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Israeli strikes kill Palestinians attending Gaza funeral for earlier strike victim

Escalating Israeli strikes kill five people in Gaza, medics say

Mourners sit inside and atop a damaged car during the funeral of three Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Mourners sit inside and atop a damaged car during the funeral of three Palestinians, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israel tells Pentagon chief it will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’

Israeli forces remain deployed in what the military describes as a security zone extending roughly 10km into Lebanese territory.
Israeli forces remain deployed in what the military describes as a security zone extending roughly 10km into Lebanese territory.

US House defeats bid to cut off aid to Israel in vote dividing Democrats

Republican Thomas Massie is a fiscal hawk who opposes all foreign aid, but he said he was also responding to the heavy toll on civilians of Israel’s attacks in Gaza.
Republican Thomas Massie is a fiscal hawk who opposes all foreign aid, but he said he was also responding to the heavy toll on civilians of Israel’s attacks in Gaza.

Israeli fire kills 10 in Gaza, including a 10-year-old, officials say

Mother of Palestinian child Muataz Abu Shaar, who was killed by Israeli fire, according to medics, and other mourners carry his body during his funeral  in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Mother of Palestinian child Muataz Abu Shaar, who was killed by Israeli fire, according to medics, and other mourners carry his body during his funeral  in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

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US President Donald Trump has also warned that the US would take out Pickaxe Mountain, a heavily fortified site located near Iran’s heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility.
US President Donald Trump has also warned that the US would take out Pickaxe Mountain, a heavily fortified site located near Iran’s heavily damaged Natanz uranium enrichment facility.

UN official says Hamas obstructing aid in Gaza

FILE PHOTO: Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Displaced Palestinians shelter at a tent camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Haseeb Alwazeer/File Photo

EU says donors offering $1.3b to help Gaza ‘early recovery’

Top UN official accuses Hamas of Gaza aid obstruction

Displaced Palestinians collect water from the Ita charitable water station in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on July 13.
Displaced Palestinians collect water from the Ita charitable water station in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on July 13.

Israel to hold Oct 27 elections in vote seen as referendum on Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu, 76, who’s already Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has declared his intention to run again.
Benjamin Netanyahu, 76, who’s already Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, has declared his intention to run again.

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