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Qatar reports “positive progress” as the US and Iran conclude indirect technical talks in Doha on issues related to the memorandum of understanding signed on June 17. Tehran says a “communication channel” will be established with Washington to report and discuss breaches of the interim deal. It also lodged a protest at the UN over Israel’s latest threat against its Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei describing it as “state terrorism”. Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in Gaza and continue to launch attacks on southern Lebanon despite “ceasefire” agreements. Hazem Qassem, the Palestinian group’s spokesperson, has called on the Arab League to convene an emergency meeting as Israeli politicians continue to publicly discuss forcibly displacing Gaza’s entire population. Qassem said Israel’s expansionist actions target not only the Palestinian people but also other Arab nations, particularly Egypt. On Wednesday, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said the country now controls nearly 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, and intends to expand that to “100 percent”. Senior Chinese lawmaker He Wei will attend the funeral of late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran’s capital. He is the vice chairman of China’s top lawmaking body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. Khamenei’s funeral will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, on July 9, Iranian state media reported. At least 5,000 more Israelis move to communities near Gaza Another 5,000 Israelis have moved to southern areas near Gaza 1,000 days after the October 7, 2023, attacks, a news report says. At least 62,000 people lived there before the Hamas-led raid, The Times of Israel reported. About 90 percent of residents have returned, and Israel’s government aims to have 124,000 people living there by 2030. Israel’s Tekuma Directorate – which has been “tasked with rehabilitating the Gaza border area” following the October 7 attacks – says it has implemented more than 1,000 projects in the area. These include “strengthening security, expanding services for community health and resilience, investing capital into agriculture, and offering incentives to factories to move to the region”, according to the Times.
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