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'We will not tolerate a Turkish military entrenchment moving southward, because it threatens us,' the Israeli prime minister said. He stopped short of claiming Israeli responsibility for the strike.
Alongside the Hind Rajab case, the military published reviews into four other high-profile incidents in Gaza.
Far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said Israel should 'take out 30 or 40' people in Gaza per night, prompting protests from Paris, Berlin and the United Nations.
France, whose relationship with Iran has been strained, announced the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats. The retaliatory measure follows the detention of two French embassy staff members and the arrest of two Iranian graphic designers in Tehran.
With negotiations over a security agreement between Israel and Syria's new leadership at a standstill, Israel targeted a military site to prevent the country from rebuilding its air force with Turkey's help.
The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of firing two ballistic missiles at shipping in the Gulf on Tuesday, marking the first time in months that its defense ministry has warned of a missile threat to its territory. Iran has denied the claim.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the move was a consequence of the 'intolerable' treatment of French diplomats who were briefly detained last month in Tehran.
Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, announced that several tons of nuclear material were found at an undisclosed site, which dates back to Bashar al-Assad's rule. Damascus reported the site to the agency last month.
Likud party members headed to polls to select candidates for the October 27 elections on Monday, in a vote marked by the right-wing party's increasing radicalization and the prime minister's tightening grip.
The two Iranian artists, Aria Kasaei and Elly Naghilou were arrested while meeting with French diplomats to discuss a cultural project on July 19. The case and treatment of the diplomats has sparked tensions between Tehran and Paris.
In the occupied territories, scenes of looting and murder have multiplied over the past two months. As elections in Israel and Palestine approach, the historian calls for France to impose sanctions.
In areas under Israeli control, Lebanese firefighters require authorization to intervene. In villages that remain inhabited, residents feel isolated and fear they may be forced to leave their homes.
The diplomats had been briefly arrested on July 19, in what the French Foreign Minister called a 'flagrant violation of diplomatic immunity.' Tehran claimed they had 'interfered in Iran's internal affairs' and barred them from returning to Iran.
In mid-July, two French diplomats were arrested and two Iranian graphic designers were detained in a new low in the deterioration of relations. The case centers around a meeting about Villa Zadig, a cultural project aimed at promoting residencies and exchanges with Iranian civil society.
Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has racked up several failures in the region, from the war he launched against Iran alongside Israel to how he has handled the Palestinian issue, demonstrating his incompetence.
The Revolutionary Guards control more than military operations: They also impose their demands on Iran's president and his negotiators, writes historian Jean-Pierre Filiu in his column.
In the early 1960s, in Haifa, Israel, the young Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish fell in love with Tamar Ben Ami, a Jewish Israeli dancer. Their romance was intense but brief. From this forbidden love, the writer composed a poignant poem, 'Rita and the Rifle,' which is still sung throughout the Arab world.
For the first time in its 39-year history, Hamas agreed to put disarmament on the table. The Board of Peace's roadmap, approved by Donald Trump, calls for a gradual and verified process to move forward in parallel with the withdrawal of Israeli forces. Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected that approach.
Israel said it carried out retaliatory strikes against the Iran-backed militant group, but Lebanon's prime minister said seven people killed in one of the strikes were not 'military targets' and urged Israel to halt an 'extremely dangerous' escalation.
US media have reported on deteriorating living conditions for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, deployed for over eight months. Yet the White House has shown little willingness to provide information on the conflict.
The French Foreign Ministry condemned the occupation of Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra by Israeli settlers and called on Israeli authorities to arrest and prosecute those responsible.
Failing to drive out a handful of so-called 'hilltop youth,' Israel's military turned instead against their Palestinian victims. The government fears that the radical settlers will draw criticism from Washington over more ambitious settlement plans.
In Lebanon, Gaza and Iran, Israel deploys military might without ever addressing the political issues raised by the conflicts. The decision to always postpone these issues now represents a danger, writes foreign policy analyst Yonatan Touval.
Transitional authorities tasked with holding the Bashar al-Assad regime accountable must at once convince Syrians that impunity is over while also ensuring that justice is served fairly.
Mike Huckabee, usually a staunch defender of Israel, had denounced a 'horrific act of terror' by settlers.
The EU and 32 other countries, including France, the UK and Canada, issued a joint statement condemning Iran's use of the death penalty, to which Iran responded by accusing them of hypocrisy.
The pact signed on August 7 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, shifts regional balances to New Delhi's disadvantage by strengthening Islamabad, its longtime rival.
The long-awaited law should benefit thousands of prisoners and wanted people, in the first legislation of its kind since 1991.
On Tuesday, a majority in the Chamber of Deputies voted to abolish the death penalty, bringing to an end a struggle led by civil society activists since the 1990s. While Lebanon has not carried out any executions since 2004, 85 people were on death row.
Former general Atef Najib was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity on Tuesday. While the Assad regime's victims welcomed the verdict, several NGOs denounced the trial as unfair.
The perennial rival of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, now exiled in the United Arab Emirates, has used his connections with Donald Trump's inner circle to negotiate Hamas's disarmament.