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Hamas said it would not allow the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire to begin while Israel continued operations and restricted aid, amid UN warnings of thousands of malnourished children.

Patrick Dunleavy, Matthew Søberg Shugart, Liza Bialy, Juan Cole, Marc Lynch and 4 more

The Guardian, The Independent, Le Figaro and 4 more

The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon, including a launch site and training centre used for attacks against Israel, despite a ceasefire.

Ole Wæver, Marc Lynch, Yezid Sayigh, Bessma Momani, Shibley Telhami and 6 more

Tens of thousands of Syrians celebrated in Damascus on Monday the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad’s fall, while Kathimerini reported a crowd crush killed one and injured over 260.

Patrick Dunleavy, Wendy Pearlman, Yezid Sayigh, Scott Lucas, Hubert Zimmermann and 4 more

RTVE withdrew Spain from the Eurovision Song Contest, citing the European Broadcasting Union's decision to keep Israel in the contest, making Spain the only Big Five member to pull out.

Ellis Cashmore, Peter Murphy, Lupicínio Íñiguez-Rueda

Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attended a Knesset debate on a death-penalty bill wearing a noose-shaped pin and sparked opposition indignation.

Ramón López Facal