Gaza

Housam al-Astal, leader of the Gazan "Counterterrorism Service," claimed responsibility for killing a Hamas police chief, warning those working with the group of imminent death.

Judge Shosh Shitrit sentenced 29-year-old Liran Yaakobov to 36 months in prison, 30-year-old Netanel Aviv to 38 months, and 30-year-old Oz Hai Rachum to 40 months.

The California State Senator explained that he had been reluctant to call the war between Israel and Hamas a genocide because of the term's creation in response to the Holocaust.

The proposed laws will also ease visa denials on the grounds of racial bigotry and lower the threshold for banning hate organizations, including neo-Nazi groups, officials said.

Despite talk of stabilization, Hamas remains entrenched and armed, raising urgent questions about what a “Phase Two” can realistically be achieved.

The composition of the Board of Peace, which will oversee the proposed technocratic Palestinian government, is expected to be announced this month.

Israel is on high alert for the possibility of any US intervention in Iran as authorities there confront the biggest anti-government protests in years.

Bangladesh said its national security adviser, Khalilur Rahman, met US diplomats Allison Hooker and Paul Kapur in Washington.

During the meeting, Netanyahu insisted that "Hamas must be disarmed and the Gaza Strip must be demilitarized in accordance with the 20-point plan of US President Donald Trump."

The issues on the agenda were clear: the growing Iranian threat, Tehran’s attempts to renew its nuclear program and rebuild its missile array, the future of fighting in Gaza, and the day after Hamas