Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, June 13

TEHRAN -- The funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin here on July 4, Iranian media reported Saturday.

Farewell ceremonies will be held at Imam Khomeini's Mosalla prayer hall in Tehran on July 4-5, followed by funeral processions in the capital and the central city of Qom on July 6-7, read a statement released by the headquarters responsible for Khamenei's commemoration, which was carried by Iranian media. (Iran-Supreme Leader-Burial)

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TEHRAN -- The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States to end the war will not be signed on Sunday due to "the other side's hesitation," Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday, citing Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei.

Meanwhile, the Iranian Students' News Agency, also citing Baqaei, reported Saturday that the MoU could be signed "in the coming days." (Iran-US-MoU)

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RAMALLAH -- Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed developments in Gaza and the West Bank on Saturday over phone.

The call focused on efforts to implement the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, including ensuring sustained humanitarian access to the enclave and deploying an international stabilization force to observe the ceasefire, read a press statement by al-Sheikh. (Palestine-Egypt-Phone Call)

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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- Three people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to the Lebanese National News Agency (NNA).

One person was killed in an Israeli drone strike on the town of Maarakeh in the Tyre district, NNA said.

(Lebanon-Israel-Strikes) Enditem