Newsletter: Lebanese minister denounces Israeli "occupation"
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“Euronews exclusively previews an EU statement on the Israeli bill re-introducing the death penalty, passed by the Knesset on Monday.”
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— Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights of Syria since the Six-Day War of 1967. It has previously occupied the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt and southern Lebanon as well. Prio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli-occupied_territories
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— Relations between Israel and the European Union are generally positive on the economic level, though affected by the Israeli–Palestinian conflict on the political level. In particular, Israel views fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel–European_Union_relation…
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— This is a list of economic sanctions involving Israel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sanctions_involving_Is…
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“The US and Israel traded more strikes with Iran overnight after President Donald Trump issued a stark ultimatum yesterday, saying the US would 'completely obliterate' Iranian electricity and energy sites unless the Strait of Hormuz opens to international shipping.”
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started an armed conflict with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Iranian offi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
“In Lebanon, two more UN peacekeepers have been killed in the second such lethal incident in the space of 24 hours, according to the UN Interim Force, UNIFIL.”
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— A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…
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— Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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— The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Arabic: قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان; Hebrew: כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL (Arabic: يونيفيل; Hebrew: יוניפי״ל) is a United Nations peacekeeping…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_i…
“Since the start of the war on Iran in late February, roughly one in five people in Lebanon have been displaced, in what the UN is describing as a crisis of 'staggering' speed and scale.”
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“Brussels floats cutting travel to ease fuel pressure: According to a letter seen by Euronews’ Marta Pacheco and dated March 30, the EU’s energy chief Dan Jørgensen has told EU capitals to 'make timely preparations' in anticipation of a 'potentially prolonged disruption' to energy supplies as the war on Iran drags on.”
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“The G7 energy and finance ministers said on Monday that they are 'closely monitoring' how the war in Iran is affecting energy overall economic stability and are prepared to take 'any necessary measures' to ensure the security and stability of energy markets, but failed to take any concrete measures such as the release of more oil reserves.”
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“The new law, which passed its final reading on Monday, would make death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks. Israelis would only be placed on the death row if convicted of murder in an attack aimed at 'ending Israel's existence'. The death penalty has been de facto suspended by Israel since the 1960s.”
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“EU ministers head to Kyiv to mark grim anniversary of Bucha massacre”
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“Four years ago, more than 400 Ukrainians were murdered by Russian troops on the outskirts of Kyiv. Images of bodies lined up on the streets, wrists tied, shocked the world.”
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“Germany and France have agreed that eight out of 10 Syrians in Germany should return to Syria over the next three years.”
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“German defence company Rheinmetall issued a public statement expressing respect for Ukraine’s defence manufacturers after its CEO mocked Ukrainian weapons and drone producers over the weekend in sexist remarks.”
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