BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will propose sanctioning extremist Israeli ministers and a partial suspension of the European Union's association agreement with Israel, targeting trade-related matters, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

"What is happening in Gaza has shaken the conscience of the world," von der Leyen said in a State of the Union speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, acknowledging divisions within Europe on how to move forward and pledging that the commission will do what it can on its own.

By Jana Choukeir

BEIRUT (Reuters) -Six-year-old Omar Abu Kuwaik still believes that by his next birthday, his missing hand will have grown back.

He is one of thousands of Palestinian children who have lost limbs and loved ones in Israel's bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip.

"It'll be big again when I turn seven", he tells his aunt, softly rubbing his left arm, which ends just below his elbow.

Omar was the lone survivor of an Israeli airstrike that flattened his grandparents' home in Gaza in December 2023, killing his parents, sister and extended family.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday condemned an Israeli attack against Hamas members in Qatar's capital Doha and urged all parties to refrain from actions that would further escalate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

"Russia considers this incident a gross violation of international law and the UN Charter, an encroachment on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state, and a step leading to further escalation and destabilisation of the situation in the Middle East," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

A Syrian man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for killing three people in an Islamist-motivated knife attack at a summer festival in the German city of Solingen last year.

The court in Duesseldorf said Issa Al Hasan, 27, was a member of the Islamic State group and had acted out of "treacherous and base motives".

The stabbing spree in August 2024, in which another eight people were seriously wounded, took place on the opening night of a three-day "festival of diversity".

Qatar's prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for Gaza hostages, calling for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to be "brought to justice".

His comments came a day after deadly strikes targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar -- a US ally -- a first in the oil-rich Gulf that rattled a region long shielded from conflict.

"I think that what Netanyahu has done yesterday, he just killed any hope for those hostages," Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told CNN.

Egypt forward Omar Marmoush could miss Sunday's Manchester derby after the Manchester City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty.

Marmoush was due to have an X-ray on his arrival in Cairo on Wednesday after he was substituted in the fourth minute of Egypt's goalless draw with Burkina Faso in a World Cup qualifier in Ouagadougou on Tuesday.

He sustained the injury following a tackle and tried to play on but eventually had to limp off.

BEIJING (Reuters) -China's foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned the Israeli strikes on Doha, saying it firmly opposes Israel's violation of Qatar's territorial sovereignty.

China is deeply worried about the possible escalation the strikes could lead to, China foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a regular press conference.

(Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

SIDI BOU SAID, Tunisia (Reuters) -International aid initiative Global Sumud Flotilla said on Wednesday one of its boats was attacked by a drone at Tunisia's Sidi Bou Said port, the second such strike in two days.

The GSF, which is seeking to break Israel's naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza using civilian boats, said in a statement all passengers and crew were unharmed.

GSF reported the first attack on Tuesday saying one of its vessels had been struck by a drone in Tunisian waters, reports Tunisian authorities said were false.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was "not thrilled" about Israel's air strike on Qatar in which Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Trump told reporters he would give a full statement on Wednesday, but said he was very unhappy about the Israeli strike.

"I'm not thrilled about it," Trump said as he arrived at a Washington restaurant. "It's not a good situation but I will say this: We want the hostages back, but we're not thrilled about the way it went down today."

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the release of Israeli-Russian academic Elizabeth Tsurkov who was kidnapped in Baghdad in March 2023.

While Iraq said a "group of outlaws" kidnapped Tsurkov, Trump announced she was released by the powerful pro-Iran Kataeb Hezbollah group.

"As a culmination of extensive efforts exerted by our security services over the course of many months, we announce the release of the Russian citizen, Elizabeth Tsurkov," Sudani said on X.