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UK, France agree to nearly $900m deal to curb small boat crossings

Britain and France have agreed to a nearly $900 million deal aimed at reducing small-boat migrant crossings across the English Channel, with the two countries expected to sign the deal on Thursday. Riot-trained police will be sent to beaches in France as part of a new £662 million ($893 million) deal with the UK to stop illegal migrants from crossing the English Channel, BBC reported. UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is due to sign the three-year agreement with France on Thursday, which will see at least 50 police officers, trained in "riot and crowd control tactics," drafted in to tackle violence and "hostile crowds." The deal will see France deploying millions of pounds worth of drones, two helicopters, and a camera system to intercept people smugglers and illegal migrants. Also Read: Britain to make refugee status temporary under asylum overhaul Ahead of the signing, Mahmood said joint work with France has stopped tens of thousands of illegal migrants from board...
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Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque amid rising tensions

Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem under heavy police protection on Wednesday as tensions continue to simmer across the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said. The Jerusalem Governorate said the settlers moved through the compound’s courtyards and carried out provocative religious rituals, including what is referred to as “epic prostration”, near Bab al-Rahma gate and the Dome of the Rock inside the complex. Groups affiliated with the so-called Temple movement circulated calls encouraging more settlers to storm the flashpoint site and raise Israeli flags inside its courtyards, the governorate added in a statement carried by the official news agency Wafa. Also Read: Pakistan condemns Israeli minister's Al-Aqsa raid The incursion came as Israeli police continued to tighten restrictions across East Jerusalem by setting up checkpoints, closing roads and limiting access for worshippers to the mosque. Since early April, the pace of such incursions has increased, with Israeli settlers performing public rituals inside the compound. Last week, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the compound and performed Talmudic rituals alongside settlers, marking his third such incursion this year and the 16th since taking office in late 2022. Read More: Israel renews calls for Gaza occupation Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world’s third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews refer to the area as Temple Mount, believing it to be the site of two ancient Jewish temples. Since 2003, Israeli police have allowed settlers to enter the mosque compound daily during two periods — morning and afternoon — except on Fridays and Saturdays. Palestinians say Israel is intensifying efforts to alter the status of East Jerusalem, including Al-Aqsa Mosque, and erase its Arab and Islamic identity. Palestinians regard East Jerusalem as the capital of their future state, based on international resolutions that do not recognise Israel’s occupation of the city in 1967 or its annexation in 1980.

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