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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.

Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September

Spotify said it would increase monthly price of its premium individual subscription in select markets from September, as the Swedish streaming giant looks to improve margins.

TOPSHOT - Palestinians carry bags of flour that they obtained from aid trucks which entered Gaza through the Zikim crossing point, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on August 1, 2025. The UN human rights office said on August 1 that 1,373 Palestinians have been killed while waiting for aid in the shortage-stricken Gaza Strip since late May, most of them by the Israeli military. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump team visits disputed Gaza aid distribution site to investigate

President Donald Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff made his first visit to an aid distribution site in Gaza, jointly supported by the United States and Israel — and accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.

(Background) US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visits the fifth-century Church of St George in the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on July 19, 2025. In the villages and communities around Taybeh, Palestinian authorities have reported that settlers had killed three people and damaged or destroyed multiple water sources in the past two weeks alone. The July 7 arson attack on the remains of the Church of Saint George, which date back to the 5th century, was the last straw for many villagers, who blame Israeli settlers for a spate of recent attacks. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is meeting with Rutte a day after announcing that the U.S. will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine to help it defend against Russia's intensifying aerial attacks. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Witkoff and Huckabee scheduled to visit food distribution operations in Gaza following opposing claims from UN and GHF

Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are scheduled to visit Gaza on Friday to assess humanitarian aid distribution sites and engage directly with locals, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday.