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The investigative documentary NAZA, which features anonymous Israeli military sources alleging deliberate civilian targeting in Gaza, is set for a U.S. theatrical release this month. The film has sparked intense political backlash in Israel, including threats to revoke the filmmakers' citizenship, while simultaneously drawing record-breaking attention at international film festivals.
Israel’s IDF and Shin Bet say they dismantled five Hamas weapon storage facilities and a launch site across Gaza, including locations inside mosques and near humanitarian infrastructure, destroying rockets, ammo and other military gear while issuing civilian warnings and using precision strikes under a cease-fire framework. Israel accuses Hamas of exploiting civilian sites, cites recent weapons finds in mosques, and its diplomats criticized Hamas’s threats in the broader context of the Israel‑Hamas conflict.
Israel announced a rare criminal investigation into the 2024 killing of a Palestinian family in Gaza by the IDF, including Hind Rajab, whose pleas for help from a car with dead relatives drew international condemnation; the probe also covers a 2025 convoy incident as Gaza strikes continue and U.S.-Israel relations remain strained.
Israel’s military confirmed for the first time that it fired on a vehicle carrying five-year-old Hind Rajab and six family members in Gaza City during the war, reversing earlier statements; Hind survived the initial attack but died days later, and a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance sent to reach her was shelled, killing two paramedics. The IDF says it will open a criminal investigation by Military Police after reviewing the incident, amid questions about troop presence and prior raids in Gaza City.
Rights groups led by Human Rights Watch say Israel committed a war crime by killing Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injuring Zeinab Faraj in an April airstrike in southern Lebanon, after reviewing photo/video evidence, witness accounts and a request by the Lebanese Red Cross; Israel contends it was targeting Hezbollah and does not target journalists, while HRW and Amnesty International say the strike harmed civilians and that Israel should have known they were journalists.
IDF claims Ahmed Wishah, the Al Jazeera cameraman mourned by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani after a Gaza strike, was a Hamas sniper, releasing footage and a purported Hamas military ID to back the claim. Al Jazeera denied the allegation, calling it a smear campaign, while noting Wishah was killed in the ongoing Gaza-Israel conflict. The piece highlights the War coverage dynamic and the broader tensions around journalists in the region.
Al Jazeera says its cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli strike targeting a house in Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp, adding to the war's toll on journalists, with at least 260 Palestinian journalists killed since October 2023 according to CPJ. The Israeli military says Wishah was a Hamas terrorist, a claim it has not publicly substantiated yet; Al Jazeera condemns the attack as a flagrant violation of international law. Wishah’s brother Mohammed was killed in April in a separate incident.
Israel said it struck Iranian military targets after Tehran fired a barrage of missiles toward Israel—the first such exchange since a ceasefire took effect—threatening to derail peace talks aimed at ending the broader conflict and risking a return to open hostilities in the region.
A Washington Post investigation documents how Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil died after being trapped in a building struck by an Israeli airstrike, with rescuers delayed for two hours five miles away as the IDF, which said strikes targeted Hezbollah, denied access to the site; Khalil was alive during the delay, highlighting dangers to journalists in conflict zones and prompting calls for accountability and safety reforms.
Israeli troops in Hebron opened fire on a car carrying a seven-month-old Palestinian baby and his parents after the vehicle reportedly stopped per orders; the baby, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, died and the parents were injured. The IDF says the vehicle appeared to move toward troops and is reviewing the incident, while the family disputes the account and calls for accountability. A separate attack in Tamoun killed a Palestinian couple and two children, underscoring ongoing West Bank violence, with the UN noting rising casualties in the area since the war began.
Israeli officials say longtime Hamas commander Izz al-Din al-Haddad, who helped plan the Oct. 7 attacks and held Israeli hostages, was killed in a precise strike in Gaza City; his death was confirmed by his family and followed by a funeral in Gaza City as accompanying strikes in Gaza caused casualties.
A confidential SEC whistleblower complaint claims Google violated its AI ethics rules in 2024 by helping an Israeli military contractor apply Gemini AI to drone surveillance footage.
British police have concluded their investigation into punk duo Bob Vylan's controversial 'death to the IDF' chants at Glastonbury, determining there was insufficient evidence for prosecution and emphasizing the importance of free speech and context in their review.
The former top lawyer of the Israeli military, Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, was arrested following her resignation over her role in leaking a video showing alleged abuse of a Palestinian detainee, amid a deepening political scandal and division within Israel over the incident.
Basel Adra, co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' reported that his home was raided by Israeli soldiers following settler violence in his West Bank village, but he remains free. The incident highlights ongoing tensions and violence in the region, with Adra condemning the occupation and calling for international action.