Foreign ministers from Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Qatar, UAE, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey released a joint declaration criticizing Israel's military campaign in Gaza, particularly attacks on healthcare facilities, and warning that continued strikes threaten peace implementation efforts.
The University of Minnesota reached a $250,000 settlement with historian Raz Segal after withdrawing its offer for him to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in June 2024, following pressure from donors and pro-Israel groups over his characterization of Israel's Gaza military operation as genocide.
British courts have issued rulings in multiple cases involving pro-Palestine activists charged with criminal damage during protests against Israel's actions in Gaza. Paula Akpan was acquitted of criminal damage charges, while two Youth Demand activists were convicted for a Picasso gallery protest, and a Palestine Action defendant's emotional state was heard in court regarding an alleged raid on an Elbit arms factory.
Thousands gathered in Gaza City's Sabra neighborhood to bury 112 members of extended families whose bodies were recovered after a 136-hour operation, nearly three years after an Israeli airstrike buried them beneath residential buildings. Authorities described it as Gaza's largest mass funeral since the war began.
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.
Iran executed two Iranian citizens on Monday after convicting them of espionage for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, accusing them of providing sensitive military and security location coordinates that allegedly aided Israeli targeting during recent conflicts, including a 12-day war in June. The executions come amid ongoing tensions in the region, with separate developments including Israeli strikes in Gaza and concerns over a U.S.-backed Gaza disarmament plan.
Israeli forces continued airstrikes in Gaza for a second consecutive day on Sunday, killing between 13 and 17 Palestinians according to various reports, even as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a breakthrough in implementing last year's ceasefire agreement. Israeli officials indicated there is no deal to halt military operations.
Israeli military strikes in Gaza destroyed medicine and medical supply warehouses adjacent to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, while separate attacks across the strip killed between seven and nine Palestinians. The warehouses were described by officials as critical medical infrastructure for the region.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that his 'Board of Peace' has reached an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups in Gaza. The announcement marks a significant development in efforts to address the security situation in the territory.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explored the full range of options to curb Iran's nuclear program in a meeting, including diplomacy, economic pressure, and potential military action, according to a senior Israeli official.
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.
Israeli strikes killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over a 48-hour period, including six police officers in an attack on a police post in Jabaliya refugee camp, as violence continues despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas that has been in place for months.
Israel will hold national elections on October 27, the latest date permitted by law, in what is widely seen as a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership following the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and ongoing regional conflicts.
Nine months after a ceasefire was declared in October 2025, reports indicate ongoing violence in Gaza with at least six people killed in recent Israeli attacks, including children. Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza's territory, while conflicting accounts emerge about humanitarian conditions and civilian casualties during the ceasefire period.
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.
Hamas announced the dissolution of its governing body in Gaza after nearly two decades in power, clearing the way for a technocratic committee backed by the UN to take over civilian administration. Israel dismissed the move as a 'stunt.'
Uganda's parliament voted Thursday to approve the potential deployment of its military to the Gaza Strip as part of a multinational security force proposed under U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan. Morocco has also pledged troops for the mission.
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of a Gaza hospital arrested by Israeli forces on December 27, 2024, is reportedly in life-threatening condition in Israeli detention. His lawyer reports he can barely breathe or speak and has been held without charge for over 18 months, prompting urgent calls for his release.
A UN human rights body has deemed Israel's detention of Palestinian doctor Hussam Abu Safiya arbitrary and called for his immediate release, as his lawyer reports he is almost unrecognizable due to severe injuries sustained during 18 months in Israeli custody and faces imminent danger to his life.
As Israel commemorates 1,000 days since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Defense Minister Katz announced the IDF has been ordered to prepare an independent strike plan against Iran, warning Israel could go to war 'tomorrow' and would respond powerfully to any Iranian missile fire.
Israeli airstrikes in southern and central Gaza on Monday killed at least eight people, including two children, and wounded at least 20 others, according to health officials. One strike hit a tent sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah, killing an eight-year-old boy and his grandfather.
A leaked draft resolution reveals that the UN-sanctioned Board of Peace, announced by Donald Trump to govern Gaza, is planning to grant itself comprehensive legal immunity including protection from arrest, detention, and legal proceedings. The immunities would extend to all Board members and reportedly include property rights.
Three International Criminal Court judges filed a lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration on Wednesday, challenging sanctions imposed on them last year over their judicial actions involving U.S. and Israeli personnel. The judges argue the sanctions are unlawful.
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.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced he is cutting all contact with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas after she reportedly compared Israeli policy to apartheid-era South Africa. Kallas has called for maintaining constructive dialogue with Israel.
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.
Palestinian health authorities report that Israeli military operations have killed 1,005 people in Gaza since a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was reached in October, raising questions about the implementation of the truce.
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.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called on Israel to abandon plans to take control of 70 percent of Gaza during the G7 summit in France, where he also met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines.
Approximately 200 Stanford University students walked out of their commencement ceremony on June 15, 2026, as Google CEO Sundar Pichai began his keynote address. The protest targeted Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract between Google and the Israeli government that has drawn criticism over Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
Gaza's Health Ministry announced the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing conflict has exceeded 73,000, as Israeli forces continue conducting strikes even amid ceasefire negotiations and agreements.
President Trump informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a pending Iran deal that the Israeli leader opposes, while US and Iranian officials issued conflicting statements about the status of peace negotiations aimed at ending hostilities between the two countries.
A UK court sentenced four Palestine Action activists to over 20 years combined imprisonment for a 2024 raid on an Israeli defense firm's Bristol factory that caused £1.2 million in damage, with the judge ruling the incident constituted an act of terrorism. The sentencing sparked protests outside the London court, resulting in over 100 arrests.
Activists unfurled a massive banner reading 'Kick Israel out of FIFA' over a World Cup logo in Toronto on Friday, hours before Canada's opening match, while Iran's delegation reported that 15 officials were denied U.S. visas for the tournament.
Slovenia has revoked a 2025 ban on weapons trade with Israel and lifted entry bans on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and two Cabinet ministers. The Defense Ministry said the arms trade restrictions, introduced in July 2025, are no longer necessary as trade is already governed by national and EU law.
Multiple fronts of international criticism emerge against Israel, including US congressional calls for Gaza medical evacuations, Amnesty International accusations of ethnic cleansing in the West Bank, demands for a detained Gaza doctor's release, Ireland relocating a soccer match over Gaza war protests, and US legislative battles over military cooperation provisions.
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.
Republic of Ireland's friendly match against Qatar in Dublin was stopped twice as fans threw tennis balls onto the pitch to protest scheduled Nations League games against Israel. Irish players and officials expect controversy to intensify ahead of the Israel fixtures.
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.
Spanish police forcibly detained members of the Global Sumud Flotilla and their supporters at Bilbao Airport after the activists were deported from Israel, with video showing violent clashes. Israel demanded answers from Madrid over the treatment of activists, days after Spain summoned Israel's representative over a controversial video by Israeli minister Ben-Gvir taunting detained flotilla members.
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.
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir triggered a diplomatic crisis by publishing footage showing himself taunting handcuffed international activists who were detained while attempting to reach Gaza by sea.
Israeli naval forces intercepted and raided the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza near Cyprus, detaining Pakistani humanitarian worker Saad Edhi (son of Faisal Edhi) and other activists. The seizure sparked international outrage and condemnation.
Millions of Palestinians commemorated the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, the 1948 mass expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians during Israel's creation, with survivors in Gaza drawing parallels between historical displacement and current conditions of destruction in refugee camps.
The United Arab Emirates denied Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the country, contradicting Israeli claims, while reports confirm Mossad chief visited the UAE at least twice during Israel's military campaign against Iran to coordinate war efforts.
EU foreign ministers agreed to sanction Israeli settlers over violence against Palestinians, ending a years-long deadlock after Hungary's new government dropped its veto. The decision also includes sanctions on Hamas leaders.
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.
Israel established a clandestine military outpost in Iraq's western desert to support its air operations against Iran and conducted airstrikes against Iraqi troops who nearly discovered the facility, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter.
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan disclosed that members of the court's governing body attempted to remove him from office, describing it as a 'dangerous' effort. Khan also detailed a 2024 call in which UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron allegedly threatened the ICC over potential arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
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.
A joint EU-UN assessment found that more than $71 billion will be needed over the next decade for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza, with devastation affecting housing, health, education, commerce, and agriculture sectors.
The U.S. Pentagon recently raised its counterintelligence threat assessment of Israeli spying activities to the highest designation of 'critical,' reflecting escalating tensions between the two allies over ongoing military conflicts.
The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran after weeks of Iranian attacks on the Gulf state, marking a significant tactical shift in regional relations during the US-Israeli conflict period.
