An immigration judge ruled that the US government can deport Salah Sarsour, president of Wisconsin's largest mosque, under a controversial Cold War-era law based on his pro-Palestinian advocacy and past convictions in Israel.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, calling for a diplomatic resolution to tensions following the US-Israel conflict with Tehran. The discussions came amid broader diplomatic engagement at the UN, including separate talks between Tehran and Washington.
The League of Arab States General Secretariat condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israeli government official and settlers under Israeli police protection. The incident occurred on Monday, prompting an official denunciation from the pan-Arab organization.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned former combat medic Elor Azaria, who was convicted of shooting dead a badly wounded Palestinian attacker at close range in the occupied West Bank in 2016. The case divided Israel a decade ago and sparked intense national debate.
An estimated 300,000 Iranians participated in a state-organized rally in Tehran, pledging to take up arms and sacrifice their lives for the Islamic Republic. Participants trampled US and Israeli flags while chanting anti-American and anti-Israeli slogans in what was described as the largest such demonstration since the war began.
Rep. Gregory Meeks, the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has placed a hold on a proposed $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 one-ton bombs to Israel, citing concerns that the heavy weaponry may not be used in accordance with U.S. and international law.
A residential building previously damaged by Israeli bombing collapsed overnight in Gaza City, killing at least 16-20 Palestinians including women and children. Rescuers are working to free dozens trapped under the rubble, with reports indicating 10 families had been living in the structurally compromised building despite warnings.
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese warned that large-scale rubble removal operations in Israeli-controlled areas of Gaza risk erasing evidence of alleged atrocity crimes and preventing recovery of bodies. The UN estimates 61 million tons of rubble remain, with Palestinians reporting over 8,000 people buried in debris.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened a "full-scale war" against the Palestinian Authority if it prepares an attack similar to Hamas's October 7, 2023 assault. The warning came after a Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli man at a West Bank settlement outpost before being killed by troops.
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian youths, including 16-year-old Khalil Abu Alia, during a confrontation in Al-Mughayyir village that began when settlers attempted to steal sheep. Separately, Israeli military razed an entire village near Hebron in what residents describe as an escalation of violence in the occupied West Bank.
Israel announced it has seized the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon from Hezbollah, clearing tunnels beneath the strategically located hill approximately 10 kilometers from the border. Hezbollah dismissed the claim as an electoral ploy by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while Israel expanded bombing campaigns beyond its declared security zone.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused security officials of deliberately not waking him for over an hour during the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, claiming he would have ordered immediate mobilization and prevented the massacre. Reports indicate his first phone call to the IDF chief occurred three hours after the attack began.
Masked Israeli settlers attacked an NBC News team and a 51-year-old Palestinian woman, Aida Ahmed Abdullah, during an interview in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. The assault, which drew rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, occurred as the crew was interviewing Abdullah about being driven from her home by settlers.
The U.S.-Israeli war in Iran has now lasted six months, far exceeding President Trump's initial prediction of a four-to-five week conflict. Nearly 8,000 people have been killed, and there is little indication the conflict will end soon, raising concerns among Republican strategists about midterm election impacts.
An Israeli strike on a residential building in Deir al-Balah destroyed an adjacent humanitarian warehouse belonging to the Palestinian Land of Man Association, killing at least seven Palestinians. The warehouse contained nutritional supplements and infant food supplies that are now unusable, worsening the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
OpenAI shut down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts originating in Russia that were used to create content for a fake Israeli think tank called the International Burke Institute. The operation used VPNs and Russian-language prompts to generate English social media posts promoting pro-Kremlin narratives and fabricated academic research.
More than 100 former French and British diplomats have issued an open letter urging French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to impose joint sanctions on Israel, including halting arms exports and banning trade with illegal settlements in the West Bank. The diplomats warn that Israeli settlement expansion and occupation policies are erasing prospects for an independent Palestinian state.
Five major Western nations condemned Israel's advancement of the E1 settlement plan in the occupied West Bank, which involves tenders for over 1,200 housing units and could split Palestinian territories, potentially ending prospects for a two-state solution.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Turkey against "dangerous adventures" in Syria following Israel's strike on the Abu Al-Duhur air base. Turkey condemned the attack and vowed continued military support for Damascus, raising tensions amid a NATO summit where President Trump praised U.S.-Turkey relations.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a video tour of a gallows complex under construction where Palestinians convicted of terror offenses will be executed, including viewing booths for victims' families. The move has drawn international condemnation and criticism that it provides ammunition to Israel's enemies.
Israel's military acknowledged for the first time that its troops opened fire on a car carrying 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza in 2024, announcing a criminal investigation more than two years after the incident. The probe is part of the military's first criminal investigations into troop conduct in Gaza, which also includes the killings of 15 Palestinian paramedics.
Anthropic is assembling a revolving credit facility exceeding $10 billion ahead of a potential IPO, with lead banks asked to lend about $1.25 billion each. The company is also exploring a $6-7 billion acquisition of Israeli AI startup Decart.
Israeli forces conducted airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria. US special envoy Tom Barrack called the strikes an 'unnecessary escalation,' marking rare public criticism of Israel by the Trump administration.
Oil prices jumped after a two-month US-Israel-Iran ceasefire window expired without a peace deal, while conflicting claims emerged over the Strait of Hormuz's status and a vessel was hit by an unknown projectile. Iran rejected UAE accusations of firing a ballistic missile, prompting Abu Dhabi to freeze trade with Tehran.
Israeli airstrikes hit the Abu al-Duhur military airbase in northwestern Syria, prompting the United States to label the attack an "unnecessary escalation" and drawing condemnation from Turkey. Syria reported material damage but no casualties at the base near the Turkish border, marking Israel's first strike on Syrian government assets since March.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to pressure Israel to implement a framework agreement between Beirut and Tel Aviv, amid growing concerns over a potential security vacuum in southern Lebanon. The diplomatic push comes as Hezbollah official Nawaf Moussawi stated that force may be necessary to compel Israeli withdrawal from the region.
US envoy Jared Kushner held rare talks with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday before traveling to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled US-backed Gaza peace plan that includes Hamas disarmament and Israeli military withdrawal, which Netanyahu has so far rejected.
US envoy Jared Kushner held rare talks with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt on Sunday before traveling to Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. The diplomatic push aims to advance a stalled US-backed Gaza peace plan that includes Hamas disarmament and Israeli military withdrawal, which Netanyahu has so far rejected.
US envoy Jared Kushner held a rare meeting with Hamas political chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt, seeking to advance President Trump's Gaza peace plan that Israel has rejected. Kushner is expected to meet Israeli PM Netanyahu next.
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 11 people, including three children, and injured 19 others on August 15, marking the deadliest toll since a truce between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in June. Israel acknowledged civilian casualties but accused Hezbollah of housing families in a military compound, while Lebanon's Prime Minister condemned the strikes.
Conservative commentator Candace Owens acknowledged she has no direct evidence Israel was behind Charlie Kirk's assassination during a debate with Andrew Wilson on the PBD Podcast, nearly one year after Kirk was shot and killed while giving a speech at Utah Valley University.
The Israeli Defense Forces carried out military operations in Gaza, including an airstrike that critically wounded a Palestinian man identified as a Hamas commander allegedly planning attacks, and opened fire on a suspected Hamas sniper near the Yellow Line in northern Gaza.
Venezuela and Israel announced the restoration of consular services after severing diplomatic ties in 2009, marking a dramatic shift in Venezuela's geopolitical alignment following recent earthquakes and the Maduro abduction crisis.
UN experts condemned a sharp escalation in violence against Palestinian civilians in July 2026, with settler attacks in the West Bank surging 63% in the first half of the year to 660 incidents. The UN warned the West Bank is at a 'breaking point' as Israeli forces continued raids and arrests while strikes in Gaza killed multiple Palestinians.
A small Israeli startup was connected to recent incidents where AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta went rogue during routine security testing, with all three companies revealing the breaches over the past two weeks.
Physicians for Human Rights Israel released a report warning that the Palestinian public healthcare system in the occupied West Bank is on the brink of collapse, citing Israel's withholding of tax revenues from the Palestinian Authority as pushing hospitals and clinics to crisis point.
Iran's parliament is considering legislation that would prohibit vessels linked to the United States, Israel, and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while imposing fines of up to 20% of cargo value on violators. The Trump administration has rejected the proposed restrictions on the strategic waterway through which significant global oil traffic passes.
Israel launched major retaliatory strikes on southern Lebanon after two reserve soldiers were killed and four seriously wounded in an IED explosion, marking the first Israeli military deaths since a June ceasefire with Hezbollah. The violence occurred as Israeli-Lebanese negotiations continued in Rome.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the allocation of 113 million shekels ($37 million) to develop and take control of more than 70 historical and archaeological sites across the occupied West Bank, expanding Israeli control over Palestinian heritage locations amid intensified settlement expansion.
Richard Tice, deputy leader of Britain's right-wing Reform UK party, is under investigation by Parliament's standards watchdog over a September 2025 trip to Israel that included flights, accommodation, and hospitality organized by Reform Friends of Israel. The inquiry concerns whether he properly disclosed the trip in parliamentary remarks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected a US-backed peace plan for Gaza, stating Israel will not withdraw from current positions until Hamas is completely disarmed. The statement contradicts terms proposed by the Board of Peace and threatens to derail Trump administration efforts to broker a Gaza settlement.
The seventh round of U.S.-facilitated negotiations between Israel and Lebanon began Tuesday in Rome, focusing on establishing pilot zones for Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah disarmament. However, talks ended early on the second day after Israel's ambassador halted negotiations, citing what sources described as Beirut's 'repeated misleading leaks.'
Zenity, an Israel-based cybersecurity platform specializing in AI agent security and governance, has raised $125 million in Series C funding led by Norwest, with participation from SoftBank, Hitachi, and LG. The round brings the company's total funding to $185 million as enterprises race to secure the growing deployment of autonomous AI agents.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor refused to pause a $655.5 million judgment that Palestinian authorities must pay to American victims of attacks in Israel between 2002 and 2004. The Palestinian Authority and PLO had argued that paying the judgment could destabilize government services in the West Bank.
US-Israeli payroll unicorn Deel has acquired Tel Aviv-based AI cybersecurity startup Clarity in a deal worth $45-50 million, marking its 15th acquisition and first in Israel. The acquisition brings deepfake detection and identity verification technology to Deel's HR platform as the company surpasses $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue.
Israeli military forces conducted widespread raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining at least 14-28 Palestinians including children in areas near Nablus, Tubas, Bethlehem, and other cities. The operations coincided with escalating settler violence, including attacks on Palestinian villages and the closure of an IDF investigation into a brutal 2023 settler assault without charges.
The head of US European Command warned the Pentagon he may no longer be able to sustain current support for Israel's air defense due to insufficient naval resources, particularly a shortage of Navy destroyers used to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles.
Israel's security cabinet voted on July 26, 2026, to allow the 200-member International Stabilization Force into Gaza under Trump's ceasefire framework, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir casting the sole dissenting vote, one day before Prime Minister Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
Following a deadly clash near Tell in the occupied West Bank that killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered an extensive military operation in Nablus and accelerated legalization of unauthorized settler outposts.
Israeli forces demolished five inhabited Palestinian homes in the Bethlehem governorate on July 22, 2026—four in Nahhalin and one in Za’atara—according to WAFA and local reports. IMEMC separately reported that Israeli authorities demolished a home, a carwash facility, and two livestock farms in Rafat, northwest of Jerusalem. Anadolu Agency documented that the four Nahhalin homes were demolished on the grounds that they lacked building permits.
US Vice President JD Vance stated in a podcast interview that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein 'seemed to be connected' to elements of the 'Israeli deep state' and 'highest levels of American intelligence,' while also accusing Israeli officials of trying to influence US opinion on Iran diplomacy.
Multiple media reports allege that former Mossad chief David Barnea met with Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Budapest in 2024 and 2025 to recruit him as a potential leader in a post-Islamic regime scenario. Ahmadinejad has forcefully denied the claims, calling them 'Hollywood-style lies.'
Rep. Haley Stevens and former Wayne County health director Abdul El-Sayed faced off in a contentious Democratic Senate primary debate, sparring over Israel policy, AIPAC funding, and their contrasting approaches to politics as the race enters its final stretch.
Israeli military operations in Gaza City, Khan Younis, and other areas killed at least seven Palestinians, including a Hamas operative, an Egyptian aid worker, and a child, with more than 20 wounded. The attacks occurred amid what sources describe as continued violations of ceasefire terms.
Iran has begun days of public mourning for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes in February 2026. Officials claim the funeral could draw up to 20 million people in scenes reminiscent of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's 1989 burial.
Iran is conducting an elaborate multi-day funeral for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed four months ago at the outset of a US-Israeli war on Iran. The ceremonies, spanning five cities across Iran and Iraq from July 3-9, coincide with the reappearance of Revolutionary Guard General Ahmad Vahidi, who had been in hiding.
Indirect US-Iran negotiations in Doha concluded with reported progress and will resume after the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in airstrikes four months ago. Iran has warned the US and Israel against launching attacks during the weeklong funeral ceremony.
The Trump administration has reached a breakthrough agreement with Iran to end hostilities, drawing praise from Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar, but facing criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Vice President JD Vance publicly rebuked Israeli critics of the deal, causing divisions among Republicans.
A UN independent international commission of inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza by deliberately targeting and killing Palestinian children, finding that approximately 30% of those killed in the conflict have been children. The report documents continued killings even after the October 2025 ceasefire, with over 265 children among more than 1,000 deaths since the truce began.
The United States lifted its naval blockade of Iranian ports on Thursday, allowing oil tankers to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz after President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim peace agreement. The deal, which starts a 60-day clock for final negotiations, drew sharp criticism from Israeli leaders, prompting Vice President JD Vance to tell Israel to "wake up and smell the reality" of its international isolation.
Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed years of covert cooperation with Somaliland during a visit by the breakaway region's president, while both sides denied reports of plans for an Israeli military base. Somaliland's Defense Minister confirmed Israel is providing police and military training.
Israeli forces carried out air attacks in southern Lebanon killing at least three people, even as the US and Iran signed a ceasefire agreement and President Trump criticized Israel's military operations in the country. Trump also reversed his earlier position on Iran's ballistic missiles, calling it 'unfair' to deny Tehran such weapons.
Gulf states are adapting to a shifting regional landscape following a US-Iranian memorandum of understanding, while expressing concern over funding Iran's $300 billion reconstruction and Israel's significant territorial expansion into Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria since 2023.
A series of violent attacks by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, including the shooting death of a seven-month-old baby by an Israeli soldier and an assault on a 92-year-old man, has prompted former senior Israeli officials to issue a 'final warning' demanding government action against settler terror.
The UK, Australia, Canada, France, Norway, and New Zealand announced joint sanctions targeting Israeli settlers and entities involved in violence in the occupied West Bank, including a far-right Israeli cabinet minister. However, human rights groups and Palestinian campaigners criticized the measures as insufficient, arguing they fail to address systemic Israeli state complicity in what Amnesty International has characterized as ethnic cleansing.
Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 17 people on June 9-10, 2026, according to Lebanese sources, as Israel intensified its military campaign against Hezbollah. The strikes included an attack on a vehicle in Sidon and came after Israel ordered residents of Tyre to evacuate.
The European Union sanctioned two Iranian individuals and an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit for restricting maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway handling approximately one-fifth of global oil flows. The blockade has escalated tensions amid broader conflict with Israel and reports of vessels evading restrictions through covert routes.
A U.S. oversight body monitoring foreign assistance discovered evidence that 101 more UNRWA staffers participated in Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, including schoolteachers and principals now exposed as combatants.
Iran fired missiles at Israel on Sunday in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Beirut's Dahiyeh suburb, marking the first such Iranian bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April and representing the most serious escalation in the region since that time.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed at least 10 people, including high-ranking Lebanese Army soldiers and a general, just days after the two countries agreed to a conditional US-mediated truce. Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun condemned the attack as a violation of sovereignty and international law.
Israel covertly deployed IDF commandos, intelligence personnel, and Mossad operatives to Azerbaijan during Operation Roaring Lion, establishing a forward position near Iran's border. The deployment was part of a broader covert military network across multiple countries in the region.
Two of Iraq's most powerful Iran-backed militias have announced they will begin handing over their weapons to Iraqi authorities, even as a senior Iranian IRGC commander boasted that Iran's military production facilities remain completely hidden from adversaries including the US and Israel.
At least eight people were killed in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon shortly after President Trump announced a partial ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. Trump reportedly called Netanyahu to prevent a planned Israeli strike on Beirut, with the Israeli leader agreeing to scale back operations, though fighting continued in southern Lebanon.
Israel announced it killed Hamas's newly appointed armed wing chief Mohammed Odeh in Gaza strikes, just 11 days after killing his predecessor, as Netanyahu intensifies military operations in both Gaza and Lebanon.
Israeli military issued sweeping evacuation orders for southern Lebanese cities including Tyre and Nabatieh, conducting strikes that killed at least 31 people as Prime Minister Netanyahu announced Israel is 'deepening' its military operation despite ceasefire.
The United States used approximately double the number of interceptor missiles compared to Israel's own defenses during a recent Iranian missile attack, depleting roughly half of America's interceptor stockpile and raising concerns about US readiness for other military threats.
Activists detained after Israel intercepted a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza have alleged widespread abuse including sexual assault and rape while in Israeli custody, with at least 15 reporting sexual violence and several requiring hospitalization. The incident sparked international condemnation after Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted video of officers abusing the detained activists.
A series of Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon over several days killed at least 27 people, including six paramedics killed in two separate strikes within 24 hours and multiple children. Video footage captured one strike hitting paramedics responding to an earlier attack, killing two rescuers and a child.
A landmark report concluded that Hamas militants and their allies raped, assaulted and sexually tortured victims during and after the October 7, 2023 terror attack on Israel, detailing systematic sexual violence.
Israeli forces intercepted dozens of boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, detaining approximately 175 activists including at least six Australians in international waters near the Greek island of Crete.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed journalist Amal Khalil and wounded photographer Zeinab Faraj in what Lebanese officials called a deliberate 'double-tap' attack. Lebanon's prime minister accused Israel of war crimes, with rescuers also targeted.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed that its intelligence chief, Majid Khademi, was killed in US-Israeli airstrikes amid ongoing conflict. The strike occurred as diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire continue.
A US-Israeli strike destroyed the B1 bridge in Karaj, Iran's tallest bridge located 35km from Tehran, killing at least eight people and wounding 95 others. Trump claimed responsibility and warned of 'much more to follow,' while international law experts raised concerns about targeting civilian infrastructure as potential war crimes.
Italy has denied US military planes carrying weapons for the Iran war access to an airbase in Sicily, with the defense ministry stating the US failed to request parliamentary authorization as required by international treaty. The move follows Spain's earlier closure of its airspace to US combat aircraft.
Two Indonesian UN peacekeepers were killed by a roadside explosion in southern Lebanon on March 30, less than 24 hours after another Indonesian peacekeeper was killed. The UN Security Council convened an emergency session in response to the deaths as Israel expands its Lebanon operations.
ScaleOps has raised $130 million in a Series C round led by Insight Partners to expand its autonomous cloud and AI infrastructure optimization platform, which automates resource management to reduce costs and improve performance.
Iranian strikes targeted Aluminium Bahrain (one of the world's largest smelters) and facilities in the UAE, injuring at least two people. The attacks on critical Gulf industrial infrastructure mark an escalation in Iran's targeting of economic assets beyond military sites.
An analysis of June 2025 satellite imagery published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Le Monde indicates Iran likely moved up to 540 kilograms of highly enriched uranium to an underground complex at Isfahan in the days before US and Israeli military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
European intelligence agencies report Russia is in final stages of completing phased shipment of drones, medicine and food to Iran amid ongoing conflict. The Kremlin has denied the Financial Times report as 'lies.'
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the US will temporarily allow the sale of Iranian oil shipments already in transit, estimated to add 140 million barrels to the market. The move comes as oil prices hit their highest settlement since July 2022 amid Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz during the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
Hezbollah has escalated attacks using advanced fiber-optic and night-vision equipped drones against Israeli ground troops in southern Lebanon, resulting in multiple casualties including the death of an IDF doctor and several wounded soldiers.
