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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani faced criticism after his office commented on a real estate event in Manhattan promoting land sales in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. While opposing the expo and its link to displacement of Palestinians, the mayor emphasized protecting access to religious sites and First Amendment rights.
Israel intends to invest $730 million in its state propaganda apparatus to counter growing international isolation and reputation crisis linked to Gaza and regional assaults. The plan includes expanding media strategies, enhancing digital influence, and responding to shifts in global public opinion.
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said his son injured in retaliatory strikes in Lebanon asked him not to finish the work there, wanting more to do. Smotrich threatened devastation in southern Beirut suburbs while Israeli attacks and occupation of southern Lebanon continue.
An Israeli court extended the detention of two activists from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud flotilla amid reports of torture. The flotilla aimed to break Israel’s blockade and deliver aid but was intercepted in international waters. The activists remain in custody and on hunger strike.
A senior Israeli commander acknowledged different rules applied to Jewish and Palestinian stone-throwers in the West Bank, highlighting expanded use of live fire against Palestinians and resulting in dozens of Palestinian children being killed in 2025.
On World Press Day, Palestinians in Gaza commemorate over 262 journalists killed by Israeli forces since October 2023, alongside missing and injured media personnel, highlighting a systematic policy targeting journalists.
