WorldAfter travelling to the occupied West Bank, The Elders said they had concluded that Israel aims to make Palestine disappear physically, economically, culturally and politically. Mary Robinson, a leading member of the group and former president of Ireland, said the delegation was shocked by how much conditions had worsened since 2023. She described the process as beginning with hate speech, explicit references to Jewish supremacy and calls for annexation.
WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has turned down a 15-point Gaza peace plan backed by the United States and accepted by Hamas. The proposal from the Trump-led Board of Peace envisioned Israel withdrawing from the territory in stages as Hamas gradually disarmed. Netanyahu, however, says Israeli forces will remain until Hamas has been completely disarmed. The report includes discussion with a correspondent in Jerusalem and Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti in Ramallah.
WorldIsrael has formally turned down a 15-point Gaza peace proposal backed by the United States, its closest ally. The plan envisaged Hamas giving up its weapons and Israeli forces leaving Gaza in stages. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw until Hamas has been fully disarmed. The rejection could extend the suffering of more than two million Palestinians in Gaza. It also risks making attempts to bring the war to an end even more difficult.
WorldFox News reports on Iran’s major demands and Israel’s rejection of a Gaza peace plan. Correspondent Alex Hogan covers the latest developments surrounding the rejection and the demands from the White House. Dr. Rebecca Grant also offers analysis during Fox News Live. The report focuses on the latest diplomatic developments involving Iran, Israel and Gaza, while presenting the White House-related information and expert commentary.
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WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Donald Trump’s 15-point peace plan for Gaza and said an “important operation” was underway in Lebanon. His comments cast further doubt on a proposed agreement to disarm Hamas. The deal had been viewed as a possible breakthrough toward ending the war. Under its terms, Hamas would begin disarming while Israel halted strikes and started withdrawing from roughly 60% of Gaza under its control.
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WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US President Donald Trump’s 15-point proposal for Gaza. Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw its forces until Hamas is genuinely disarmed. Trump’s Board of Peace said last month that it had secured an agreement for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Hamas, however, says it will give up heavy weapons only after Israel ends all forms of aggression and withdraws from the territory.
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PoliticsBenjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel opposes a 15-point Gaza plan backed by the United States. He said Hamas must dismantle all of its weapons before any Israeli withdrawal. Netanyahu’s position sets the removal of Hamas’s weapons as a condition that must come before withdrawal. The Israeli government has therefore rejected the US-backed proposal in its current form.
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WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a Gaza peace plan backed by Donald Trump, according to the report. Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst is covering the latest escalation in the Middle East. Iran has also issued new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The developments link the dispute over Gaza’s future with widening regional tensions and the reopening of a key waterway.
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WorldIsrael says it is rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan from his Board of Peace. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has struck a Saudi Aramco refinery. Hunter Biden says his father, Joe Biden, has cancer that has spread. The roundup also reports that songs by Taylor Swift have been removed from White House and Trump campaign social-media accounts.
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World1:51Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point Gaza plan promoted by US President Donald Trump on Sunday. He said Israeli forces would not leave the Palestinian territory until Hamas was “genuinely” disarmed. Separately, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until Washington accepted Tehran’s conditions. The developments were reported alongside the latest updates from the region.
WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel rejects US President Donald Trump’s 15-point Board of Peace plan for Gaza. Netanyahu states that Israel will not withdraw until Hamas has fully disarmed. His remarks set Hamas’s complete disarmament as the condition for any Israeli withdrawal. They also indicate that Israel will not accept the Gaza arrangements proposed in Trump’s plan.
World5:51The episode says Israel has intensified its actions in Lebanon after soldiers were killed, while a mass funeral took place in Gaza. It reports that, 312 days into a ceasefire, Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 1,254 Palestinians this week. The United States announced a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza as Israel continued its attacks. The episode also puts the total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, at at least 73,305.
WorldUNICEF says at least 300 children have died in Gaza during the 300 days since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire began in October, amounting to one child each day. The agency says the truce has not protected the Strip’s most vulnerable people. Ongoing Israeli attacks have left families facing grief and trauma. Nine-year-old Tala Abu Matar was killed while held by her mother, leaving her family struggling to cope.
WorldResidents of Khalayel Al Louz near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank say Israeli settlers from nearby outposts and settlements attack them every day. They report being unable to reach or cultivate their land, or graze livestock there. Homes and vehicles have been damaged, while Palestinians have also been assaulted. Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from the area near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
WorldPalestinians made their way to the beach in Gaza City to find relief from the intense summer heat. Much of the Gaza Strip remains in ruins after more than two years of war. The shoreline has become one of the few recreational options still available to Palestinians there. For many, it offers a temporary escape from the soaring temperatures.
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WorldDr. Hagai Agmon-Snir spent years in Israel working to advance peace between Israelis and Palestinians. His efforts included tolerance training for Israeli police and a project that taught Arabic to tens of thousands of Israelis. He says that in recent years he has lost hope that conditions will improve. He and his wife have now left Israel permanently.
WorldThe number of Palestinian minors held by Israel in administrative detention has risen sharply. Data from the Israel Prison Service, obtained by Parents Against Child Detention, shows the figure increasing from 103 in January 2025 to 191 in March 2026. Child rights advocate Ayed Abu Eqtaish comments on the increase and the detention of Palestinian children.
WorldAt least 48 Palestinians were injured over two days of Israeli raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Human rights lawyer Hassan Jabareen examines what is driving the operations. He also considers whether the raids comply with international law, framing the question around both their motives and legality.
HealthAccess to clean drinking water in Gaza is becoming increasingly restricted. Damaged infrastructure is forcing people to depend on unsafe water sources. Doctors warn that contamination is worsening an expanding public health crisis. The situation links deteriorating water access with growing health dangers for residents.
WorldIsraeli military raids and settler attacks are escalating across the occupied West Bank. Palestinians report increasing destruction, displacement and violence. In Qalandiya, Palestinian homes and businesses were damaged during Israeli operations. Residents of Masafer Yatta describe more settler attacks, including arson and assaults that have injured civilians, among them children. Palestinians say the escalation has created growing insecurity across the area.
WorldA rights group says Israel’s policies are pushing the healthcare system in the occupied West Bank toward collapse. For three years, Israel has withheld billions of dollars in tax and customs revenues collected for the Palestinian Authority, making it difficult to pay health workers, purchase medicines and sustain public hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. The group says 75% of those facilities have reduced operations and now function only once or twice weekly. Israeli military raids and a growing number of checkpoints are adding to the strain on medical access.
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WorldRoads are blocked and checkpoints shut whenever violence erupts, as Israel seals off the West Bank. The latest restrictions followed events in Nablus on July 24, when two Israeli settlers and four Palestinians died. France 24 correspondent Claire Duhamel travelled with a paramedic who regularly takes pregnant women to hospital. Their journey highlights the severe difficulties women can face while trying to reach medical care through the checkpoints.
WorldA week after President Trump said the Board of Peace had reached an “historic agreement” in Gaza for Hamas’s “complete disarmament,” uncertainty has grown. Hamas says it will give up its weapons only after Israel withdraws its forces from Gaza. Israeli officials maintain that withdrawal will not happen until Hamas hands over its weapons. On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had not agreed to the plan, leaving the proposed arrangement in doubt.
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WorldIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the direction of a recent agreement announced by US President Donald Trump on disarming Hamas. In a video shared on social media, Netanyahu said Israeli forces would remain in their current positions in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is completely disarmed. His remarks appear to conflict with provisions of an October ceasefire agreement. The statement raises questions about how the deal could proceed and what it may mean for the next stage of the conflict.