Netanyahu denied that the Erez crossing to Gaza was reopening until German-funded preparations and Israel’s September 1 UN announcement exposed the election-driven false claim.
On Saturday, armed Israeli settlers raided the Palestinian village of Umm al-Khair in the occupied West Bank and detained a pro-Palestine British activist amid rising settler violence against Palestinians.
Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed direct responsibility for imposing stricter conditions on Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, threatening female detainees with the “bare minimum of the minimum.”
Palestinians call on the international community to end Israel’s siege on entire villages following the al-Mughayyir raid, while condemnations, including a rare one by Netanyahu, have resulted in no action.
Australia welcomes Israeli soldiers to run in the Sydney Marathon shortly after closing the investigation into the death of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom in a WCK strike without any charges.
Peace envoy Mladenov warned that the Gaza ceasefire is at risk of collapsing and blamed “both sides,” a false equivalence that protects Israel, the sole party violating the truce.
Greece is preparing to sign a 3 billion euro air defense deal with Israel, extending Israeli military and strategic influence within its territory amid global moves to isolate Israel.
Israel executed a rare drone assassination in Jenin, killing three including a field commander from the Al-Qassam Brigades. Following the operation, ambulances were blocked from reaching the wounded, and footage of the incident was posted.
