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Palestinian funeral 

Palestinians have held a funeral procession for the victims of the latest Israeli onslaught on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. Thousands attended the procession held in Jenin. At least 12 Palestinians were killed in the two-day Israeli onslaught that began on Monday. More than a hundred were also wounded. Thousands were forced to flee their homes as well. Dozens, however, began returning to their homes after Israeli forces withdrew from the Jenin refugee camp. The regime began its pullout early on Wednesday. It has acknowledged the killing of one of its commandoes during the withdrawal. 

Slamming desecration of Qur’an

Pakistanis have held more rallies to vent anger at the recent desecration of the holy Qur’an in Sweden. Protesters gathered in the cities of Peshawar and Muzaffarabad to condemn the burning of the Qur’an in Stockholm and the official authorization of the blasphemous act. The new protests came a day after thousands marched toward the Swedish embassy in the capital Islamabad, with placards in their hands reading “Boycott Sweden”. They demanded that the government sever ties with Stockholm and expel its ambassador. They also urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to act against the blasphemous act and focus on promoting unity among Muslim countries. Last Wednesday, a man tore up the pages and burn a copy of the holy book outside Stockholm’s central mosque. Police had granted permission for the planned desecration. The sacrilegious act triggered condemnations and outrage across the Muslim world.

Russia-Ukraine war 

One civilian has been killed and dozens more wounded in the latest Ukrainian attacks on Russian-controlled areas in eastern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military and Russian-installed officials as well as the media have confirmed the attacks on Makiivka in the frontline Donetsk region. Residential areas and a hospital complex were hit. According to the Russian media, nine healthcare facilities were damaged in the Ukrainian shelling. Moreover, Ukraine has carried out cross-border firing into Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions that left one civilian injured and several homes and a school damaged. Regional governors say Russian defense forces shot down three air objects, including a drone. They say, Ukraine forces also fired from the Grad rocket launchers. Ukraine has intensified its attacks on the frontlines and Russia’s border regions as part of its summer counteroffensive. 

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