A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza as part of acts amounting to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel rejected the report as a “libellous sham” and said it ignores Hamas’ tactics and attacks on Israeli children.
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Mona Khalil, a leading Lebanese sea turtle conservationist, died after an Israeli strike hit her home near al-Mansouri beach. Her Orange House project trained volunteers and helped protect endangered loggerhead and green sea turtles along Lebanon’s southern coast.
Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home in central Gaza, the network said. His brother, Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah, was killed in a separate Israeli strike in April.
Planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland were postponed after Vice President JD Vance delayed his trip, while Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon complicated efforts to implement a new ceasefire agreement. Switzerland said preparations would continue, but no new date was announced.
Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, while the BBC reported a toll of 17. The UN said it will send investigators to assess possible violations of international law by all sides.
Iran and Israel said they halted attacks after President Trump urged both sides to stop firing amid a fragile truce. Both governments warned they would respond forcefully if the other side resumed strikes.
U.S. forces intercepted Iranian missiles and drones aimed at the Strait of Hormuz, Kuwait and Bahrain as talks with Tehran stalled. Fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah is further complicating efforts to end the wider conflict.