Israel Expands ‘Open Fire Order’ in West Bank, Resulting in Surge of Civilian Killings The Israeli military is also using Palestinian civilians in the West Bank as human shields by making them check buildings for explosives
Trump Says No Right of Return for Palestinians in Gaza Under His Plan Egypt has called an emergency Arab summit in response to Trump's repeated calls for the permanent displacement of Gaza's Palestinians
Syrian Shi’ites Flee to Lebanon After Border Clashes, Crackdowns Lebanese Army reinforces the border as tensions continue
Russia Says Outlook Not Good for Extending Last Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With US The New START will expire in February 2026 and the US and Russia have not started talks on a replacement
Trump Says Gaza Ceasefire Should Be Canceled If All Hostages Not Released By Noon on Saturday Earlier in the day, Hamas announced the next hostage release was postponed due to Israeli ceasefire violations
Trump Says He’s ‘Committed to Buying and Owning Gaza’ A new poll shows only 13% of Americans think Trump's proposal to take over Gaza is a 'good idea'
Israeli Military Kills Pregnant Woman in West Bank as It Expands Raids A second woman was killed in the raid on the Nur Shams refugee camp
Trump Says He Has Spoken With Putin by Phone About Ending Ukraine War The Kremlin said it couldn't confirm or deny Trump's claim
Zelensky Interested in Trump’s Rare Earth Idea: ‘Let’s Do a Deal’ Trump said he wanted a deal with Ukraine that would give the US access to rare earth minerals in exchange for military aid
Saudi Arabia Slams Netanyahu for Suggesting Its Territory Be Used for Palestinian State Riyadh has also strongly denied Trump's claim that it would pursue normalization with Israel without a Palestinian state