Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank

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Israeli military and security service say ‘broad counter-terrorism operation’ in Tubas to continue for several days

Hundreds of Israeli soldiers supported by armoured vehicles have conducted raids in the Palestinian town of Tubas near Nablus in the biggest such military deployment by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank since the ceasefire came into effect in Gaza last month.

Palestinian media reported that a curfew was imposed on Tuesday night on Tubas and some neighbouring communities, roads were closed by earthen barriers and families forced from their homes to allow Israeli forces to use the buildings.

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Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank – The Guardian

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  1. Hundreds of Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian town in West Bank  The Guardian
  2. Israel launches new military operation in northern West Bank  Reuters
  3. Israel lays siege to occupied West Bank’s Tubas, displaces tens of families  Al Jazeera
  4. IDF and Shin Bet announce start of broad counterterror op in northern West Bank  The Times of Israel
  5. IDF Launches Major West Bank Counterterrorism Operation, Reportedly Arresting 22 Palestinians  Haaretz
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No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen – BBC

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  1. No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen  BBC
  2. Putin trying to negotiate an end to Ukraine war as he cannot win it on battlefield, says EU’s Kallas – Europe live  The Guardian
  3. The Europeans pushing the NATO poison pill  Responsible Statecraft
  4. Full text of European counter-proposal to US Ukraine peace plan  Reuters
  5. Von der Leyen: ‘We now have a starting point’ on Ukraine peace deal  politico.eu
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Can Europe save frozen Russian assets from Donald Trump? – dw.com

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  1. Can Europe save frozen Russian assets from Donald Trump?  dw.com
  2. EU countries seek urgent plan B to fund Ukraine  politico.eu
  3. EU Steps Up Pursuit of Frozen Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine  Bloomberg.com
  4. The U.S.-Russia Plan Gives Trump a $300 Billion Signing Bonus  Foreign Policy
  5. EU urgently seeks agreement on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine, as US touts other ideas  Reuters
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Bahrain to argue at UK supreme court it has immunity from surveillance claims

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Gulf nation is accused of placing monitoring software on computers of two dissidents living in London

Bahrain is to tell the UK’s supreme court that it enjoys sovereign immunity from claims it placed surveillance software on the computers of two dissidents when they were living in London.

The Gulf country has lost the sovereign immunity claim both in the high court and court of appeal, and a decision to take the case further to the supreme court shows how important it is to the country’s reputation.

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‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East – The New York Times

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  1. ‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East  The New York Times
  2. Is Lebanon the new flashpoint for Israel? – Full Story podcast  The Guardian
  3. Lebanese Sources Worry That Israeli Escalation Will Weaken Gov't, Thwart Hezbollah Disarmament  Haaretz
  4. Israel Defence Minister Vows 'No Calm' In Lebanon Without Security For Israel  Barron's
  5. Lebanon faces ‘war of attrition,’ prepares for possible Israeli escalation, prime minister says  Anadolu Ajansı
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