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Activists unfurl a banner on Westminster Bridge that reads "Keir Starmer: Will Labour stop arming Israel?". Organised by pro-Palestinian volunteer organisation Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Houses of Parliament looms over the bridge on which the banner hangs, on the eve of the first TV debate ahead of the UK's July 4 election. IMAGES
The Peace Palace, headquarters of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in The Hague, Netherlands, as South Africa asks the top UN court to order an immediate halt to Israel's incursion in Rafah, describing it as a "genocidal" operation threatening the "very survival of Palestinians". IMAGES
Israeli police stop protesters, on a road in Nitzana in southern Israel, from blocking the passage of aid trucks bound for Gaza. At least 12 countries -- including top donors the United States and Germany -- have halted funds over Israeli claims that some UNRWA staff were involved in Hamas's October 7 attack that sparked the fighting. IMAGES
US top diplomat Antony Blinken say that Israel must stop undercutting the ability of Palestinians to govern themselves, as war rages on in the Gaza Strip, during a press conference in Tel Aviv. SOUNDBITE
Security forces remove the car used during a gun attack on a bus stop in Jerusalem. The attack came shortly after a truce pausing fighting in the Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel was extended for a seventh day, moments before it was due to expire. Two people were killed and eight wounded, including five left in a serious condition. IMAGES
Pope Francis meets with the relatives of people held hostage by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners. Israel and Hamas have announced a deal on allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed while offering besieged Gaza residents a four-day truce after weeks of all-out war. IMAGES
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