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21 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: September 16, 2026.
The UN says about 400 of the roughly 2,000 damaged buildings that displaced families are living in across Gaza are at risk of falling down. Egypt sent heavy machinery; Gaza's civil defense director said 'we are still hearing voices from under the rubble.'
The package of 20,000 Mk-84s and 20,000 BLU-117s has been informally notified to Congress and would dwarf last year's $2.04 billion deal. It comes with a fragile ceasefire in Gaza still nominally in place and Israeli strikes continuing.
The federal complaint, filed in New York with student Mohammad Zubairi and a suspended pro-Palestinian group, accuses Columbia of hiring private investigators to monitor Khalil, retaliating against students who reported harassment, and rewriting its discipline rules to punish criticism of Israel.
Israel's prime minister told his Cabinet on Sunday that the framework drawn up by Trump's Board of Peace is unacceptable, insisting Hamas surrender every weapon first. Hamas signed on to the framework in July.
Uganda joins Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Indonesia and Albania in pledging troops to the 20,000-strong International Stabilization Force proposed by Trump's Board of Peace — a force that has struggled for six months to find soldiers.
Netanyahu's office says it has serious concerns about the sequencing of Trump's 20-point plan, warning that a withdrawal before Hamas actually gives up its arms would let the group expand again.
The president called it a 'HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas.' The timetable is not set, and officials admit the whole roadmap is built on the assumption that neither side trusts the other.
Al-Hayya, who survived an Israeli strike in Qatar that killed his son, defeated the veteran Khaled Meshaal in an internal run-off to succeed the slain Yahya Sinwar.
A satellite analysis finds the Israeli military has expanded from roughly half the territory to almost 70% since the October truce, squeezing two million Palestinians into a shrinking western strip.
WatchThe move clears the way for a U.S.-backed committee to run health, education and services across the enclave — though Hamas is not surrendering its weapons.
Palestinian authorities reported 1,005 deaths from near-daily Israeli strikes and gunfire along the line dividing the territory, eight months after a truce was meant to halt the fighting.
President's early promises of quick victories in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran have given way to harsh diplomatic and military realities.
From Iran to Gaza, Eid al-Adha festivities were muted as ongoing conflicts and shortages of food and fuel affected traditional celebrations throughout the region.
The prime minister said Israel already controls 60% of the territory and directed the army to push further — a move critics say breaches the October 2025 truce and would squeeze two million Palestinians into an ever-smaller strip of land.
WatchThe Global Sumud Flotilla of roughly 50 aid ships was boarded by Israeli commandos 167 miles off Gaza, with freed activists in Istanbul accusing Israeli forces of beatings, sexual violence, and prolonged denial of food and water inside Ketziot prison — allegations Israel denies but that have prompted formal protests from Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and others.
WatchIsraeli officials called the death of the senior commander, who took over Hamas's armed wing after Mohammed Sinwar was killed last year, the "closing of a circle" on the October 7 attacks; his wife, daughter and at least five others were also killed.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who took over the group's military wing in Gaza last year, was confirmed dead by Hamas officials following an Israeli attack.
The 32-year-old died of injuries from a Wednesday-night airstrike on the Daraj neighborhood, hardening Khalil al-Hayya's position just as U.S. envoys press for a Gaza phase-two deal.
Co-hosted by Belgium and EU chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, the summit drew Palestinian PM Mohamed Mustafa and produced calls for settler sanctions, Association Agreement suspension, and ICC enforcement.
Senior officials in Gaza say the group is prepared to relinquish automatic rifles and other arms, though the offer falls short of Israeli-U.S. demands.
A plan by Turkish, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators calling for complete weapons decommissioning over eight months offers the most serious path yet to a lasting Gaza settlement, though Hamas insists on major amendments.