📹 Epic protests for the 6th week in a row supporting Palestine blocked several kilometres of main roads in the heart of Sydney's CBD today as Sputnik explains.

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🇮🇱🇵🇸 Latest updates on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️The number of civilian deaths in the enclave since October 7 has exceeded 13,000, 5,500 of them are children, according to the Gaza Strip authority;

▪️More than 6,000 people in the Gaza Strip are considered missing; they could not be found under the rubble of buildings after the bombing, enclave authorities say;

▪️More than 100 Hamas members were arrested in several days, including three participants in the October 7 attacks, Israeli military said;

▪️Israeli army says it carried out operations at a Hamas military base, found depots of weapons, rocket systems;

▪️The IDF says it detected about 10 mortar rounds targeted at Israel's Shlomi from Lebanon, retaliating fire at Lebanese territory.

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❗️Tens of thousands of angry Sydney locals have turned their anger towards the ruling Australian duopoly of the Liberal & Labor parties over the perceived failure in Australia's foreign policy on the Israel-Palestine war.

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🇺🇸 Divisions are brewing within the Democratic camp over Washington's support to Israel's Gaza war

At the weekend, Senator Bernie Sanders called to condition Israeli aid on certain demands, which included significant pauses in the ground operation; no re-occupation or blockade of the Gaza Strip; ending settler violence and expansion in the West Bank; and a commitment for a two-state solution after the war.

Even though Vice President Kamala Harris earlier stated that the White House is "not going to create any conditions on the support that we are giving Israel to defend itself," the pressure within the Democratic party is growing with more and more Dems calling for a ceasefire.

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Does Israel export oil and gas?

Israel has been striving to ensure energy independence and substantially developed its oil and gas sector over the last decades. Last year the Jewish state joined the club of "crude exporters", while in 2017 it started to sell natural gas to its Arab neighbors in Jordan.

Israel's natural gas reserves have grown by 40% from 780 billion cubic meters in 2012 to 1,087 bcm at the end of 2022 due to the nation's extensive drilling and exploration activities in the eastern Mediterranean. Tel Aviv is eyeing multinational projects to deliver its fuel to Europe and Asia. However, Israel's bold energy endeavors may be delayed and derailed if the ongoing Gaza conflict spills over into neighboring countries.

Does Israel export oil and gas and how could the conflict derail the trade?

Check out Sputnik's article to find out

🇷🇺🇮🇷 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, reiterated their call for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a phone conversation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

🗣 "The focus of the conversation was on the present situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone. Concern was voiced by both sides regarding the ongoing armed conflict in the Gaza Strip. The need for an immediate ceasefire and urgent assistance to the affected civilian population was emphasized," the statement read.

The phone call was initiated by the Iranian foreign minister, the Russian ministry said. The diplomats also discussed bilateral and international issues of mutual interest.

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🇷🇺 One bullet is enough

📹 Combat work by airborne snipers near Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

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🇺🇸 US will reportedly reprimand 'aggressive' Israeli settlers in Palestine's West Bank

US President Joe Biden has ordered senior advisors to draft a directive exploring different options for legal measures against "violent" Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Politico got a hold of a snippet of an official White House memo outlining a refined American approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. An anonymous senior US official read out some of its sections off the record following Biden’s published op-ed in the Washington Post relating to the Ukrainian and Gaza crises.

"President Joe Biden directed top officials to prepare visa bans and sanctions for extremist Israeli settlers attacking and displacing Palestinians in the West Bank," the article cites.

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🇦🇷 Libertarian politician Javier Milei of La Libertad Avanza alliance won the presidential election in Argentina, his opponent, the candidate of the ruling Union for the Homeland alliance, Sergio Massa, said before the official results of the vote were announced. Milei received 55.95% after 86.59% of the votes were counted. Economy Minister Massa gained 44.04%.

Milei advocates the dollarization of the economy and a foreign policy oriented towards Israel and the United States. He is also against joining the BRICS and cooperating with China, Brazil and Russia. Massa, on the other hand, is ready to work with all countries to solve the crisis and join BRICS in order to be able to borrow money from the BRICS New Development Bank.

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🇬🇧 Britain's top-secret Vanguard-class nuclear sub carrying 140 crew narrowly avoided a crash after a depth gauge failed, the Sun reported

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🇦🇷 News that right-wing politician Javier Milei had won the Argentine presidential election received a mixed reaction from neighboring South American countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia's left-wing president Gustavo Petro said the result was "sad" for the region because "neo-liberalism no longer has any proposals for society, it cannot answer the current problems of humanity".

🇧🇷 Brazil's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, wished Milei good luck, although Milei has said he has no interest in cooperating with Brazil and has no desire to join the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) bloc, calling instead for respect for the voice of the people.

🇧🇴 Bolivia's president Luis Arce said he hoped to develop friendly relations with Argentina, based on fraternity and mutual respect.

🇲🇽 Mexico's foreign minister Alicia Barcena said that both countries share common democratic values, and Mexico is ready to work with the new Argentine authorities.

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Social media footage shows Israeli tanks surrounding Indonesian Hospital in Gaza

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🌍 The West's attempts to isolate Russia and Africa will end with the opposite results, says Nelson Mandela's great-grandson

🗣 "They will say 'These people are dictators, these people are doing this and this'... So the outcome is that the world... Not the world, actually, because America is not the world. The West will isolate itself and then it'll be poor after that because we have the resources," Mayibuye Mandela said.

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🇷🇺🪖 Russian forces from Battlegroup Yug eliminate Ukrainian troops in Belogorovka area

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🪖 New report offers revelations about foreign mercenaries in Ukraine

After the failed "Summer Offensive" by the Ukrainian Army, which saw estimates of Ukrainian losses in excess of 90 thousand, somehow, in spite of these tremendous losses, the Ukrainian lines continue to hold. How is this possible?

One of the main factors is the presence of thousands of foreign mercenaries working in Ukraine. There have been multiple reports of radio intercepts on Ukrainian military frequencies in English, Polish, Arabic and other foreign languages, along with reports from some front line sectors that up to 50% of the enemy forces are foreign mercenaries. And now, specific information has come to light about hundreds of applicants and actual mercenaries working in Ukraine - names, countries of origin, military experience, phone numbers and even photocopies of passports.

👉 Read the full analysis by Sputnik correspondent Russell Bentley (@TXDPR)

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🇺🇸 Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrives in Kiev, says US will continue to support Ukraine

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Latest updates on Palestinian-Israeli conflict:

▪️IDF eliminated three Hamas commanders

▪️Israel and Hamas make progress in hostage release talks

▪️Russia to deliver a further 27 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza

▪️Paris is ready to organize transportation of injured children from Gaza to France

▪️Number of journalist deaths from Gaza fighting rises to 60

▪️Iran’s spiritual leader has urged Muslim countries to suspend ties with Israel

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🪖 Draft dodgers say Ukraine is not ready to fight Russia, decry ‘senseless killing’

The Kiev regime is facing a shortage of manpower to consign to the ‘meat grinder’, with many of Ukraine’s men of fighting age interviewed by CNN revealing they intend to challenge any connoscription summons.

“I think that everything that happens with mobilization is illegal and unfair… if I get a draft notice soon, I will consult a lawyer and challenge it,” one was cited as saying.

Another interviewee added: “What has this country given me that I owe it anything? …I think that Ukraine is not ready to fight Russia…We were not prepared for it at all.” He added that it was “senseless killing of our citizens".

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