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Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south Monday killed four people, including three women, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said a school principal, her mother, a foreign female domestic worker and a male Syrian worker were killed when an Israeli drone targeted their car as they returned from inspecting their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa. The Israeli military said Monday that it identified “four suspects” approaching the area its forces occupy in southern Lebanon who posed a threat and so “conducted a precise strike in order to remove the threat”. Israel has kept up intermittent strikes on south Lebanon, particularly in the Nabatieh area, despite the two-week-old truce, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah sites and operatives. Both sides accuse the other of violating the ceasefire. A lawmaker for Hezbollah, Ihab Hamade, denounced Monday’s strike as “a heinous crime against civilians” and blamed it “first and foremost” on the Lebanese state. His movement has been highly critical of an agreement signed last month by Lebanon and Israel aiming to pave the way for a permanent end to hostilities. The framework agreement followed an earlier deal between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the wider regional war that also established a ceasefire in Lebanon, in effect since June 21. The Israeli-Lebanese deal calls for the disarmament of the Iran-backed group, a gradual Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon and the deployment of the Lebanese army there, starting with two “pilot” areas, but without specifying a timeline for the pull-out. Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel’s occupation was preventing the Lebanese army’s deployment to the south.A statement from his office said he emphasised the need to pressure Israel to withdraw because “the occupation undermines the legitimacy of the (Lebanese) state and prevents the army from deploying, and the laying of foundations for achieving a just and lasting peace”. Source link
Key quotes from the eighth day of Wimbledon at the All England Club on Monday:”First time on this court, five sets against an absolute legend of the game. I grew up five minutes from here, coming to watch matches on this court. It’s unbelievable.”– British wildcard Arthur Fery reflects on his incredible road to the quarter-finals after beating Grigor Dimitrov.”I’m finding it harder. That’s the reality of it. Look, at the end of the day, I’ve got no other option, right? I’m not going to say, ‘I’ve had enough, I’m hanging up the racquets’. It’s fresh now. It hurts like hell. But I’ll get back up. I just want it to happen to keep giving me that hope. If not, this is a tough, tough sport to play with no hope.”– Australian fifth seed Alex De Minaur struggles to find motivation after his fourth round exit against Flavio Cobolli, extending his wait to reach a first Grand Slam semi-final.”Last year I had problems. This year I have problems. I hope that my dad find the right solution for the next one. My grandfather help us to find a solution for tonight, but we found solution for all the week, I hope. An Italian family give us all the house here in Wimbledon, so it’s really cool. I will say thanks to them when I see them.”– Italy’s Flavio Cobolli had to seek new accommodation after the French Open finalist exceeded his expectations with a run to the quarter-finals.”I’ve done a lot of very deep work on understanding myself on a very basic human level, understanding where my worth is coming from. It’s not coming from being a tennis player. For sure different things happen in life. I can go back into old habits. But I worked really hard not to do it.”– Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time, on her journey of self-discovery.”You could dream about it. It’s not everyone plays a quarter-final. I think it’s been a while definitely. This is my fourth time fourth round here. Never played a quarter-finals. So yeah, I was thinking maybe this is my chance. Who knows, my last chance. Maybe not, maybe yes. But, yeah, I’m over 30 now. To eventually get it done, play a quarter-finals, is something amazing.”– Elise Mertens’ Wimbledon dream comes true after the 30-year-old Belgian reached the last eight for the first time.”There are so many positives. One I think is how I’ve handled pressure. I mean, there’s pressure every week, right? Of course, the more you want to win, I think the more kind of like pressure goes along with that. I’m happy with how I faced it head on. I think I kept cool when I needed to control my emotions.”– Alexandra Eala, the first woman from the Philippines to reach the last 16 at a Grand Slam, was upbeat despite her exit against Jasmine Paolini. Related Story Source link
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an announcement was possible later Sunday on a deal with Iran that could formally end the Middle East war, insisting goals had been met.”I do think perhaps there is the possibility that in the next few hours the world will get some good news,” Rubio told reporters in New Delhi.Rubio, who is on his first visit to India, said the emerging deal would address US President Donald Trump’s concerns on the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has largely blocked in response to the US-Israeli attack.The agreement would also start a “process that can ultimately leave us where the president wants us to be, and that is a world that no longer has to fear or worry about an Iranian nuclear weapon”, he added.His remarks came after Trump said a proposal that included opening the Strait of Hormuz had been “largely negotiated”.”An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. Asked about the criticism, Rubio said “no one has been stronger” among US presidents against Iran by launching the war, codenamed Epic Fury.”When this conflict began with Iran, the goals were outlined, they were very simple, they were very clear — we were going to destroy their navy, which was done,” he said. Rubio said the United States also aimed to “significantly reduce” Iran’s ability to fire ballistic missiles and to “do damage to the defence-industrial base” of the country.”Those were the objectives of Epic Fury. Those objectives were achieved,” Rubio said. Related Story Source link
A man died after a shark attack in northern Queensland state on Sunday, the third fatal shark attack this year in Australia.The 39-year-old man died from a critical head injury after he was attacked while spearfishing at Kennedy Shoal, an offshore reef, Queensland police said.”He was retrieved from the water by another person who was in the water with him at the time of the attack,” Queensland Police Inspector Elaine Burns said in a news briefing.”That’s quite a terrifying thing to see happen in front of you,” she added. Police were providing support to three men who called the coast guard for help from a private boat just before noon (0200 GMT), and then travelled over an hour with their injured friend to shore.The critically injured man arrived at a boat ramp at Hull River Heads at 1:00 pm, where emergency services were waiting. The man died at the boat ramp, Queensland Ambulance said.”This is a tragic incident for everyone involved,” Burns said, urging people to “continue to enjoy our beautiful coastline and be aware of your surroundings”. Source link
-British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday welcomed ‘the progress towards an agreement’ to end the Iran war, as US officials said an announcement on a deal could be expected later in the day. ‘We will work with our international partners to seize this moment and achieve a long-term diplomatic settlement,’ Starmer said in a post on X. Source link
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