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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 642

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Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives to be greeted by Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
June 17, 2025, 7:31 pm
Germany’s Merz threatens destruction of Iran’s nuclear program if it bucks talks
Chancellor says Israel doing the ‘dirty work for all of us’ by striking ‘mullah regime,’ which has brought death and destruction to world and may never recover
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Leaders pose for a photo during the G7 Summit, in Kananaskis, Alberta, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Suzanne Plunkett/Pool Photo via AP)
June 17, 2025, 12:18 pm
Trump, G7 heads call for ‘de-escalation’ in Iran, but US president denies ceasefire bid
‘We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,’ leaders say, also calling for Gaza truce; US president bashes Macron for misinformation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Damage is seen after an Iranian missile strike in central Israel, June 17, 2025. (Eli Katzoff/Times of Israel)
June 17, 2025, 12:18 pm
Iran fires several small missile barrages throughout the day, causing minor injuries
Unlike previous days, attacks do not cause significant damage in urban areas; IDF believes Tehran’s capabilities being degraded by ongoing Israeli strikes
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
A police officer is pictured in front of the Jewish Museum Berlin building in Berlin, Germany on February 8, 2024. (Stefanie Loos/AFP)
June 15, 2025, 7:50 pm
Germany bulks up security around Israeli, Jewish sites for fear of Iranian attacks
Iran ‘must never be allowed to possess nuclear weapons,’ German Chancellor Merz tells Omani sultan, before flying to Canada for G7 summit aimed at addressing Israel-Iran war
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) meets with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Jerusalem on December 12, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
December 12, 2024, 4:38 pm
Netanyahu to top Biden aide: Israel must protect itself from ‘any threat’ from Syria
Meanwhile, visiting Jordan, Blinken promises US support for Syria’s neighbors during ‘period of transition,’ says DC will work to ensure country is not ‘used as base for terrorism’
By Lazar Berman and Agencies
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani holds a press conference at the end of the G7 of foreign Ministers in Fiuggi, November 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
November 26, 2024, 9:29 pm
Italy says clarity needed on ICC arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant
G7 avoids explicitly mentioning warrants at end of summit but says Israel has to comply with all international law
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A round table discussion at the Group of Seven (G7) Defense Ministers Summit at the Palazzo Reale in Naples, Italy, October 19, 2024. (Photo by Massimiliano DE GIORGI / Italian Ministry of Defence / AFP)
October 19, 2024, 10:24 pm
Middle East escalation, Ukraine war top agenda at G7 summit in Italy
Meeting in Naples, G7 defense ministers discuss the death of Yahya Sinwar, escalation in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire prospects, and the Ukraine war entering its third winter
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 3, 2024. (Saul Loeb / AFP)
October 3, 2024, 11:50 pm
Biden says holding ‘discussions’ on possible Israeli strike on Iran’s oil facilities
Israel said closely coordinating with US on response to Iranian missile attack, expected in coming days; oil prices jump, Gulf states wary Iran will retaliate on their oil sites
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on October 2, 2024. (Mandel Ngan / AFP)
October 3, 2024, 1:33 am
Biden: US opposes Israel hitting Iran nuclear sites, response should be ‘proportional’
President says Israel has right to hit back and that G7 leaders agreed to sanction Iran over missile attack; cabinet said holding off on response pending coordination with Washington
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Knesset Finance Committee meeting in Jerusalem, September 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 21, 2024, 3:40 am
US concerned Smotrich may try to collapse Palestinian banking system — officials
Finance minister has until end of next month to sign waiver allowing Israeli banks to cooperate with Palestinian ones, without which PA economy would struggle to survive
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Israeli Noa Argamani, who was abducted with others from the Nova music festival during Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war, speaks during a meeting with G7 embassy representatives during a visit to Tokyo on August 21, 2024. (Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
August 21, 2024, 10:12 am
Rescued Hamas hostage Noa Argamani says she thought ‘every night is my last’
27-year-old, accompanied by her father, makes remarks during Tokyo meeting with senior diplomats from G7 countries
By ToI Staff and AFP
A man rides his moped past a billboard bearing portraits of slain terror leaders, Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas (left), Iranian Quds Force chief Qasem Soleimani (C), and Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr on the main road near the Beirut International Airport on August 3, 2024. (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
August 5, 2024, 10:11 am
US said to believe Iran attack on Israel imminent, Biden to hold situation room meeting
G7 urges Mideast de-escalation: Recent events ‘threaten to ignite a broader conflict’; Gallant, Austin discuss ‘series of scenarios and corresponding defensive, offensive capabilities’
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (3rd R) meets with G7 Foreign Ministers during NATO's 75th anniversary summit in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. (Samuel Corum/AFP)
July 11, 2024, 9:07 pm
G7 ministers rap Israel for expanding settlements, withholding PA funds
Top diplomats say economic stability in West Bank needed to prevent outbreak of violence, after Smotrich only partially released Palestinian tax revenues last month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Centrifuges line a hall at the Uranium Enrichment Facility in Natanz, Iran, in a still image from a video aired by the Islamic Republic Iran Broadcasting company on April 17, 2021, six days after the hall had been damaged in a mysterious attack. (IRIB via AP)
June 16, 2024, 9:47 am
Iran rebukes G7 for ‘destructive policies of the past’ after nuclear program warning
Tehran says it will continue to cooperate with IAEA, accuses G7 of ‘resorting to false claims to continue sanctions’ after vow to act if Iran sends ballistic missiles to Moscow
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Pope Francis and leaders of the G7 nations other guest nations stand for a photo, at the G7 summit, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Borgo Egnazia, near Bari, southern Italy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 15, 2024, 9:17 am
G7 calls on Israel to stop hobbling PA; says UNRWA must operate unhindered in Gaza
Joint communique welcomes new Palestinian Authority cabinet, singles out withholding PA tax revenue a day after Smotrich rerouted funds to Israeli victims of terrorism
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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