Israel has found the largely intact wreckage of the Altalena, an arms ship sunk by Israeli forces in 1948, 78 years after the incident that exposed a deep political and military divide within the newly established state.
The United States is preparing its largest-ever economic sanctions package against Iran, targeting countries and entities trading with Tehran, while Iran has threatened to halt all oil exports through the Gulf if the “economic war” continues.
Iran has executed Majid Adineh, who was convicted of working for Israel and the United States during anti-government protests in January. His execution followed a death sentence upheld by the Supreme Court.
Israel’s expanding military presence in southern Syria, including new bases, raids and arrests, has raised concerns that its declared temporary security zone could become a long-term military presence, with experts citing security, strategic and water-related interests.
A Russian drone strike on a shopping center in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih killed 20 people and injured 130 others, including 23 children. Nine people remain missing as rescue workers continue searching the rubble.
Turkey has announced an international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla bound for Gaza, according to Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to the war with the United States, saying Tehran should conclude the conflict from what he described as a “position of strength,” while ruling out any possibility of surrender.
Israel’s military has acknowledged that its soldiers fired on the vehicle carrying five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and her family in Gaza in 2024 and has opened a criminal investigation into the incident.
Russia launched a massive overnight barrage of missiles and drones across Ukraine, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 40, as President Zelenskyy called for more Western air defence systems to counter intensifying Russian attacks.
