Abu Dhabi talks yield prisoner swap but no progress on territory Iran rejects uranium handover and threatens US bases in Europe Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases as violence hampers response More tankers hit mines in Hormuz as Iran keeps strait shut Russia reports record drone attack on Leningrad region as strikes hit Ukraine's grid Nvidia board hires law firm to probe CEO as Congress weighs subpoena Euro hits 18-month low and yields jump as Fed weighs faster hikes Saudi air defences intercept more Houthi missiles as Yemen fighting widens Gaza flood victims wait for tents as Israeli strikes continue Spain's first general strike in 14 years halts ports and car plants over housing Anthropic IPO reported oversubscribed as banks weigh higher valuation Militants kill at least 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan Leaders open COP31 summit in Antalya as Guterres attacks fossil fuel lobby US charges three Iran-backed men over attacks on Jewish targets and RAF Fairford plot Trump announces end of US military aid to Israel as Netanyahu's office says it will be phased out Hoax bomb emails force evacuation of hundreds of schools in Italy Saudi output nears prewar level as Europe's gas supply stays strained Head of Turkey's banking regulator resigns amid investment fund scandal EU Commission presents Digital Fairness Act with fines of up to 6% of global turnover US stock futures rise as CoreWeave results ease AI jitters Indonesian vice president reportedly resigns as lawmakers back impeachment petition Merz threatens EU budget veto unless all states fund Ukraine; Prague and Bratislava push back Russia says it detained two Poles for spying as US soldier is arrested in Britain House Republicans block impeachment of Hegseth Rubio and Wang hold call to prepare Trump-Xi meeting Russia's ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev dies suddenly at 66 Bennett heckles Netanyahu as new Knesset convenes AI data centres plan 181 GW of on-site gas power as grid delays bite Over one million in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says Tens of thousands join Poland's nationalist march after Krakow attack Kenya discharges last Ebola patient and starts 42-day countdown Helsing launches European rival to Palantir's battlefield software El Salvador fires rockets at Haitian 400 Mawozo gang compound Russia-led CSTO strips Armenia of voting rights over unpaid debts Abu Dhabi talks yield prisoner swap but no progress on territory Iran rejects uranium handover and threatens US bases in Europe Congo's Ebola outbreak passes 11,000 cases as violence hampers response More tankers hit mines in Hormuz as Iran keeps strait shut Russia reports record drone attack on Leningrad region as strikes hit Ukraine's grid Nvidia board hires law firm to probe CEO as Congress weighs subpoena Euro hits 18-month low and yields jump as Fed weighs faster hikes Saudi air defences intercept more Houthi missiles as Yemen fighting widens Gaza flood victims wait for tents as Israeli strikes continue Spain's first general strike in 14 years halts ports and car plants over housing Anthropic IPO reported oversubscribed as banks weigh higher valuation Militants kill at least 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan Leaders open COP31 summit in Antalya as Guterres attacks fossil fuel lobby US charges three Iran-backed men over attacks on Jewish targets and RAF Fairford plot Trump announces end of US military aid to Israel as Netanyahu's office says it will be phased out Hoax bomb emails force evacuation of hundreds of schools in Italy Saudi output nears prewar level as Europe's gas supply stays strained Head of Turkey's banking regulator resigns amid investment fund scandal EU Commission presents Digital Fairness Act with fines of up to 6% of global turnover US stock futures rise as CoreWeave results ease AI jitters Indonesian vice president reportedly resigns as lawmakers back impeachment petition Merz threatens EU budget veto unless all states fund Ukraine; Prague and Bratislava push back Russia says it detained two Poles for spying as US soldier is arrested in Britain House Republicans block impeachment of Hegseth Rubio and Wang hold call to prepare Trump-Xi meeting Russia's ambassador to the US Alexander Darchiev dies suddenly at 66 Bennett heckles Netanyahu as new Knesset convenes AI data centres plan 181 GW of on-site gas power as grid delays bite Over one million in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says Tens of thousands join Poland's nationalist march after Krakow attack Kenya discharges last Ebola patient and starts 42-day countdown Helsing launches European rival to Palantir's battlefield software El Salvador fires rockets at Haitian 400 Mawozo gang compound Russia-led CSTO strips Armenia of voting rights over unpaid debts

Symbolic image: Israel resumes Gaza strikes and rules out any withdrawal

Symbolic image

Israel resumes Gaza strikes and rules out any withdrawal

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Israel struck Gaza on Wednesday for the first time in over a week, killing one man. Its defence minister ruled out any pullback from Gaza, Lebanon or Syria.

The strike hit a tuk-tuk in Beit Lahiya, killing Mohanad Saada and wounding five, Gaza's civil defence agency said, adding that he was on a municipal crew repairing a damaged water well. The Israeli military said it had targeted a Hamas commander planning attacks on its troops. Al Jazeera reported two further Israeli attacks: a drone strike that critically wounded a 13-year-old boy in Khan Younis and shelling near the Bureij camp. Netanyahu rejected Trump's 15-point plan on Sunday, 9 August, after Hamas endorsed it.

Katz prepares for a long stay

Defence Minister Israel Katz said the army stays in security zones in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza and had been ordered to prepare for a long-term presence. A State Department official, without naming him, called a permanent presence in south Lebanon incompatible with the US-brokered framework tying withdrawal to verified Hezbollah disarmament.

Allies doubt the Board of Peace

Diplomats told Politico, as relayed by TASS, that Washington lacks the leverage to deliver on Gaza. A White House official countered that the Board of Peace is getting good cooperation and put Netanyahu's stance down to Israel's autumn elections.

Other opinions

Al Jazeera foregrounds Palestinian casualties and calls the war genocidal; the Jerusalem Post covers only the defence debate.