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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasts criticisms of contested legal reforms as "absurd" and "prespoterous" during a press conference in Berlin. SOUNDBITE
Israeli protesters rally in Tel Aviv for the second consecutive day of demonstrations to step up pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a truce-for-hostages deal or else step down, as the public mood sours on the nine-month war. IMAGES
EU foreign ministers hold talks with their counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar as part of a diplomatic push for a two-state solution after the Gaza war. The meeting comes as two member states, Ireland and Spain, prepare to recognize the State of Palestine. IMAGES
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers during a meeting in Riyadh that Iran's confrontation with Israel showed the need for greater defence integration. SOUNDBITE
The Palestinian envoy to the United Nations Riyad Mansour calls Washington's veto of a Security Council push for a ceasefire "absolutely reckless and dangerous." "It is not Israel that should be protected by the veto. It is Palestinian children, women and men, who must be protected by this Council acting now," Mansour says in a statement to the Security Council. SOUNDBITE
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.