Iran has approved the creation of a National Defence Council on Sunday (3 August), following June’s brief air conflict with Israel , the country’s most serious military confrontation since the 1980s war with Iraq.
Hamas on Saturday firmly denied that it was willing to disarm, contradicting remarks made by U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff during his meeting with Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dismissed recent Western recognition of Palestine, saying a Palestinian state cannot exist without Israel’s agreement.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officials. Meanwhile, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to push Gaza ceasefire talks and address the humanitarian crisis.
Recognition of a Palestinian state should come at the end of talks on a two-state solution but Berlin would respond to any unilateral actions, after citing "annexation threats" by some Israeli ministers, according to Germany's foreign minister on Thursday.
In a sharp policy shift, Slovenia has suspended all arms-related trade with Israel, deepening its stance on the Gaza conflict and aligning with its earlier recognition of a Palestinian state according to the state news agency STA citing a government statement on 31 July.
A high-level ministerial meeting between Syria and Israel is scheduled to take place on Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan, to address rising security concerns in southern Syria, a diplomat told AFP, and according to The Times of Israel.
The United States and Israel have criticised Canada’s announcement that it will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly in September, warning the move rewards Hamas and undermines peace efforts.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the United Kingdom will formally recognise Palestine as a state at the United Nations in September, unless Israel takes “substantive steps” to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will officially recognise Palestinian state, making it the first G7 nation and permanent United Nations Security Council member to take such a step.
Yemen’s Houthi movement announced on Sunday that it will target any vessels operated by companies that conduct business with Israeli ports, regardless of the ships’ nationalities. This marks what the group described as the fourth phase of its military operations against Israel.
The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it has resumed airdropped humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, just days after more than 100 international aid agencies warned of spreading mass starvation in the besieged enclave.
The United States has confirmed that a meeting between Syrian and Israeli representatives in Paris resulted in progress towards de-escalation, following recent tensions in southern Syria.
The United States and Israel have temporarily withdrawn their negotiating teams from the Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, following Hamas’s latest response to a proposal brokered by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar.
Israel’s Defense Minister has raised the prospect of a renewed campaign against Iran, warning that Tehran must be prevented from reviving its nuclear ambitions.
Syria and Israel are expected to restart negotiations in Baku, according to Saudi broadcaster Al-Hadath, which cited unnamed sources close to the process.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, marking the first official visit by a top Israeli diplomat to Ukraine in more than two years.
Israel has rejected a joint European call to halt its offensive in Gaza, calling the statement "out of touch with reality" and blaming Hamas for prolonging the conflict.
Iran says it won’t abandon uranium enrichment despite severe damage to its nuclear facilities during last month’s conflict with Israel and the U.S. Tehran calls enrichment a matter of national pride and scientific achievement.
Six months into his second term, President Donald Trump is facing growing backlash from Make America Great Again (MAGA) conservatives over continued U.S involvement in Israeli wars.
A fragile ceasefire has been declared in southern Syria’s Suwayda province on Saturday, following intense fighting that left hundreds dead.
The U.S. ambassador to Türkiye says Israel and Syria have reached a ceasefire deal supported by Türkiye, Jordan, and regional actors after cross-border strikes this week heightened tensions.
Syrian security forces are preparing to redeploy to the Druze-majority city of Sweida in the south of the country after a brief ceasefire collapsed, reigniting clashes with Bedouin tribes, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has called Israel 'a terrorist state', stating that its aggression poses a threat to the entire region.
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