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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 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
A rockslide at Bow Glacier Falls near Banff, Alberta, Canada, kills at least one person and injures or kills several others.
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.
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