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Lebanon FM Criticizes Hezbollah Drone Mission near Israel Gas Rig

Lebanon's caretaker foreign minister said Monday any interference in US-mediated talks to demarcate its maritime border with enemy state Israel is "unacceptable". His comments came after Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah party launched three unarmed reconnaissance drones Saturday towards the offshore Karish gas field and Israel said it shot them down.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

US: Israeli Fire Likely Killed Al Jazeera Reporter; No Final Conclusion

US officials said Monday the bullet that killed veteran Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was likely fired from an Israeli position. But they say it is too badly damaged to reach an absolute determination, and that there is "no reason to believe" she was deliberately targeted. State Department spokesman…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Shireen Abu Akleh: Gunfire from Israeli military positions likely killed Palestinian-American journalist, US says

The State Department said a bullet believed to have killed Abu Akleh was too badly damaged to determine the weapon it was fired from

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

U.S.: Unintentional Israeli fire likely killed Shireen Abu Akleh, but bullet test inconclusive

The Palestinian American journalist was killed while covering an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.

Axios · Jul 4, 2022

Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollah over drone provocation

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has criticized the militant group Hezbollah for sending three unmanned aircraft over an Israeli gas installation

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2022

Lebanon PM chides unofficial moves in Israel row after Hezbollah sends drones

Lebanon's prime minister on Monday criticised as risky and unacceptable any unofficial dealings over its sea border row with Israel, after the powerful Hezbollah movement sent three drones towards an Israeli gas rig that were shot down.

Reuters · Jul 4, 2022

Israel, Poland to Restore Relations Strained by Holocaust Restitution Row

Israel and Poland have agreed to improve relations that had deteriorated after Warsaw introduced a law last year limiting the ability of Jews to recover World War Two properties, saying on Monday they would mutually restore ambassadors. The move marked a shift for new Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

Israel, Poland to restore relations strained by Holocaust restitution row

Israel and Poland have agreed to improve relations that had deteriorated after Warsaw introduced a law last year limiting the ability of Jews to recover World War Two properties, saying on Monday they would mutually restore ambassadors.

Reuters · Jul 4, 2022

IRGC Says Won’t Allow its Ranks to be Infiltrated

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will not allow the entry of "virus and termites" into the military institution, asserted the deputy of the Supreme Leader's representative, Hossein Tayyebifar. Tayyebifar, the IRGC's deputy for clerical affairs, said the IRGC should train forces who will not hesitate to pull the trigger.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022

In the Path of Abraham: selective memoir of Trump’s Israel policy

Jason Greenblatt chronicles his work with Jared Kushner for Middle East peace, leaving out anything bad for his boss

The Guardian - US · Jul 4, 2022