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Gaza was almost non-existent. For 2.5 years, the systematic blockade to humanitarian aid and commercial
Gaza Strip despite a fragile “ceasefire”. ## Global economy - **Oil jumps:** Global crude prices soared following reports of a possible extended blockade
Gaza’s Government Media Office said Israel has committed 2,400 violations of the “ceasefire”. These include killings, arrests, blockades
blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, Israel continues to violate “ceasefires” reached in Lebanon and the Gaza
Gaza between March 2024 and June 2025 to provide specialist care, told Al Jazeera the conditions she encountered were “unimaginable”. “During the height of the war, conditions were incomparable to what they had been before
Gaza, an Israeli air strike killed at least five Palestinians on Thursday, including three children. Meanwhile, in Iran, senior officials have accused Washington of stalling peace negotiations through a naval blockade
blockade is increasing economic pressure on Iran to push it back to talks. ## In Israel - **‘Serious disagreements’:** Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel does not have any “serious disagreements” with Lebanon, calling Hezbollah
Gaza Strip,” she said, referring to markers delineating the area controlled by the Israeli army. Her comments came as Israeli forces continued expanding the “Yellow Line”, where Israel has partitioned Palestinian territory into separate zones
blockade of Iranian ports. A UK maritime agency reported that Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ships had fired at a tanker as it attempted to pass through the strait on Saturday. Reuters reported an Indian
blockade “against ships entering or exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas”. ## In Israel - The Israeli military said another soldier had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, the second death announced in less than
Gaza. “The absence of major anti-war protests in the US is somewhat puzzling, especially given that the US entered the [Iran] war with only 21 percent of the public supporting it,” Shibley Telhami
blockade, as Gulf leaders meeting in Saudi Arabia call on Tehran to rebuild trust after “treacherous” regional attacks. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have killed three emergency workers, in what Lebanese President Joseph Aoun
blockade represented “a worrying attack on children’s right to education”. “The Israeli authorities and settlers are ending any sense of safety that previously existed for the three million Palestinians currently living in the West
blockade. - **US sanctions target Iran oil network:** Washington imposed sanctions on a major China-based refinery and about 40 shipping firms and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. - **US buildup:** The US military noted that
blockade began. Salvatore Mercogliano, a maritime historian and an associate professor at Campbell University in North Carolina, said “the Trump Administration talks a lot about ships coming through the Strait but there is no indication
Gaza, which [a United Nations inquiry says](/news/2025/9/16/first-head-of-united-nations-body-declares-israels-gaza-war-a-genocide) amounts to genocide, and it has refused to recognise Palestinian statehood. But relations between Israel and Italy have soured recently. On Monday, the Italian ambassador
blockade, and energy siege”. On Friday, Cubans are expected to mark International Labour Day with a mass rally and a march in Havana. In many countries, Labour Day rallies attract large crowds because
blockade of Iranian ports. ![A man stands onshore with the Greek-flagged crude oil tanker "Asahi Princess" off the coast of the Syrian Baniyas port refinery, along the Mediterranean Sea on April
blockade of Iranian ports would continue “as long as it takes,” he said, adding that Washington remained “locked and loaded” on Iran’s energy infrastructure. ## Lebanon factor and regional linkages A development on the Lebanon
blockade until Iran had agreed to a deal and that he believed the nuclear deal the US was negotiating with Tehran would be better than a 2015 international agreement to curb Tehran’s nuclear program