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<article data-history-node-id="443593" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/indian-judge-behind-scathing-gaza-un-report-urges-india-stop-arming" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/indian-judge-behind-scathing-gaza-un-report-urges-india-stop-arming" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Indian judge behind scathing Gaza UN report urges India to stop arming Israel</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>India should reconsider the supply of arms to Israel and ensure it is not "going down in global history as having contributed to the genocide in Gaza", says an Indian judge who was one of the main authors of the UN’s scathing report that said Israel’s targeting of children amounted to genocide.</p> <p>S Muralidhar, former Delhi High Court chief justice who chairs the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said India "should seriously think about" ending arms transfers because "all the munitions and the arms in Israel's hands are being used to target defenceless unarmed children".&nbsp;</p> <p>In an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKTPDVpGn7g">interview</a> with India’s leading magazine, Frontline, he added that India "should not contribute to the failure of the UN system" and should speak out "clearly and unambiguously" against attacks on children.</p> <p>India had played an important role in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights alongside the framing of its own Constitution, he said, and urged India to uphold that legacy.</p> <p>The Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and US, he told the interviewer, says nothing about Gaza or occupied Palestinian territory.&nbsp;</p> <p>“It seems to be that this will continue. The air strikes in Gaza, the attacks on medical facilities, on children will continue unless countries do something about it. It can't be allowed to go on like this.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW | SPEAKEASY 🎙️<br> <br> Justice S. Muralidhar, Chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, discusses the findings of the commission, the impact of the war on Palestinian children, and the challenges of enforcing international law amid global political…</p> — Frontline (@frontline_india) <a href="https://x.com/frontline_india/status/2071952635348054417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="443597" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-analyst-says-khamenei-funeral-will-draw-20-million-seen-show" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iranian-analyst-says-khamenei-funeral-will-draw-20-million-seen-show" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iranian analyst says Khamenei funeral will draw 20 million, seen as show of support</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Iranian international relations researcher Mohsen Farkhani said more than 20 million people are expected to participate in the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, describing the turnout as a demonstration of support for the Islamic Republic.</p> <p>Speaking to Al Jazeera Arabic, Farkhani said the funeral would send a message to Washington and Tel Aviv that external pressure would not weaken Iran’s unity, adding that the legitimacy of the Iranian system is rooted in popular support.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="A woman holds a portrait of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a public farewell ceremony at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, 4 July 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="3d2b2916-a6b6-471d-a109-30055e8c130c" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/A%20woman%20holds%20a%20portrait%20of%20Iran%E2%80%99s%20late%20supreme%20leader%20Ali%20Khamenei%20during%20a%20public%20farewell%20ceremony%20at%20Imam%20Khomeini%20Grand%20Mosalla%20in%20Tehran%2C%204%20July%202026%20%28Majid%20Asgaripour%20WANA%20via%20Reuters%29.jpg" width="1341" height="754" alt="A woman holds a portrait of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a public farewell ceremony at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, 4 July 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>A woman holds a portrait of Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a public farewell ceremony at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, 4 July 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="443596" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-media-us-pressure-kept-13-countries-away-khamenei-funeral" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/iran-media-us-pressure-kept-13-countries-away-khamenei-funeral" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran media: US pressure kept 13 countries away from Khamenei funeral</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least 13 countries, including several in Eastern Europe, Africa, the Gulf and East Asia, decided against attending the funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei under US pressure, Iran’s Tasnim News Agency reported.</p> <p>Some of these governments later sought to explain their absence to Tehran through diplomatic channels, the report said.</p> <p>Citing an unnamed senior source, the report said that US officials had waged a "comprehensive campaign" over the past five days to discourage foreign delegations from travelling to Tehran for the commemorations.</p> <p>According to the report, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a confidential instruction on 26 June directing US embassies and diplomatic missions to tell host governments that participation in the funeral would be regarded as "an unfriendly act" carrying "negative consequences" for bilateral relations with Washington.</p> <p>Tasnim also cited two unnamed Arab diplomats as saying Rubio had personally raised the issue with counterparts from at least five Arab countries.&nbsp;</p> <p>The report added that US ambassadors in Africa warned governments that attending the ceremony could jeopardise US development assistance.<br> &nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="440513" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-across-lebanon-kill-seven" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-across-lebanon-kill-seven" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks across Lebanon kill seven</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>At least seven people have been killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon since dawn on Monday, the country's health ministry is reporting.</p> <p>The latest casualties come as the Israeli army issued forced evacuation orders for residents of three villages in southern Lebanon, including&nbsp;Harouf, Borj El Chmali and Debaal.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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