A flotilla of boats carrying aid and left-wing activists, including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, was forced to abandon its journey to Gaza on Sunday just hours after leaving Barcelona due to poor weather.
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a sweeping proposal to take control of Gaza for a decade, relocate much of its population, and rebuild the enclave into a high-tech hub. The plan, outlined in a 38-page prospectus obtained by The Washington Post, envisions both voluntary departures and temporary relocation of Gaza’s more than 2 million residents.
A flotilla of ships set sail from Barcelona on Sunday carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip, amid intensifying Israeli military operations in the region. The maritime convoy, called the Global Sumud Flotilla, aims to breach Israel’s naval blockade and deliver food, water, and medicine to Palestinians suffering from extreme shortages.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Saturday that a precision airstrike last week in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, eliminated several senior members of the Houthi regime, including the group’s so-called Prime Minister, Ahmed al-Rahawi. The Israeli Air Force conducted the strike on Thursday, August 28, with targeting based on real-time intelligence from the IDF Intelligence Directorate.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back Friday against World Food Program chief Cindy McCain, accusing her of misrepresenting conditions in Gaza after she claimed civilians are “starving.”
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had recovered the bodies of two Israeli hostages from Gaza during a complex operation against Hamas.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched renewed operations this weekend in northern Gaza, advancing into the Jabaliya area — a known Hamas stronghold near Gaza City — despite escalating international accusations that Israel’s military campaign amounts to “genocide.”
The Israeli government and opposition leaders on Friday rejected new claims from the United Nations that “famine” has struck northern Gaza, dismissing the report as based on flawed data and Hamas-linked sources. The UN cited a report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), which Israel condemned for relying on biased information.
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a U.N.-affiliated watchdog, altered its methodology in July to make it easier to declare famine in Gaza.
