NYT: U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff plans another meeting with senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, signaling Trump administration's intent to 'keep a direct line of communication'; the two last met in Cairo, where Witkoff consoled him over his son's death

Two days after Democrats tied him to Epstein in leaked emails, Trump orders a probe into rivals including Clinton and Summers; AG Bondi appoints special prosecutor as Trump blasts a 'hoax' and suggests pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell

Revolutionary Guard captures Marshall Islands-flagged Talara near UAE, in first confirmed tanker seizure in months; incident comes amid renewed maritime tensions and Iran’s ongoing confrontation with Western and regional powers

Images of Gaza children in knee-deep water and collapsed tents went viral amid heavy rains, as Hamas accuses Israel of deliberately blocking aid and launches a global campaign highlighting the harsh conditions

At the Hostage Square rally, survivor Maxim Herkin urged a final push to free the three slain hostages still in Gaza; Nova survivor Guy Gilboa Dalal spoke for the first time about learning his friends were killed; in Sha'ar HaNegev, families said returning revived painful memories

Washington struggles to secure a Security Council majority for its Gaza stabilization force as Russia and China object, Algeria hesitates, and Israeli officials warn Palestinians are backing the US draft publicly while undermining it privately

Over 150 Palestinians from Gaza landed in Johannesburg without documents and were held for 12 hours; South Africa launched a probe; the Palestinian embassy blamed an 'unregistered, misleading' group — allegedly linked to Israel — for organizing the flight