iran on Sunday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel traveled on an unapproved route and was struck, warning that any retaliation over the incident would be met with a "severe response". "A vessel that had jeopardised maritime security by switching off its systems was struck and brought to a halt," the Navy of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement, without giving any details about the ship. The statement said several ships attempted to move through the waterway on an "unauthorised route" and disregarded warnings to correct their course. The strait, the IRGC said, was closed "until further notice" and until "the end of US interference in this region." Acts of aggression against Iran "will be met with a severe response, and new enemy bases in the region will be targeted," the Navy said. The United States is demanding that Iran publicly state it will stop attacks on ships in the strait, and that all lanes will be open with no tolls through the waterway, senior US officials told reporters on Friday. US President Donald Trump said on Friday the US and Iran had agreed to continue talks despite an escalation of hostilities this week, while also declaring an end to the ceasefire. A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Iran, the US, Qatar and Pakistan had agreed to negotiate in a call that mediators were trying to arrange for Saturday while Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was in Oman. It was not immediately clear whether the efforts were successful. Araqchi and Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi met in Oman to exchange "views on appropriate mechanisms for the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz," according to a statement from the Iranian foreign minister. Oman's state news agency later said that Omani and Iranian negotiators would continue talks "at the technical and political levels." Oman is helping to mediate an end to a war that has destabilised the Gulf and raised prices around the world since the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on 28 February. About a fifth of the world's oil supply transited through the Strait of Hormuz before the war, and Iran's effective blockade of the waterway has caused energy prices to surge, fuelling global inflation. CNN reported on Saturday that Oman made a draft proposal for the strait, including free navigation through its southern corridor in Omani territorial waters. The plan called for vessels transiting the northern corridor through Iranian territorial waters to obtain prior approval from Iran, although no tolls would be imposed, CNN said. The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the CNN report.

Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice

Iran says Strait of Hormuz closed until further notice 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments today: • Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said early on Sunday it had closed the Strait of Hormuz until further notice after firing a warning shot at a vessel it said had attempted to transit along an unapproved route, state media reported. • In the first message since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral, Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for the killing of his father, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to "decimate" Iran if the regime tried to kill him. • Both sides dialled up the rhetoric after exchanges of fire this week rocked a memorandum of understanding reached in June this year between Washington and Tehran. • In an attempt to keep diplomacy alive, Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi is in Oman for talks on the Strait of Hormuz • In Lebanon, meanwhile, Israeli strikes persisted overnight, including an airstrike targeting the outskirts of Nabatieh.

US delegation in Lebanon discusses Israel withdrawal

US delegation in Lebanon discusses Israel withdrawal 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) A US military delegation met with Lebanon's army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from a "pilot zone" in occupied territory, a Lebanese military official told AFP on Saturday. Under a framework agreement reached on 26 June, Israel will gradually withdraw from areas of southern Lebanon where it has deployed troops to fight Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia movement. As part of the agreement, the long-disempowered Lebanese military will take full control of two small areas dubbed pilot zones. "The American military delegation arrived and began meetings with the Lebanese army command to discuss the mechanisms for implementing the first pilot zone from which the Israelis will withdraw, allowing the Lebanese army to deploy," the official said, requesting anonymity. "This is the main objective the American military delegation is bringing to Lebanon... it is the translation and implementation of the framework agreement." US ambassador Michel Issa told President Joseph Aoun on Thursday that the American delegation was coming to "determine the mechanism" for implementing the deal. In Washington, a US official had said on condition of anonymity that "the first pilot zone will launch in a matter of days, and further pilot zones are being mapped out and planned". US Central Command will coordinate with both countries on the zones, he said. The agreement , rejected by Hezbollah, does not set a timetable for Israel's withdrawal, and Israeli officials have also vowed that their forces will remain in a "security zone" 10 kilometres (six miles) deep as long as Hezbollah remains armed. The war, which began in early March, displaced more than a million people in Lebanon, according to the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA. On Saturday, the agency said more than 732,000 people had now returned home, up from 640,000 a week before. That leaves more than 430,000 still displaced, it added. Israel has pursued intermittent strikes despite a truce, with Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reporting several in the south on Saturday, including in Mansouri, where seven people were wounded. The latest talks between Lebanon and Israel, which have no formal relations but have met for five rounds of negotiations since the start of the war, will take place in Rome next Wednesday and Thursday. Lebanon had initially conditioned its participation on Israel withdrawing from two pilot zones. But a Lebanese official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP on Saturday that "Lebanon will participate", without offering further details. The talks precede Aoun's expected visit to Washington later this month at the invitation of his American counterpart Donald Trump.

Iran refuses to allow IAEA access to nuclear facilities

Iran refuses to allow IAEA access to nuclear facilities 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Iran reiterated that it will not give UN inspectors access to its nuclear facilities following a UN Security Council meeting on Friday, facing down calls from Western nations to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The meeting was called by Bahrain and European countries, and came as fresh strikes between the US and Iran threatened to unravel the interim deal to end the war. In a UN report presented at the briefing, the IAEA reported a "significant deterioration" in its awareness of Iran's nuclear facilities following the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei ruled out granting IAEA access to its facilities and called the report "meaningless and without any legal basis". Iran, backed by Russia and China, argues that the UN Security Council no longer has legal authority to discuss its nuclear programme because the resolution underpinning the 2015 nuclear deal has expired. Resolution 2231, which endorsed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reached its scheduled end on 18 October 2025 unless UN sanctions were "snapped back" in line with provisions. Western powers say they completed the snapback process in late September 2025, thereby reimposing UN sanctions that had been lifted under the JCPOA. Tehran, however, deems these measures "null and void", insists 2231 is now "legally non-existent", and has rejected subsequent Council meetings on its nuclear file as an abuse of authority. In the report, the IAEA said it had "lost continuity of knowledge across all of Iran’s declared nuclear facilities" following last year's 12-day war and the recent conflict launched by Israel and the United States on 28 February. The memorandum of understanding signed by Iran and the US in June opened the door to fresh negotiations over the future of Tehran's nuclear programme. Successive rounds of talks have so far failed to result in a permanent deal, with the two sides remaining far apart on key issues such as enrichment and the fate of Iran's stockpile of uranium. But the ongoing standoff over the Strait of Hormuz has threatened to collapse the interim deal, with the US launching intense airstrikes on 8 and 9 July, and Iran responding with attacks on its Gulf neighbours. Iranian officials have since threatened to walk away from the ceasefire deal if the US does not comply with its terms. IAEA head Rafael Grossi said recently that "very strong" verification would need to be included in any deal.

Irans supreme leader vows revenge as foreign minister in Oman

Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge as foreign minister in Oman 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments today: • In the first message since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral, Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei vowed revenge for the killing of his father, hours after President Donald Trump threatened to "decimate" Iran if the regime tried to kill him. • Both sides dialled up the rhetoric after exchanges of fire this week rocked a memorandum of understanding reached in June this year between Washington and Tehran. • In an attempt to keep diplomacy alive, Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi is in Oman for talks on the Strait of Hormuz • In Lebanon, meanwhile, Israeli strikes persisted overnight, including an airstrike targeting the outskirts of Nabatieh.

Flydubai to resume daily flights to Aleppo after 14 years

Flydubai to resume daily flights to Aleppo after 14 years 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) UAE airline flydubai announced on Friday that it will expand its operations in Syria by launching daily direct flights to the northern city of Aleppo, marking the resumption of the route after a more than 14-year suspension. In a statement carried by the UAE’s state news agency, WAM, the airline said the flights will begin on 20 July, making Aleppo its second destination in Syria after it resumed flights to the capital, Damascus, last year. The airline said the move reflects its commitment to improving air connectivity with underserved markets. Flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith welcomed the resumption of flights to Aleppo after the route was shut down with the outbreak of Syria’s civil war, saying: “The launch of our daily flights to Aleppo marks an important milestone in our network expansion strategy.” The carrier added that the daily service is expected to strengthen economic, cultural and family ties between the United Arab Emirates and Syria. Flydubai’s chief commercial officer, Hamad Obaidalla, said the airline had seen strong demand for travel between Syria and the UAE since resuming flights to Damascus on 1 June 2025, adding that “the resumption of direct flights to Aleppo builds on that momentum.” Flydubai became the first Emirati airline to resume daily flights between Dubai and Damascus after Bashar al-Assad’s regime was ousted by HTS-led rebels in December 2024, and has since increased services to three daily flights in response to growing demand on the route. Several other Arab and international airlines have resumed flights to Syria since the fall of Assad's regime. Regional carriers including Qatar Airways, Air Arabia, flynas, Jazeera Airways and Royal Jordanian have all restarted services to Damascus and, in some cases, Aleppo. The new Syrian government, led by President Ahmed al‑Sharaa, has been seeking to attract foreign investment and restore a semblance of stability, using renewed air links and infrastructure projects to signal that Syria is open for business even as it continues to grapple with sectarian tensions, armed clashes and bombings that underscore the fragility of the post‑Assad transition.

Israeli drone strike wounds staff at Gazas Kamal Adwan Hospital

Israeli drone strike wounds staff at Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) An Israeli drone strike on Friday wounded staff at Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, in the latest Israeli attack targeting healthcare facilities. At least three "civilians" were injured inside the hospital courtyard, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa, while three "maintenance workers" sustained injures nearby after an Israeli quadcopter drone was reported to have dropped an explosive device within the medical grounds. The Palestinian health ministry condemned Friday's incident, describing it as part of Israel's "systematic targeting of health facilities" despite a so-called ceasefire that came into effect in October 2025. It called on the international community to provide "protection for health facilities and medical personnel, halt these attacks, and put an end to Israel’s ongoing violations against the health sector". The attack on Kamal Adwan, which is the last functioning major hospital in northern Gaza, took place despite its position within the so-called "Green Zone" – an area under Israeli control. The medical centre had previously been headed by Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held by Israel for more than 18 months without charge or trial. Dr Safiya's case has drawn widespread international criticism amid reports of torture and medical negligence at the hands of Israeli authorities, prompting his legal team to issue warnings that his life is at imminent risk. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s Government Media Office, Israeli forces have completely or partially destroyed 34 of the territory’s 38 hospitals since October 2023, when Israel launched its war on the besieged Strip. The office said only four hospitals remain operational, all working at sharply reduced capacity after extensive damage and amid critical shortages of medicines, medical supplies, fuel and essential equipment. Health officials have repeatedly warned that continued attacks on medical infrastructure risk causing the collapse of Gaza's healthcare system, as hospitals struggle to treat thousands of wounded Palestinians under increasingly difficult conditions. Dozens wounded across Gaza since Friday At least a dozen people were reported injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Friday, including several Palestinians who were wounded when Israeli forces opened fire on a group of people near the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. Multiple homes also came under fire by Israeli drones in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, according to Palestinian media. On Saturday, one Palestinian was killed and several others were injured after an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle along the coast, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, according a TNA correspondent, citing eyewitnesses and local sources. Witnesses said the drone fired four missiles at the vehicle and the surrounding area. They alleged that after the initial strike, the drone pursued people who had fled the vehicle and targeted them in subsequent attacks. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said it transferred the body of the deceased to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, while those injured were taken to Al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat for treatment. In a statement on Saturday, the Palestinian health ministry said at least six people were killed over the past two days. At least 73,221 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, according to the Palestinian health ministry, including nearly 1,100 people since the signing of the ceasefire.

Iraqis protest over power cuts in sweltering summer heat

Iraqis protest over power cuts in sweltering summer heat 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Hundreds of residents of an eastern Iraqi city protested on Saturday against power cuts during extreme summer heat, an AFP correspondent said. Temperatures in the city of Kut have peaked at 44C, with residents organising protests to urge authorities to boost electricity supply. Decades of war have left Iraq's infrastructure in a pitiful state, with power failures worsening blistering summers. On Friday night, hundreds of protesters took to the streets with dozens hurling stones at security forces, who responded by firing tear gas and detaining more than 30 people, according to an AFP correspondent. The clashes lasted until early morning. Two local health officials told AFP on condition of anonymity that more than 50 police officers were injured. It is unclear how many protesters were wounded, with one source estimating the number at around 30. Protesters have likely avoided reporting themselves to hospital for fear of arrest, a health official said. Demonstrations against power cuts are frequent in Iraq, especially during the scorching summer months, when temperatures often reach 50C. In the oil-rich country, many households have just a few hours of state electricity per day, and those who can afford it use private generators to keep fridges and air conditioners running. Iraq is the second-largest oil producer in the OPEC cartel, but despite its immense oil and gas reserves, it remains dependent on imports to meet its electricity needs. (AFP)

Israel bans Jerusalem grand mufti from Al-Aqsa for one week

Israel bans Jerusalem grand mufti from Al-Aqsa for one week 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Israeli authorities have banned the grand mufti of Jerusalem from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for one week. Sheikh Muhammad Hussein was arrested by Israeli forces after he delivered his sermon during Fridays prayers on 10 July, the Jerusalem Governorate said in a post on Facebook. Authorities later released him and served him with a one-week ban from entering the compound, it added. The New Arab has reached out to the Jerusalem Governorate and the Israeli police for comment. The incident is the latest in a string of Israeli measures targeting Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Israeli raids at Al-Aqsa – Islam's third-holiest site – have surged under the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in violation of the decades-old status quo. Arrangements introduced by Israel after the 1967 war left the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf in charge of administering the compound, with Muslim prayer there and Jewish worship directed instead to the Western Wall. In practice, however, this arrangement has been increasingly eroded. Since 2022, Israeli authorities have allowed far-right Jewish extremists to conduct regular prayers inside the compound and have detained the grand mufti on multiple occasions. In January, Netanyahu backed moves to loosen restrictions on Jewish access to the site, insisting that these steps do not violate the existing arrangements. The push to allow Jewish prayer has been led by far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has regularly participated in settler incursions into the compound. Incursions at Al-Aqsa are taking place at a time of record settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, a sharp rise in settler violence and accelerating Palestinian displacement. More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023 and tens of thousands have been forced from their homes under what rights groups say is a state policy of ethnic cleansing.

Armed Israeli settlers detain US lawmaker Ro Khanna in West Bank

Armed Israeli settlers detain US lawmaker Ro Khanna in West Bank 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he said was an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs a 2028 presidential run. Speaking with Reuters on Thursday in a Palestinian village, Khanna said his group's van was surrounded by settlers wielding M4 rifles a day earlier while touring a part of the southern West Bank where residents face frequent settler attacks. "We were at a village that Israeli settlers had destroyed, they had destroyed the school, they had destroyed that village, and we were just looking at it," said Khanna, a progressive lawmaker from California in the US House of Representatives. "And these hoodlums come in with machine guns – M4, an American-made machine gun – and they detain us. They block off the road. And then they call the IDF and the IDF is on their side, not on the side of the Americans," Khanna said, referring to the Israeli military. An aide to Khanna who was in the group, Cameron Kasky, said they were held for more than an hour and made appeals to the US Embassy in Jerusalem for help. A group of officers who appeared to be police eventually intervened, leading to their release, Kasky said. The Israeli military said troops and police officers intervened after receiving a report of settlers blocking vehicles near Khirbet Zanuta, a small Palestinian hamlet whose residents were forcibly displaced by violent settler raids following the 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel. "Upon their arrival, the troops dispersed the Israeli civilians and allowed the vehicles to continue on their way," the military said. Israel's police did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the US Embassy in Jerusalem. Democrats divided over Israeli conduct Khanna is the second Democrat considering a White House bid to visit the region this week. In Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Rahm Emanuel, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama, said Israeli policies toward Palestinians were eroding support for the US-Israeli alliance. Asked if he was running for president, Khanna said: "I'm strongly considering it and I'm more resolved to consider it after this trip." Israel's conduct toward Palestinians has emerged as a flashpoint in Democratic politics ahead of November's US midterm elections, contributing to primary defeats for some incumbent lawmakers targeted by left-wing challengers who accused them of supporting Israel's right-wing government. Israel's favourability rating among Democrats fell from 59% in 2018 to 22% in May, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling. While Israel has long enjoyed strong bipartisan US support, an increasing number of Democrats in Congress are now pressing to cut off military aid, which amounts to $3.8 billion per year and includes funding for light weaponry like M4 rifles and missile interceptors that Israel used in the Iran war. Support remains strong among Republicans, though some elements of Trump's coalition have also called for cutting off aid. Overlooking a valley dotted with settler outposts on the outskirts of Turmus Ayya, a village home to thousands of Palestinian American dual nationals, Khanna said he believed his party's establishment was "clueless about how much of a moral test Palestine, Gaza and Israel have become." He said he chose to do a visit exclusively to the West Bank, with programming led by Palestinians, to give him an unfiltered view of territory Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war. "If you're unwilling to speak up for Palestinian human rights, if you're unwilling to speak up against the genocide in Gaza, the apartheid in the West Bank, then you are morally compromised," Khanna said. (Reuters and TNA staff)

Israel freezes 'sensitive' ops in south Lebanon at behest of US

Israel freezes 'sensitive' ops in south Lebanon at behest of US 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Israel’s political leadership has instructed the military to freeze all operations classified as "sensitive" in southern Lebanon following a request from the United States, Israel’s public broadcaster reported Friday evening. According to Kan, the directive will remain in force until further notice, pending greater clarity over the current escalation between the US and Iran, as well as the ongoing negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. It was not made immediately clear what types of operations were considered "sensitive". Kan reported that US officials, who have in recent days focused on the war with Iran, are concerned that Israel could be drawn into the conflict again if fighting in Lebanon worsens. Iran insists Lebanon be included in Tehran's memorandum of understanding with Washington. Israel and Iran last exchanged direct attacks in June, with tensions escalating again this week after multiple tankers were hit by reported Iranian fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and the US struck targets inside Iran as a responde. Despite the flareup and US President Donald Trump saying the memorandum with Iran was "over," mediators including Pakistan and Qatar are still attempting to salvage a diplomatic track. Quoting an Israeli security source, Kan said Israel was prepared to exploit any Iranian attack to launch large-scale strikes inside Iran but that, following pressure from the White House, the Israeli military was instructed to temporarily pause the plans in order to avoid widening the current confrontation even further. Israeli withdrawal before Rome talks unlikely Israeli airstrikes and shelling continued on Friday night into Saturday morning in southern Lebanon, with hits reported in the town of Kfar Tebnit – a strategically located area overlooking key approach routes in the Nabatieh governorate where Israeli forces have for weeks been operating and trying to capture the nearby Ali al‑Taher Ridge. In a related development, Kan reported that the Israeli military expects to begin withdrawing from the designated "pilot zones" in southern Lebanon as early as this week, coinciding with a new round of talks between Lebanon and Israel in Rome. The broadcaster added that a US delegation responsible for coordinating the two sides visited Israel last week and is expected to travel to Lebanon in the coming days to attend meetings aimed at finalising the remaining security arrangements ahead of a planned Israeli withdrawal from the villages of Zawtar al-Gharbiya and Froun. The Financial Times previously reported that a US military delegation was expected to arrive in Beirut to help implement the US-brokered framework agreement, which was signed on 26 June between Israel and Lebanon but rejected by Hezbollah. Citing two senior Lebanese officials, the newspaper said a delegation from the US Central Command is expected to visit Lebanon ahead of the talks in Rome. FT also reported that an undisclosed security annex to the framework agreement contains details on the deployment of the Lebanese army in areas vacated by Israeli forces. It does not specify, however, which two pilot zones are expected to be handed over during the initial phase. Citing two senior Lebanese officials and a Western diplomat, the newspaper said Beirut expects "some movement" from Israel soon regarding one of the pilot zones, although expectations remain low that any withdrawal will take place before the Rome talks. Israel has repeatedly threatened to remain in southern Lebanon if Hezbollah is not disarmed. The Iran-backed group has refused to disarm as long as the occupation continues. Israeli attacks on Lebanon since March have killed more than 4,300 people and wounded thousands more.

Exclusive: Your Party CEC holding Sunday no-confidence vote in chair secretary

Exclusive: Your Party CEC holding Sunday no-confidence vote in chair, secretary 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr profile pinned post) As the Canary revealed exclusively on Tuesday, disgusted members of Your Party’s (YP) executive committee (CEC) called for a no-confidence vote in the CEC’s chair and secretary. The call came after their removal of three well-known CEC members for attending a socialist conference. Skwawkbox can now reveal that the motion received enough support to force a vote, which will be held online from 6pm this Sunday, 12 July 2026. Your Party — Majority support Skwawkbox understands that a clear majority of members have said they will support the no-confidence motion. A senior figure told Skwawkbox that YP’s parliamentary leader Jeremy Corbyn has been trying to deflect anger or at least postpone the vote to allow times for anger to cool. Some CEC members have tried to dismiss the meeting — quorate under YP rules — as ‘unofficial’. Angry members backing the vote have said the intransigence of the officers and a refusal to accept diplomatic overtures has made the vote unavoidable. Party rules mean that the three members who were ‘suspended’ will be eligible to attend and vote. They have already backed a call for an investigation into the chair’s and secretary’s actions. Former Crewe Labour MP Laura Smith has already resigned as CEC vice-chair on 4 July. If the no-confidence motion succeeds, it will remove the chair and secretary from those roles, but not as ordinary elected CEC members. Featured image via YP By Skwawkbox

Defend Our Juries hit with five police raids over alleged Palestine Action video

Defend Our Juries hit with five police raids over alleged Palestine Action video 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr profile pinned post) Defend our Juries activists have been hit with five police raids in one day. The campaign group said the raids were linked to Palestine Action solidarity messages. Three raids were originally reported on 10 July according to an X post: Defend Our Juries can confirm that at least three home raids have taken place this morning. Individuals who have shared videos online declaring support for the unjustly proscribed direct action group Palestine Action were arrested. Saving lives is not terrorism. HOME RAIDS Defend Our Juries can confirm that at least three home raids have taken place this morning. Individuals who have shared videos online declaring support for the unjustly proscribed direct action group Palestine Action were arrested. Saving lives is not terrorism. pic.twitter.com/yf1I37sWHd — Defend Our Juries (@DefendOurJuries) July 10, 2026 Defend our Juries posted later that police had carried out a further two raids: UPDATE – FIVE RAIDED Counter-terror police have so far raided the homes of 5 out of more than 60 individuals who have shared videos online declaring their support for Palestine Action. All have taken place in the Midlands. We won’t be intimidated – more ‘terror’ videos soon! https://t.co/rOVJEbdouH — Defend Our Juries (@DefendOurJuries) July 10, 2026 The group campaigns to defend British rights and liberties against the current authoritarian onslaught meted out by Keir Starmer’s government. Their website warns: From the UK Government’s plans to severely restrict jury trials, to judges removing legal defences in activist trials, and the Home Office criminalising protest groups or designating them as “terrorist organisations” – the British justice system is being weaponised to serve corporate interests against our democracy and civil liberties. A major part of their work is opposing the proscription of Palestine Action: The unjust ban on Palestine Action was not an accident, it is part of a strategic effort for the UK government to be able to ban whichever group they don’t agree with. The group claims the ban will inevitably turn into further attacks on basic rights: They have now also begun sentencing direct actionists as “terrorists” without them ever being convicted on any terrorism charge. If we do not oppose our government’s attempts to corrupt UK law, who will they choose to ban next? Trade Unions? Striking workers? Disability rights groups? The group also posted a video of Jon, one of their activists, whose home was targeted on the 10 July raids: Here’s what Jon said that caused counter-terror police to raid his home this morning. We can all agree that this response is totally absurd and unnecessary. Saving lives is not terrorism. Palestine Action is not a terrorist group, regardless of the unjust ban. Lift the ban. pic.twitter.com/L4IOw3iVwY — Defend Our Juries (@DefendOurJuries) July 10, 2026 You can read more about Defend our Juries here. UK state power is growing more repressive and hard-won rights to free speech and protest are being hacked away. Groups like Defend our Juries are at the forefront of the fight to retain the basic liberties which are essential to democracy. Featured image via Twitter By Joe Glenton

Church of England to debate report urging solidarity with Gaza

Church of England to debate report urging solidarity with Gaza 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) The legislative body of the Church of England is set to discuss a report calling for solidarity with Palestinian Christians at a time when communities face "settler colonialism, illegal occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide". The General Synod, who is scheduled to meet in its upcoming session from 10-14 July in New York, will be considering a motion to engage with a document issued by Kairos Palestine, a Palestinian Christian ecumenical movement. The report, titled 'A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide' and published on 14 November, 2025, is a theological and political appeal from Palestinian Christians to the wider Church, calling on Christians to stand in solidarity with their Palestinian counterparts as well as applying pressure on governments and global civil society to "isolate, boycott, divest from, and sanction Israel". Describing Israel as a "colonial, settler and exclusionary entity", the report highlights how Palestinian Christians are living in "a time of genocide, ethnic cleansing and forced displacement unfolding before the eyes of the world", calling on churches across the world "to distinguish between dialogue with Jews and dialogue with Zionism". The motion is also partly intended to shed light on the experience of Palestinian Christians in Gaza amid Israel’s genocidal war. It follows the original 2009 Kairos Palestine statement, which was a faith-based call for justice and nonviolent resistance "from the heart of Palestinian Christian suffering". The discussion has been welcomed by the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) in a statement on Friday, warning, however, against "efforts by pro-Israel figures to suppress debate within the Church". The alarm comes as pro-Israel figure Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, who reportedly has a son serving in the Israeli army, has urged the Church to reject the document, warning that it risks "undermining" the relationship between Christians and Jews. At the same time, the Board of Deputies of British Jews, the largest and oldest body representing Jews in the UK, also published a briefing arguing that the Kairos II document is antisemitic and would "perpetuate conflict". Palestinian Christian communities in the occupied Palestinian Territories have come under threat by Israeli authorities. Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinian Christians in Gaza, with multiple strikes targeting churches and church compounds including the compound of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza City, which was struck on 19 October, 2023, as it was sheltering hundreds of people. Across the West Bank and Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians face tightening movement restrictions, repeated settler attacks and heavy-handed policing at holy sites, with permits to reach Jerusalem’s churches for major feasts severely curtailed and Easter celebrations conducted under what residents describe as a suffocating security clampdown.

Trump threatens Iran amid regional push for new talks

Trump threatens Iran amid regional push for new talks 📢Your social posts deserve more reach 📈 Auto-share them to all social networks. (website link on my Tumblr pinned post) Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of events in the Middle East. Here are the key developments this morning: • US President Donald Trump has threatened to "decimate" Iran if it attempts to assassinate him, saying on Friday that Washington had agreed for new negotiations with Tehran as mediators race to prevent a resumption of the war. • Iran's top diplomat Abbas Araghchi is in Oman for talks on the Strait of Hormuz. The foreign minister on Saturday criticised the US for violating the memorandum of understanding and claimed that Iran has "kept its word". • Israel launched airstrikes on the outskirts of Nabatieh in south Lebanon overnight, claiming to have killed a Hezbollah fighter in an underground tunnel under the Ali al-Taher ridge, east of Nabatieh

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