Breaking news of Saturday, 5 September 2026
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- 21:02
Gaza, Health Ministry puts cumulative death toll at 73,651
The bulletin released on Saturday, September 5, by the Gaza Health Ministry reports 73,651 dead and 174,575 wounded since October 7, 2023 (PalInfo, relayed via SABA agency on Marib Press). In the preceding 48 hours, hospitals received 17 bodies and 27 wounded. An interim bulletin issued the same day had reported 73,476 dead: the figure was revised upward in the evening, after the addition of 160 casualties validated in August by the verification committee. Since the truce took effect on October 11, the ministry counts 1,344 deaths from Israeli fire. Figures from one party, not independently verifiable.
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- 12:02
Iran, US strike toll in Kuhestak rises to 72 wounded
Local authorities in Hormozgan province now report 5 dead and 72 wounded in the US bombing that hit a wedding reception in Kuhestak, in the municipality of Sirik: the wounded had previously been put at 63 by Iranian state media. The head of the provincial judiciary went to the site to examine the fragments recovered. US Central Command frames the strikes as part of the response to attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and on American troops. Toll from Iranian sources, not independently verified. Sources: Egypt Telegraph and Portal:Current events.
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- 12:02
Summer 2026 the hottest ever recorded in France, Switzerland and Northern Italy
Summer 2026 is the hottest since records began in France, Switzerland and much of Northern Italy, including Piedmont, Milan, Genoa and Padua; final data are awaited and could confirm a national record. Forecasts point to the last days of extreme heat, with rain and a drop in temperatures from Wednesday, September 9, as Atlantic currents move in. The news currently comes from a single source, the Adnkronos wire; no independent confirmation available.
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- 12:02
Berlin, Russian consulate in Bonn must close by September 18
The Russian embassy in Berlin has confirmed that the closure of the consulate general in Bonn must take place by September 18, 2026: consulate and Russian House staff, along with family members, have been asked to leave German territory. Germany has raised the threat level to “elevated.” Bild, citing security sources, writes that 15-20 SVR, FSB and GRU agents allegedly operated at the site under diplomatic cover: an account that cannot be independently verified. The report rests on a single source, Tagesspiegel.
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