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(Background) Crowds wait outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on August 16, 2025. The hospital has become a focal point for families searching for loved ones as casualties mount in the latest strikes. (Photo by Saeed Jaras / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by SAEED JARAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) / (L) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 31: Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Cho Hyun (L) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) at the U.S. Department of State on July 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. The meeting comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from the original 25% he had proposed. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Rubio stands by U.S. State Department’s Gaza Visa Freeze, citing risk of terror ties

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the State Department’s decision to suspend visitor visas from Gaza on Sunday, citing evidence that a percentage of Gazan applicants and visa holders have ties to Islamist terrorist groups in the region.

People attend a demonstration organised by families and friends of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since 2023, calling for action to secure their release in Tel Aviv on August 17, 2025. Demonstrators across Israel called on August 17, for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, a push sharply criticised by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Only way to secure release of Israeli hostages is to ‘Confront and destroy’ Hamas

President Donald Trump stated on Monday that “confronting and destroying” Hamas is the only way to secure the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.

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5 Armed terrorists killed by IDF after posing as World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza, group confirms

The Israeli military reported that five armed Islamist terrorists were killed after being apprehended while impersonating members of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) humanitarian organization in central Gaza.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 18: Anthony Albanese prime minister of Australia listens during the first working session as part of the G20 Summit 2024 at Museu de Arte Moderna on November 18, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 2024 G20 Summit takes place in Brazil for the first time. The event gathers leaders of the most important economies. Starvation, sustainable development and social inclusion are some of the issues to be during the summit. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Australia to recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly, joining other countries

On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will officially recognize a Palestinian state in September, joining a growing number of foreign nations opposing Israel’s military response to the abducted hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas.

GAZA - AUGUST 6: A view from the air as Jordanian air force personnel in a Jordanian C-130 military aircraft perform an air drop of aid and humanitarian supplies on August 6, 2025 in Gaza. On Wednesday, the Royal Jordanian Air Force carried out air drops of food and other aid over Gaza, alongside aircraft from other nations carrying 54 tons of humanitarian supplies. Airdrops of aid have resumed in recent weeks in an attempt to alleviate the severe lack of food and other essentials reaching people in Gaza, where the World Food Programme (WFP) has said over half a million people are enduring famine-like conditions, as Israel continues to restrict the flow of aid. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)

Trump speaks with Netanyahu after Israel approves plan to militarily occupy Gaza Strip

President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after the Israeli security cabinet greenlit Netanyahu’s plan to engage in a full-scale military occupation of Gaza to destroy the remaining Hamas strongholds and attempt to retrieve the remaining hostages.

SEVENOAKS, ENGLAND - AUGUST 8: U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy during a meeting at Chevening House on August 8, 2025 in Sevenoaks, England. US Vice President JD Vance and UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy are meeting for an official bilateral discussion at Chevening House, the Foreign Secretary's Grade I-listed summer residence near Sevenoaks in Kent, where Lammy is hosting the Vance family for the start of their UK holiday. Vance's itinerary is expected to also include a stay in the Cotswolds and a visit to Hampton Court Palace, and comes just weeks after US President Donald Trump vacationed in Scotland. (Photo by Suzanne Plunkett - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Vance visits UK, discussing foreign conflicts, family matters and more with British Foreign Secretary

Vice President JD Vance commenced his holiday with a visit to the United Kingdom, where he was scheduled to meet with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. The trip, while personal in nature, carries diplomatic undertones, highlighting the ties between Washington, D.C., and London.