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By · Via Middle East Eye · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, Key developments across the region and beyond: Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes. - US President Donald Trump has said Washington could strike Iran "as soon as tomorrow", or reach a "big, beautiful" agreement with Tehran. - The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and two drones launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh.

Key points

  • Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, Key developments across the region and beyond: - Is…: Good Morning Middle East Eye readers, Key developments across the region and beyond: - Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes.
  • - US President Donald Trump has said Washington could strike Iran "as soon as tomorrow",…: - US President Donald Trump has said Washington could strike Iran "as soon as tomorrow", or reach a "big, beautiful" agreement with Tehran.
  • - The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and two drone…: - The Saudi-led coalition has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and two drones launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh.

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Good Morning Middle East Eye readers,

If you are just joining us, here are key developments from across the region and beyond:

* Israeli forces have sealed off all entrances to Hebron in the occupied West Bank and forcibly displaced around 2,200 Palestinians from their homes.

* US President Donald Trump has said Washington could strike Iran "as soon as tomorrow", or reach a “big, beautiful” agreement with Tehran.

* The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile and two drones launched by the Houthis towards Riyadh.

* Israeli army has said Palestinians with work permits will be barred from settlements in the occupied West Bank, except industrial zones and other approved areas, on Sunday and Monday.

* Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Spokesman Hossein Mohebbi has warned that the US-Israeli war against Iran could have consequences beyond the country’s borders, Press TV reported on Saturday.

* The Houthis have renewed their warning to airlines, airport staff and travellers against using Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.

* Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday for a large anti-government demonstration, three days ahead of a general election widely viewed as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

* Russia’s embassy in Tehran has denied reports that Russian embassy staff and specialists working at the Bushehr nuclear power plant are preparing to leave Iran.

* An explosive-laden drone attacked an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp northeast of Iraq's Erbil on Saturday night, Reuters reported, citing security sources.

* Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has directed the judiciary to pursue compensation for "material and moral" damages caused by US-Israeli war, state news agency IRNA reported.

* Iranian Speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf will not attend the Brics parliamentary forum in New Delhi due to "certain unforeseen circumstances", the Iranian embassy in India said on X.

Original source: www.middleeasteye.net

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