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Hamas warns of criminal Israeli plans against West Bank

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) warns against what it described as criminal plans by the Israeli regime aimed at the West Bank in response to a call by Israeli War Minister Israel Katz to destroy a new refugee camp there.
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Peacekeepers help make routes safer by neutralizing explosive hazards

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
As UNIFIL expands its operational activities following the reduction in violence in southern Lebanon, peacekeepers continue to encounter explosive hazards left behind by the conflict. Supporting patrols and checks of routes used by peacekeepers, UNIFIL's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialists help make key routes safer, allowing peacekeepers to carry out their tasks more safely while reducing risks that could also affect local communities as they gradually return.
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UN slams Israeli settlement activities as clear violation of international law

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
United Nations Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq has said that all Israeli settlement activities constitute a clear violation of international law.
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The trajectory in the West Bank and East Jerusalem remains alarming: UK statement at the UN Security Council

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Chargé d'Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
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General Secretariat condemns Israeli occupation forces' raid on UNRWA's Qalandia Training Centre

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States condemned the raid by Israeli occupation forces, accompanied by officials from the Israeli occupation municipality in Jerusalem, on the Qalandia Training Centre of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The raid, the second in less than a month, involved the detention of students and staff inside the Centre and constituted a flagrant violation of the inviolability, privileges and immunities of United Nations premises.
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The 138th report of the OIC Observatory on Israeli Crimes documents 1,524 crimes, including the confiscation of 641,000 square meters of West Bank land.

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
The OIC Media Observatory on Israeli Crimes Against Palestinians recorded the deaths of 54 Palestinians in a single week; 45 in the Gaza Strip and 9 in the West Bank. Civil Defense teams in the Gaza Strip also recovered the body of one of the martyrs. The Observatory documented 182 injuries, 145 in the Gaza Strip and 37 in the West Bank.
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Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lebanon

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
West Bank violence and displacement intensify amid reported refugee camp takeover order
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75 years later, the promise to protect refugees faces its greatest test

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has launched a global campaign urging governments, organizations and individuals to renew their commitment to protecting people forced to flee war, violence and persecution.
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DFA ready to clarify issues on Ayungin provisional 'deal' at Senate

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday conveyed its readiness to answer all questions surrounding the government's provisional understanding on the Ayungin Shoal with China following a call for Senate investigation into the deal.
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AFP more than ready to protect PH sovereignty

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
With President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. citing the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award in his fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed readiness to carry out its missions in protecting the country's sovereignty.
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A hijab inspection, a slap, a warning letter: Inside three months of Taliban rule

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
A woman is stopped for buying groceries alone. The shopkeeper who served her is slapped and hauled in for questioning. A teacher is turned away from her own classroom for the wrong cloak.
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Shipping Traffic in Bab al-Mandab Strait Down 56% After Houthi Embargo - Reports

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
Commercial vessel traffic in the Bab al-Mandab Strait has fallen by 56% following the Houthi announcement that it would close the strait to Saudi vessels, the Emirati newspaper National reported citing data from the analytics company Kpler.
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UN chief arrives in Cyprus, reaffirms support for peace efforts

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said early Tuesday that he had arrived in Cyprus to reaffirm the UN's commitment to achieving a lasting settlement of the decades-old Cyprus issue, according to Anadolu Agency.
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At least 23 children reportedly killed and 25 injured in Sudan's conflict-afflicted North Kordofan in past two months

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
At least 23 children have reportedly been killed, with a further 25 reportedly injured in North Kordofan in the two months since the conflict intensified around Al Obeid in late May.
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PBBM admin committed to completing all signed peace accords

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
The current Marcos administration is determined to fulfill the government's commitment under all signed peace agreements with various rebel groups, the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) said in a statement Tuesday.
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Climate alarm 'blaring from every direction'

Globalsecurity.org - Tue, 28/07/2026 - 14:00
Climate-driven disasters are reaching "nightmare proportions" due to humanity's "addiction" to fossil fuels, a top UN official warned on Tuesday.
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