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Gaza Police Chief Killed as Qusra Siege Draws UN Condemnation and Iran Reasserts Hormuz Control (Aug 13, 1604 UTC, 1904 Israel) (Evening Edition)
An Israeli airstrike killed Gaza police chief Jamal Abu Kamil in Gaza City, the second strike in a day after a weeklong lull, while the settler siege of Qusra entered a fourth day with the UN human rights office calling it a new low. Iran's military rejected US claims of normal Hormuz transit, asserting no ship can pass without its authorization, as an oil spill from a tanker attacked near Qeshm Island reached Oman's coast.
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Iran Submits 14-Point Proposal as IDF Kills Islamic Jihad Commander in Lebanon and Seizes Gaza Flotilla (May 18, 1616 UTC, 1916 Israel) (Evening Edition)
Iran submitted a new 14-point proposal via Pakistan, which a senior US official dismissed as containing only 'cosmetic improvements.' The IDF killed a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Baalbek, Lebanon, and intercepted a Gaza-bound flotilla off Cyprus. Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, triggering sirens in northern Israel.