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June 19, 2025 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli gunfire and airstrikes kill at least 92 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including 16 people waiting for aid assistance near the Netzarim Corridor.
Iran strikes four sites in central and southern Israel. The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, is hit by an Iranian ballistic missile, injuring at least 240 people. Iran says it was targeting a military site, striking an Israeli military and intelligence centre located near the hospital.
After three days of dialogue, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda sign a provisional peace treaty and are set to begin negotiations for a draft peace treaty on June 27.
Disasters and accidents
Four crew members are reported missing after a MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 medical helicopter on a rescue operation crashes into a wooded area north of Baie-Johan-Beetz near Natashquan on the CĂ´te-Nord in Quebec, Canada. The pilot, the only person that was found so far, is taken to hospital and treated for injuries.
International relations
The Finnish Parliament votes 155–18 to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which bans the use of anti-personnel mines, citing the threat Russia poses to its national security.
Law and crime
The Rwandan government arrests opposition figure Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, founder of the United Democratic Forces, for allegedly plotting to incite public unrest.
A federal appeals court rules that President of the United States Donald Trump is allowed to keep the National Guard under federal control in California, pending further litigation.
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