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US-Iran strikes: latest developments

The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports and proposed that all ships pay a fee to the United States to pass through the strategic Strait of Hormuz. US to reimpose blockade on Iranian ports US

UN official says Hamas obstructing aid in Gaza

JERUSALEM, July 13 (Reuters) - A United Nations official has said Palestinian militant group Hamas was disrupting aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, placing further hardship on its civilians already grappling with the humanitarian crisis in the war-shattered enclave. In a

EU launches $1 billion aid initiative for Gaza

AMSTERDAM, July 13 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Monday it had launched an initiative with 15 partners to deliver €883.6 million ($1 billion) in aid to Gaza. It said the "Team Gaza Initiative", launched at the Palestine Donor Group meeting in Brussels, would