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Netanyahu travelled to UAE to ask him to deny that he warned of an attack before 7-O, according to AP

According to sources cited by the US news agency AP, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Emirati, Mohamed bin Zayed, and asked him to deny an investigation of the 'Haaretz' newspaper, whose sources claim that the leader had alerted him to a major Hamas operation shortly before the October 7, 2023 attacks that triggered the escalation of hostilities against Gaza. Netanyahu has publicly denied that warning.

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Israel revokes credentials to Dutch diplomats in the West Bank

Israel will revoke the diplomatic accreditation of Dutch officials in the occupied West Bank, after the Netherlands began to apply a ban on products from Israeli settlements, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar declared on Sunday, 27 September. The officials have seven days to deliver their Israeli diplomatic documents, he added.

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Seven days to reopen the Strait of Ormuz: Iran sets conditions in exchange for critical US concessions. United States.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi spoke with journalists covering the UN Security Council meeting to make public a new initiative that could allow the resumption of navigation along the road through a fifth of world oil. Tehran would agree to the opening if Washington lifted its naval blockade, suspended sanctions against Iranian oil and included Lebanon in negotiations for a new ceasefire.

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Unicef reports "acute malnutrition" in Yemen: how did you get to this point?

The recent escalation of the crisis in Yemen leaves figures of concern for the poorest country in the Middle East: since early August, UN agencies have documented more than 30 civilians killed, about 125,000 displaced, many of them within the country, and an increase in child malnutrition, even in its most serious forms. At the # InvitadoDelDiaF24 we spoke to Ariel Umpierrez, political analyst, geopolitionist and historian at the University of Sorbonne in Paris.

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UN Security Council supports Saudi Arabia's right to defence against the Hutti

In a statement adopted by its 15 members, the most powerful UN body condemned on Friday, September 25, the Hutii attacks on Saudi Arabia and its potential threat to maritime trade in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. At the same time, he claimed "the inherent right" of the kingdom to "self-defence" against the Yemeni rebels supported by Iran, and ratified "its support" to the internationally recognized and supported Government of Yemen.

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What is the psychological cost of prolonged military missions?

The United States Navy recognized eight suicide attempts by soldiers of the Abraham Lincoln combat group, whose deployment of more than 10 months has aroused criticism of the Pentagon. The ship left in November 2025 for a mission in the South China Sea, before changing its direction to the Middle East to assist in the offensive against Iran. For the analysis, we spoke to Carlos Gómez, a psychologist, director of Violeta Luz Therapy and a member of the United States Army reserve body.

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Huties hold Yanbu siege, while Macron announces military means to protect the Red Sea

The Huti rebels claim to have attacked the state oil facilities of Saudi Aramco in the port city of Yanbu, while the French president has decided to deploy "soldiers, radar systems and defence systems" to protect the Red Sea oil route, denying that he will be involved in the conflict. Meanwhile, the U.S. Senate has refused to limit Trump's offensive in Iran, amid an apparent reactivation of the Strait of Ormuz.

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France seeks measures to contain the price of fuels that bring collective anger

The Government of France, led by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, announced new measures to try to contain the rise in the prices of petrol and diesel, fuelled by the war in the Middle East and the complications of maritime transit in the Persian Gulf. The initiative aims to limit the impact of fuel growth on consumers, in a context of pressure on energy prices.

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Live I "Zelenski and I are looking for a solution to end the war" with Russia: Trump

To the UN General Assembly, the US President. United States, Donald Trump, launched several international warnings: the Republican claimed that he weighed between allowing Iran's reconstruction or "annihilating them" and "bringing them to hell," he said his country will control Greenland's security, said Cuba is a "failed state" that "will fall." And he said Washington will not stop the advance of the IA, despite the alerts. The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed the need to reform the organization's General Council to respond to the

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Live: Iran is ready to reopen Ormuz in seven days if US. U.S. lifting the blockade, according to a senior official

A senior Iranian official assured Reuters on Tuesday, 22 September, that his country was prepared to reopen the Strait of Ormuz within seven days in exchange for the Government of Donald Trump to lift the sanctions against the Islamic Republic. The source also stressed that the details for a possible agreement for the end of the war between Washington and Tehran can be discussed in New York, where the UN General Assembly is taking place, and stressed that the Iranian proposal was already delivered to the US. Last September 16.

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Pakistan claims that it killed 28 militia members in Afghanistan and Kabul reports the death of three civilians

In a new military offensive in Afghanistan, Pakistan claimed the death of 28 militia members in shelling in response to two recent attacks on its territory, held by militants on the Afghan side of the border. However, Kabul accuses Islamabad of the death of three civilians killed and four injured during the night attacks, figures supported by the UN. The escalation threatens a calm of almost three months in cross-border tensions.

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Live: Two ships are hit in Ormuz, while US. United States. and Iran exchange new threats

The UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre (UKMTO) reported that two oil tankers were hit by "unknown projectiles" when they were passing through the Strait of Ormuz. One of the impacts caused minor injuries to two crew members. With the tensions back up, the Iranian Army said it was "ready" to face any U.S. attack. After Donald Trump declared himself in a "decision-making phase" about Iran, without ruling out new bombings.

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Iran closes a French school in Tehran for "illegal acts"; Paris announces measures

On 20 September, the Iranian authorities closed the French Language Centre (CLF) in Tehran, claiming that the institution, linked to the French embassy, had carried out "illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions" and "abused its status as a language training centre." France summoned the Iranian ambassador to Paris to consultations and promised an appropriate response.

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Israel orders blockades and "extensive" raids in the West Bank after a deadly shooting

After an Israeli settler was killed by a Palestinian attacker near the Neve Tzuf settlement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Army to close down villages in the occupied West Bank centre and prepare incursions to stop Palestinians. In addition, in another incident, Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian driver, who was accused of an alleged attempt to run over. Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the Middle East over new threats from Iran and attacks by the Huti against Saudi Arabia.

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Alerts, flames and smoke in Riyadh: thus the escalation of the Hutti against Saudi Arabia advances

The residents of the Saudi capital woke up again in the morning of Sunday with an alert warning of a possible attack, followed by two strong explosions. The Huti movement of Yemen was attributed on Saturday, 19 September, to an offensive against strategic sites in the Saudi capital, where explosions were heard during the night for the first time since the resumption of hostilities between Riyadh and these pro-Iranian combatants.

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Huties claim missile attacks on Riyadh and Aramco oil facilities

Saudi Arabia confirmed that the Huti rebels in Yemen attempted to attack their capital with a ballistic missile, the first attack on Riyadh since the escalation of fighting with Iran's allied rebels. The confirmation took place hours after the Hutti declared having attacked "strategic places" of the kingdom. On Sunday, September 20, Riyadh residents were in the middle of a new alert for a possible attack.

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What is the agreement between Trump and Saudi Arabia for the sale of 48 F-35 aircraft?

Saudi Arabia could have in its possession about 48 US F-35 fighter aircraft, a country that has been selective in selling these aircraft due to the type of technology they incorporate and its long-standing premise that Israel, the only one operating in the Middle East, has a qualitative military advantage over potential opponents. Although the Donald Trump Government approved the sale, valued at $24.3 billion, Congress will have 30 days to review it before it is realized. We analyzed it in the # InvitadoDelDiaF24 with Guillermo Pulido, polytologist and master's in S

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