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.
Israeli prosecutors have charged settler Yinon Levi with killing Palestinian activist Awdah (Odeh) Hathaleen in Umm al-Khair village in the occupied West Bank. This marks the first indictment of an Israeli for killing a Palestinian in the West Bank since the October 7, 2023 attacks, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
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.
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.
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.
US Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met privately at Blair House in Washington on Tuesday to discuss escalating tensions over the Iran war, following months of strain in US-Israel relations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington for meetings with President Trump, marking a departure from their previously warm relationship as he faces a cooled American reception and seeks support on Iran policy after making limited concessions in Gaza and Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump at the White House in their first sit-down since launching a joint military operation against Iran. The meeting comes amid growing frustration over the conflict's duration, as Israel's promises of a quick victory have given way to a prolonged war.
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.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the city lacks legal authority to enforce an ICC arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but called on federal officials to do so, drawing fierce criticism from conservatives.
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.
An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, while three others were shot dead in the occupied West Bank following a reported stabbing incident. The deaths occurred amid ongoing tensions and ahead of Israel's scheduled October elections.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition pushed through a series of divisive laws that undermine legal oversight by allowing ministers to reject the Attorney General's binding positions and granting government control over AG appointments. The legislation also includes measures benefiting ultra-Orthodox parties and allied media outlets as Israel heads toward October 27 elections.
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.'
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.
For the first time in Israel's history, the government has openly declared it will not comply with a High Court of Justice ruling regarding the commercial broadcast regulator, which the court ordered to continue functioning despite resignations linked to political pressure from the communications minister. The unprecedented defiance sets up a constitutional crisis between the executive and judicial branches.
President Donald Trump indicated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a White House meeting that could occur as early as next week, as Iran simultaneously conducts dayslong funeral ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, heightening tensions in the region.
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 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.
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.
President Donald Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the G7 summit in France, urging him to use a 'softer touch' in Lebanon and be 'more responsible' with military operations against Hezbollah. The rebuke comes as Trump pursues a peace agreement with Iran, with the White House confirming he has signed an initial memorandum of understanding with Tehran.
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.
A tentative agreement between the United States and Iran to end their conflict includes provisions requiring Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon, sparking domestic opposition in Israel where officials vow the IDF will remain despite the Trump-brokered terms.
President Trump reached a deal with Iran to end Middle East conflict, sparking tensions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's refusal to halt attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The agreement has drawn widespread anger in Israel and criticism from Trump, who reportedly said Netanyahu has 'no f—ing judgement.'
Amnesty International released a report on June 10, 2026, accusing Israel of conducting a state-led campaign of ethnic cleansing in the occupied West Bank through accelerated settlement expansion, forced displacement of Palestinians, and annexation measures. The human rights organization characterized these actions as war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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.
President Donald Trump told the Financial Times that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have "no choice" but to accept a US-Iran deal, even as Israel conducted strikes on Iran. Trump urged Netanyahu not to retaliate for Iranian strikes and said Tehran's attacks would not impact ongoing US-Iran negotiations.
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.
The U.S. military carried out strikes against Iranian positions, including missile launch sites, even as President Trump announced that negotiations for an Iran deal are progressing. Trump is demanding that multiple countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords as a condition of any agreement, drawing criticism from pro-Israel hawks and GOP lawmakers concerned about concessions to Iran.
Four major European powers issued a joint statement condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, warning that Israeli government policies are undermining prospects for a two-state solution.
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.
Israel's parliament passed legislation imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure pushed by the far-right government. Four European countries (UK, France, Germany, Italy) condemned the law as a 'grave step backwards.'
