New Jordan Valley separation barrier will isolate Palestinians from their land and sever links with the rest of West Bank

The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.

The Pentagon is under fire after a bombshell report on a boat attack, Border Patrol heads to Louisiana, and the death toll from Israel's genocide in Gaza surpasses 70,000.

<article data-history-node-id="432192" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-drone-strike-kills-photojournalist-khan-younis" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-drone-strike-kills-photojournalist-khan-younis" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli drone strike kills photojournalist in Khan Younis</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="385" data-start="216">Israeli forces killed Palestinian photojournalist Mohammed Essam Wadi in Khan Younis on Tuesday, as drones and artillery fire continued to pound the southern Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.</p> <p data-end="577" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="387">Local sources said the drone strike aslo wounded journalist Mohammed Abdel Fattah Aslih, the brother of slain journalist Hassan Aslih.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Judges and prosecutors say they 'will survive' measures by US and Russia as 24th annual meeting of member states kicks off

UK hunts have claimed more than £2.4 million in taxpayer money since hunting animals with dogs was banned in 2005, according to a new report

<article data-history-node-id="432157" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/west-bank-israeli-soldiers-raid-tubas-aqaba-second-time" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/west-bank-israeli-soldiers-raid-tubas-aqaba-second-time" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">West Bank: Israeli soldiers raid Tubas and Aqaba for second time in a week</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli armed forces have been deployed since dawn in the city of Tubas and the nearby town of Aqaba on Monday, Wafa news agency reported.</p> <p>It is the second time in a week that they have raided both places. They conducted a four-day raid earlier this week. Israeli soldiers enforced a curfew and closure of entrances to the two locations on Monday.</p> <p>They also detained a 22-year-old after raiding his family's home in Tubas. According to the director of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society in Tubas, the same 22-year-old had been&nbsp;detained and interrogated two days earlier, along with six more people. All were later released.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="430338" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/icc-rejects-netanyahu-and-gallants-bids-appeal-arrest-warrants-war" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/icc-rejects-netanyahu-and-gallants-bids-appeal-arrest-warrants-war" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">ICC rejects Netanyahu and Gallant's bids to appeal arrest warrants for war crimes</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday rejected Israel's bid to appeal against arrest warrants for its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant.</p> <p>In November, the ICC found "reasonable grounds" to believe Netanyahu and Gallant bore "criminal responsibility" for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Domestic haggling over the disarmament of Hezbollah is overshadowing the long-term and regional dimensions of Israel's war

Israeli-American billionaires Michael and Gil Dezer’s Gulfstream IV plane flew 10 migrants to the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, flight data shows.

Netherlands joins Ireland, Spain and others saying they may not take part in 2026 contest over Israel's genocide in Gaza

17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

Charlie Kirk, 31, a well-known Trump ally and conservative activist in the US, has been shot dead in Utah.

<article data-history-node-id="428380" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/sumud-flotilla-gaza-attacked-drone-again" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/sumud-flotilla-gaza-attacked-drone-again" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Sumud Flotilla for Gaza attacked by drone again</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Global Sumud Flotilla was attacked for the second time on Tuesday with a drone, causing a fire that was brought under control, Al Jazeera has reported, quoting the fleet's management.&nbsp;</p> <p>The management said that the fleet's largest ship was attacked again with an incendiary drone.&nbsp;</p> <p>Earlier in the day, a drone struck the lead ship of the flotilla bound for Gaza at Sidi Bou Said port off the coast of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/tunisia" target="_blank">Tunisia</a>, organisers said.</p> <p>CCTV footage from a neighbouring boat showed a missile striking the front deck of the Family Boat, registered in Portugal and flying a Portuguese flag.</p> <p data-end="300" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="209">The six passengers and crew on board were unharmed, and the ship remains structurally intact despite fire damage.&nbsp;Tunisian authorities have denied detecting any drones near the flotilla.</p> <p data-end="300" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="209">Miguel Duarte, who was on board the Family Boat and witnessed the attack, told the Middle East Eye that he saw a drone hovering over the vessel before it dropped an explosive device.</p> <p>"I saw a drone clearly about four metres above my head. I called someone. We were looking at the drone, just above our heads," he recounted.</p> </div> </div> </article>