Israeli media report a complaint filed in portugal against an Israeli soldier accused of involvement in the killing of civilians in Gaza.
The English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and al-Mayadeen, reported that the Hebrew news outlet Walla announced a formal complaint lodged in Portugal against an Israeli soldier for “participating in IsraelS deadly operations in Gaza.”
This progress comes as both the Portuguese government and public have previously expressed opposition too the crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.
According to reports, Portugal has declared it will impose stricter limits on granting citizenship to displaced Israelis. Meanwhile,public demonstrations across the country have shown solidarity with the people of Gaza and condemned atrocities against the Palestinian nation.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister, in discussions with the foreign minister of the jolani regime, stated that interventions threatening regional security and efforts to establish stability must end immediately amid Israeli attacks on Syria.
According to Mehr News Agency, citing Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s Foreign Minister hakan Fidan held a phone call with Asaad Hassan Al-Shibani, foreign minister of the Jolani regime, regarding Israeli strikes on southern Syria and Damascus.
Sources within turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that fidan described these attacks as deeply concerning.
He emphasized that any intervention jeopardizing regional security and efforts to stabilize Syria must stop without delay.
Fidan also stressed the importance of all relevant parties working together to achieve peace in Syria.
Politico reports that France will not participate in the plan to purchase American weapons and send them to Ukraine.
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency, Politico reported on a recent Washington-NATO agreement for the sale of American weapons to the military alliance, which would then transfer them to Ukraine. The report noted that France will not take part in this plan.
The newspaper wrote that during a joint meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a list of countries prepared to participate in this initiative but did not mention France.
Politico added that French President Emmanuel Macron has long urged Europeans to strengthen and develop their defense industries by purchasing weapons from domestic manufacturers.
The report stated that because of this very reason, Paris will not join the initiative to buy American weapons. The French government is also facing rising defense costs and is trying to reduce its budget while controlling a significant fiscal deficit.
On July 11, Politico had reported that Trump was considering sending a new military aid package worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Ukraine. According to the newspaper, if approved, this would be the first military aid from the trump administration sent directly to kyiv.
During a joint press conference at the White House on Monday with Mark Rutte, Trump unveiled an agreement involving arms sales through NATO destined for Ukraine.
Russia’s extensive drone and missile attack on the hometown of Ukraine’s president caused power outages in several parts of the city.
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Kyiv Post, a large-scale Russian drone and missile strike early today targeted Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The assault cut electricity to parts of the city.
officials in kryvyi Rih, located in central Ukraine, reported that the city endured combined Russian attacks involving ballistic missiles and drones. Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s defense council, described today’s attack as “unprecedented.”
He stated: “We have never seen anything like this before; a ballistic missile along with 28 drones. An industrial complex was destroyed but no one was killed.Workers were sheltering at the time.”
Elsewhere, Vinnytsia, another city in central Ukraine, suffered a heavy nighttime drone attack. Officials claim at least eight people were injured during this strike.
The attacks come amid an intensification of Russian air strikes across Ukraine. Over the past two months, Moscow has launched more than 500 drones daily against Ukrainian targets-most occurring at night.On July 9th (June 28), Kyiv reported an unprecedented assault involving 741 drones in a single night.
The escalation coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on Monday that NATO will supply Kyiv with Patriot air defense systems and other weapons purchased from Washington under an agreement between Washington and NATO. Trump also warned Moscow that if it does not reach a peace deal with Kyiv within 50 days, Russia will face 100 percent tariffs-including those imposed on its trading partners.
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Israel’s use of force in recent developments in southern Syria and called for an immediate halt to the attacks.
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency via Al Jazeera, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Israel’s attack on southern Syria. The statement emphasized: “We condemn israel’s interference in recent developments in southern Syria through the use of force and demand an immediate cessation of the assaults.”
The Turkish Foreign Ministry added that ensuring stability and security in Syria benefits the Syrian people, all neighboring countries, and the entire region.
Media reports indicate that Israel recently targeted the city of Suwayda in southern Syria once again.
Israel’s defense Minister Yisrael Katz claimed that Israel will not allow harm to come to Syrian Druze communities and issued a warning directed at the jolani regime. Katz made these remarks following Israeli airstrikes yesterday near Suwayda, where violent clashes have erupted between Druze groups and factions affiliated with the terrorist Jolani regime.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief emphasized: We hope Brussels will reach an agreement tomorrow on sanctions against Russia.
Kaja Kallas, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, spoke on Tuesday without condemning the ongoing crimes of the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian people. She stated that Israel must take concrete steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the current conditions cannot continue.
Kallas took a politically evasive stance, asserting that “we will keep political options on the table and are prepared to act if Israel fails to meet its commitments.”
She added that Russia must bear financial responsibility for the consequences of its war in Ukraine. Russia is attempting to force Ukraine’s surrender by inflicting maximum damage. “We hope EU countries will agree tomorrow on a sanctions package against Russia.”
The European Union has sanctioned eight Iranian individuals and entities over alleged human rights violations.
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News agency and Al Jazeera, the Council of the European Union announced new sanctions against Iran on Tuesday.
The Council stated that eight individuals and one entity linked to Iran have been sanctioned for human rights violations committed outside of Iran, acting on behalf of the Iranian government.
Hungarian Foreign Minister announced that EU foreign ministers have not yet reached an agreement to approve a new sanctions package against russia.
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Russia Today, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced on tuesday that the European Union failed to adopt its eighteenth sanctions package against Russia.
Speaking on the sidelines of an EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, Szijjártó said: “The vast majority of those present agree with adopting new sanction packages (against Russia), but today, at least for now, no new package has been approved.”
Szijjártó added that the previous 17 sanctions packages had no effect on Russia.
French Foreign Minister Threatens to Trigger “Snapback Mechanism” Against Iran by the End of August
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and FranceS BFM TV, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned that if there is no important progress on Iran’s nuclear program, the European trio-France, the United Kingdom, and Germany-will activate the “snapback mechanism” against Tehran.
Le Drian made this threat ahead of a European Union foreign ministers’ meeting held today in Brussels.
BFM TV quoted Le Drian as saying that France and its partners, Britain and Germany, will trigger the snapback mechanism against Iran if verifiable, tangible progress on Tehran’s nuclear agreement is not achieved before August ends.
Earlier, Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dismissed such threats as political moves aimed at confronting Iran. He stressed that any attempt to activate this mechanism would be met with an appropriate response from Tehran.
Additionally, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, spoke with France’s Le Monde about the troika’s threat.He stated: “Threatening sanctions dose not help diplomacy. If Europe truly wants to play a central role, it must demonstrate independence and neutrality. One sign of such neutrality would be condemning israeli aggression and U.S. attacks on Iranian facilities-which France has so far failed to do. Under these circumstances,how can we expect Iran to abide by international rules?”
araghchi added that Europe could play a constructive role in preserving the nuclear deal and reducing tensions but only if it condemns Israel’s aggressive actions. He emphasized support for constructive engagement by the E3 countries (France, Germany, and Britain) in reviving the JCPOA but warned against provocative measures like threatening snapback activation-a move Iran views as tantamount to a military attack. from Tehran’s outlook this would mark an end to Europe’s role in addressing iran’s peaceful nuclear program.
Teh European UnionS foreign policy chief says that the bloc’s foreign ministers will discuss Iran and the snapback mechanism in the JCPOA at their meeting in Brussels today.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, confirmed that Iran and the snapback mechanism under the JCPOA are on today’s agenda for the EU foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels, according to webangah News Agency citing Mehr News and Anadolu.
Kallas began by addressing the humanitarian crisis in gaza. She said, “The situation in Gaza remains very, very dire.Until conditions improve, it means we have not made sufficient efforts.” She added that there will certainly be discussions about Gaza and its current state. “We have reached a shared understanding with Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve.”
She also stated that EU diplomats will decide on an 18th package of sanctions against Russia during this meeting. Expressing hope for a political agreement soon, she noted that consensus is very close and might potentially be reached today or tomorrow.
Referring back to Iran, Kallas emphasized: ”It is definitely in our interest to return to diplomacy and negotiations. We are ready for this; simultaneously occurring, based on the JCPOA terms, the deadline for triggering the snapback mechanism is approaching.”