Trump to meet Netanyahu in Florida on Friday
The meeting will be their first since the end of Trump’s presidency, during which the two forged close ties. Read more
War in the Middle East
Israeli jets bomb sites in Yemen linked to Iran-backed Houthi militia
The airstrikes targeted gas and oil depots and a power station that Israel said were used for military purposes in the area of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. Read more
Over 90 killed in Gaza as Israeli attack targets Hamas leader
Displaced people sheltering in the area said their tents were torn down by the force of the strike, describing bodies and body parts strewn on the ground. Read more
Dozens of Gazans killed in Israeli assault ahead of truce talks
The airstrike hit the tents of displaced families outside a school in the town of Abassan east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing at least 29, most of them were women and children, Palestinian medical officials said. Read more
Hamas accepts U.S. proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, source says
Israeli forces, meanwhile, stepped up military strikes across the enclave, killing at least 29 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, and wounding 100, the territory’s health officials said. Read more
Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas
A source in the Israeli negotiating team said there was a real chance of achieving agreement after Hamas made a revised proposal on the terms of a deal. Read more
West Bank occupation sparks violence at Los Angeles synagogue
On June 23, pro-Palestinian demonstrators, protesting against a real estate promotional event in which at least one company was offering properties for sale in the occupied West Bank, clashed with pro-Israel counterprotesters Read more
Gaza ceasefire effort shows signs of revival as Israel pounds enclave
Signs of renewed activity emerged on Wednesday in the quest for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the nine-month-old war in the Gaza Strip while Israel launched more strikes on the devastated enclave. Read more
Israeli soldier killed in mall stabbing attack
The militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad in a post on the Telegram site described the attack as a “heroic operation.” Read more
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Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza
Israeli tanks, which moved back into Shejaia four days ago, fired shells toward several houses, leaving families trapped inside and unable to leave, the residents said. Read more
Iran vows ‘obliterating war’ against Israel as Hezbollah conflict intensifies
Iran’s mission to the United Nations said that “all options,” including the involvement of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East, “are on the table.” Read more
Israel’s bombs flatten Lebanese village amid fears of wider war
The images from private satellite operator Planet Labs PBC, taken on June 5 and analyzed by Reuters, show at least 64 destroyed sites in Aita al-Shaab. Several of the sites contain more than one building. Read more
Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid center, witnesses say
The strike hit part of a vocational college run by the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA that is now providing aid to displaced families, the witnesses said. Read more
Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again
Residents said the tanks moved into five neighborhoods after midnight. Heavy shelling and gunfire hit the tents of displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area, further to the west of the coastal enclave, they said. Read more
Israeli anti-government protesters rally in Jerusalem
The often weekly demonstrations have yet to change the political landscape, and Netanyahu still controls a stable majority in parliament. Read more
Netanyahu disbands war cabinet amid rising border tensions
Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer who had been in the war cabinet. Read more
Gaza conflict persists despite Israeli announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized plans announced by the military to hold daily pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the Palestinian enclave. Read more
Hamas claims credit as 8 Israeli soldiers killed in explosion
The eight soldiers, who belonged to the military’s engineering corps, were riding in an armored vehicle when the blast occurred, the military said. Read more
U.S. imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid
The sanctions target Tsav 9, a group with ties to Israeli army reservists and Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, over activities including blocking, harassing and damaging aid shipments. Read more
Pentagon: Israel did not use Gaza pier in hostage operation
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder pushed back “on some of the inaccurate social media allegations,” stressing that the pier was not used during the Israeli military operation on Saturday to rescue four hostages held by Hamas. Read more
Hamas says it accepts U.N.-backed Gaza truce plan
Discussions also touching on post-war plans for Gaza will continue over the next couple of days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Tel Aviv after talks with Israeli leaders. Read more
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