- Aug 6
Israel charges settler Yinon Levi with manslaughter of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen
Israeli prosecutors indicted settler Yinon Levi on Thursday for the July 2025 killing of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the West Bank, the first such charge against a settler since October 2023.
- Jul 4
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, Trump says 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran and threatens 'decimate' if his life is targeted
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls vengeance 'inevitable' in his first statement since his father's funeral, while President Trump declares 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' with thousands more ready, and warns any assassination attempt would prompt total destruction of Iran.
- Jun 16
Smotrich declares Hebron pact cancelled as Foreign Ministry denies change
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that he had cancelled the 1997 Hebron Agreement with the Palestinian Authority, only for the Israeli Foreign Ministry to deny hours later that any cancellation occurred. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned of serious consequences, and Hamas called for an escalation of resistance.
- Jun 14
Mahmoud Abbas announces Palestinian presidential election in early 2027, first since 2005
The Palestinian Authority president, 90, issued a decree scheduling a presidential ballot early next year. Legislative elections will follow at the end of 2027.
