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Lebanon Talks Commence in Rome
Haaretz • • world
Key Points:
- Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least four Palestinians, including a 10-year-old boy, while the IDF reported killing a Hamas naval commander and three other operatives.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz requested President Isaac Herzog to expunge the criminal record of Elor Azaria, a former soldier convicted of killing an incapacitated Palestinian in 2016.
- U.S.-mediated negotiations between Israeli and Lebanese officials resumed in Rome for a sixth round since the April cease-fire involving Iran, the U.S., and Israel.
- Multiple tankers were attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, with reports of missile and projectile strikes causing fires, amid Iranian warnings against U.S. aggression and reports of U.S. strikes causing casualties in Iran.
- ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan, accused of sexual misconduct and suspended since June, lost an appeal to lift his suspension; his supporters claim he is targeted politically due to his investigations into Israeli officials over Gaza.
