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Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says the country is reassessing its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas after suffering criticism. IMAGES
Donald Trump blasts President Joe Biden over Iran's major attack on Israel, alleging that his rival in November elections showed American "weakness" in the Middle East. "God bless the people of Israel. They are under attack right now. That's because we show great weakness," he says at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. SOUNDBITE
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron meets with Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati during an official visit to Beirut, after nearly four months of intensifying, deadly Israel-Hezbollah border clashes triggered by the Gaza war. IMAGES
The United States condemns "incendiary" comments by far-right Israeli ministers during a rally calling for the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip. "Irresponsible, reckless, incendiary, I go so far as to say," White House spokesman John Kirby says of the comments. SOUNDBITE
In Ramallah, French FM Catherine Colonna meets with Palestinian Prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, and her Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki. She condemned violence in the West Bank, where more than 290 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers since October 7. IMAGES