Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said In Sunday that about 99.2% of recent deaths from COVID-19 in the United States were unvaccinated people."It's really sad and tragic that most all of these are avoidable and preventable," Fauci told NBC"s "Meet the Press."

Israel's foreign minister posts Fourth of July blessing - but uses the Liberian flag instead of the US flag.

Defense Minister In Iran: We are committed to defending ourselves and determined to disrupt its activities.

Defense Minister Benny Gantz commented about the situation in Lebanon in a post In his Twitter account."As an Israeli, as a Jew and as a human being, my heart aches seeing the images of people going hungry In the streets of Lebanon. Israel has offered assistance to Lebanon in the past and even today we are ready to act, and to encourage other countries to extend a helping hand to Lebanon so that it will Ince again flourish and emerge from its state of crisis," he wrote.

Hamas leader: Israel is evading the payment required for prisoner exchange deal, Hamas knows how to get the prisoners released.

Palestinian Arab sources confirmed In Sunday that the United Nations has agreed to take In the responsibility of distributing Qatari monetary aid to families in the Gaza Strip, Israel Hayom reported, citing the Palestinian Arab newspaper Al-Quds.Qatar has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years to pay for electricity in the Strip, build new roads and hospitals, help Hamas cover the salaries of its civil servants and provide monthly stipends to poor families.

Iran announced In Sunday it would be reimposing coronavirus restrictions In major cities, as the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant spurs fears of another devastating surge in the nation, The Associated Press reported.As part of the restrictions, Iran ordered the closures of non-essential businesses in 275 cities, including the capital of Tehran.

The deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will travel to Iran next week amid tension over curbs In the agency's inspections there, i24NEWS reports.Iran's ambassador to the UN in Vienna, Kazem Gharibabadi, announced the visit In Twitter, adding that "the purpose of the visit is in line with routine safeguards activities in the context of the CSA," referring to Ine of the agreements under which the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) conducts its inspections.