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.
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.
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.
President Donald Trump warned of additional strikes against Iran as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, with traffic at new lows. The threats follow a 'heavy wave' of U.S. strikes earlier this week, which Iran has vowed to retaliate against, and come as Kuwait reported intercepting missiles.
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.
President Trump said he would hold off on new strikes against Iran, claiming Middle East allies had reached parameters of a deal to end the conflict. However, Iran denied asking the US to refrain from strikes, and Israel expressed serious security concerns about the proposed Hamas disarmament agreement.
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.
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.
Hamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new overall leader, replacing Yahya Sinwar who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in October 2024. Al-Hayya previously served on Hamas's five-member leadership council and won the position after a run-off with Khaled Meshaal.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
