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MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT: Latest
The US urged Israel to let more fuel through the Rafah crossing.
Lawmakers voted to force Biden to continue sending arms to Israel.
South Africa petitioned the ICJ to order Israel to halt action in Rafah.
Long stories short
• Kharkiv came under its longest Russian aerial attack since 2022.
• Anti-French rioting left parts of New Caledonia “out of state control”.
• The number of British billionaires fell to 165.
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