🇲🇱🇮🇷⚡- Malian government is exploring the possibility of buying one of Iran's air defense systems – Mali's Junta-backed media.

— 🇮🇱 NEW: A recent survey reveals that 65% of all Israelis believe the IDF soldiers who sexually abused Palestinian prisoners shouldn't be criminally charged

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— 🇮🇱 In the same survey, only 47% of Israelis said Israel should act in accordance with international law and 'maintain moral values in war'

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— Fyi, Hezbollah carries out about 7-8 attacks a day, this is not out of the ordinary.

But I thought the rockets sounded extra nice and crispy, and their flames looked cool.

— 🇷🇺 NEW: According to a decree signed by President Putin, foreigners can apply for temporary residence in Russia without the usual requirements, if they reject the policies of their home countries that conflict with 'traditional values.'

The Russian government is expected to compile a list of countries imposing 'destructive neoliberal ideals' on their citizens, and the Foreign Ministry has been instructed to start issuing three-month visas to applicants as early as September.

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— 🇮🇱 WATCH: Israeli settlers in the North attack National Security Minister Ben Gvir, seemingly blaming him for their destroyed and evacuated settlements, calling him a 'terrorist'

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— 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿/🇮🇱 NEW: Senior Scottish minister Angus Robertson says his government will suspend all meetings with Israeli officials until 'real progress' is made in peace talks.

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— 🇮🇱 NEW: Hebrew media reports that IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and other officials are expected to resign if a ceasefire deal is reached

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— 🇮🇱/🇪🇬 NEW: Egypt has confirmed its intention to remain fully comitted to the 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace agreement, known as the Camp David Accords, and that it opposes the ignition of regional tensions – Walla News

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: The FBI confirms that Iran was responsible for hacking the Presidential campaign of Donald Trump, through which it was able to obtain 'sensitive information'

The FBI further states that Iran attempted to hack the internal communications of Kamala Harris' campaign. The U.S. intelligence community says it is 'increasingly worried' about Iran's advanced cyber capabilities.

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— 🇮🇱/🇪🇬 NEW: Israeli Officials were told to leave Cairo just 20 minutes after arrival today, due to a disagreement that arose yesterday about the Phiadelphi Axis; there is now a 'total breakdown' of negotiations

Yesterday, Israeli and Egyptian officials met in Cairo to discuss the Philadelphi Corridor; on Netanyahu's orders, the IDF presented a map that showed Israel reducing some of its forces, but still deploying soldiers all along the corridor. Egypt categorically rejected the plan, 'we are definitely stuck', an Israeli official said – Axios

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— NOTE: Without the agreement of Egypt, there can be no ceasefire, regardless of the acceptance of Hamas (which also rejected)

— 🇺🇸/🇵🇸 NEW: Most Columbia University students who faced suspension or arrest for participating in pro-Palestine protests will reportedly soon be able to return to class.

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— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: The Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) platform for 2024 mentions Israel 29 times in its 92-page document.

“President Biden and Vice President Harris believe a strong, secure, and democratic Israel is vital to the interests of the United States. Their commitment to Israel's security, its qualitative military edge, its right to defend itself, and the 2016 Memorandum of Understanding is ironclad.”

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— 🇮🇱/🇾🇪 NEW: Human Rights Watch says Israel's attack on Yemen's Hodeidah port on July 20 is a 'possible' war crime, citing disproportionate harm caused to civilians

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