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The United States has urged Israel to avoid civilian casualties in its war on Hamas but some will be inevitably hurt in the "messy" conflict, the White House says. "This is war. It is combat. It is bloody, ugly and it's going to be messy and innocent civilians are going to be hurt going forward," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The first government flight carrying Brazilian citizens fleeing Israel-Hamas conflict arrives in Brazil's capital, Brasilia. IMAGES
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
Smoke billows following exchanges of fire between the Israel and Hezbollah. Since the outbreak of war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, the Lebanese-Israeli border has witnessed a near-daily exchange of fire between the Israeli army and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah, a Hamas ally. IMAGES
The US "fundamentally rejects" an announcement today by the International Criminal Court prosecutor to arrest Israeli leaders, rejecting the court's authority and saying the move put ceasefire efforts at risk. "There should be no equivalence between Israel and Hamas," says US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller. SOUNDBITE
Outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, Netherlands, as the prosecutor Karim Khan, says he is seeking arrest warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes including "starvation", "wilful killing", and "extermination and/or murder". IMAGES
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