LiveLive Updates July 24, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJuly 24, 2026Updates#They Lied to You: Palestinians Use Digital Campaign to Remind World Gaza Cease-fire Is an 'Illusion'A child watching men inspecting the site of an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on July 16, 2026. Violence has continued in Gaza despite the cease-fire. Credit: Eyad Baba/AFPA child watching men inspecting the site of an Israeli strike at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on July 16, 2026. Violence has continued in Gaza despite the cease-fire. Credit: Eyad Baba/AFPA new digital campaign led by Palestinian journalists and activists is seeking to return international attention to Gaza and to highlight that, although the United States declared a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel on October 10, 2025, the agreement has not eased Israeli attacks nor the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel's blockade.The hashtag campaign "They Lied to You" first appeared on social media in English and Arabic on July 16, though its original creator remains unclear. Since then, thousands of posts have filled social networks including footage and testimonies from journalists, humanitarian workers, content creators and everyday people from Gaza.Renad Attallah, a 12-year-old from Deir al-Balah who gained international attention for posting videos to Instagram of herself cooking through the 2025 famine, pleaded Wednesday to her 1.6 million followers to direct their attention back to Gaza's bloody reality: "the World Cup is over, so we have more space to talk about the important things."Read the full article3 hours agoIsraeli, four Palestinians killed in West Bank shooting after clashes eruptAn Israeli and four Palestinians were killed in a shooting in the northern West Bank on Friday after clashes erupted between a group of Israelis and Palestinians, according to the Israeli military and the Palestinian Health Ministry.According to the IDF, a group of Israelis was hiking near Nablus in the village of Tal when they encountered Palestinians who attacked them near the village mosque.The military said a Palestinian seized a weapon from a security guard from the nearby Havat Gilad settlement and opened fire on the group. However, footage from the scene appears to show an armed person standing near a group of people, with IDF forces visible behind him without intervening. Use under Section 27A of the Copyright LawTwo other Israelis were seriously and moderately wounded, according to Israeli emergency services, while the Palestinian Health Ministry said four Palestinians were wounded, three critically.The IDF said it was treating the incident as a terrorist attack and had encircled the nearby area and several entrances to Nablus.Iran warns that U.S. asset seizure would set 'incendiary precedent' that will lead to chaosIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Friday that seizing another nation's assets to pay for unrelated future claims sets an "incendiary precedent," state media reported. He added that once governments normalize confiscation, "no assets will be safe and the ensuing chaos will be neither pretty nor peaceful."His comments came after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that United States will use Iranian money under Washington's possession or control to pay for "any and all damages" done to ships and cargo.U.S. military says it completed 13th consecutive night of strikes on IranThe U.S. military said late on Thursday it completed its latest round of strikes on Iran that marked a 13th consecutive night of American attacks. The latest strikes lasted more than two hours, according to the U.S. Central Command."CENTCOM targeted Iranian military command centers, drone storage facilities, communication networks, coastal surveillance sites and maritime capabilities to further diminish the threat Iran poses to civilian mariners and commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz," it said in a statement.Report: Iran rejects Trump cease-fire proposalIran has rejected a cease-fire proposal delivered by U.S. President Donald Trump via Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, according to a report in The New York Times.Tehran made clear that it is not interested in an interim agreement that fails to resolve the issue of control over the Strait of Hormuz, the report claimed.Iranian officials stated that if Trump follows through on his threats to strike Tehran and vital infrastructure, Iran will expand the fighting into a regional conflict, including by "striking Tel Aviv and asking the Houthis to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait."Eight Muslim countries condemn Israel's Tisha B'Av 'escalation' on Temple MountItamar Ben-Gvir at the Temple Mount. Credit: Courtesy Minhelet Har HabayitItamar Ben-Gvir at the Temple Mount. Credit: Courtesy Minhelet Har HabayitThe foreign ministers of eight Muslim countries — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Pakistan — issued a joint statement condemning what they called "Israeli escalation" by allowing "the entry of settlers to the Temple Mount" during Tisha B'Av. According to the statement, the "incursion" was led by Israeli ministers and carried out under police protection. They also condemned the raising of the Israeli flag at the compound, the setting up of two tents by the police and additional measures that they claim constitute a provocation and a violation of the status quo at the site.#بيان | يدين وزراء خارجية المملكة العربية السعودية، وجمهورية مصر العربية، والمملكة الأردنية الهاشمية، وجمهورية باكستان الإسلامية، وجمهورية إندونيسيا، والجمهورية التركية، ودولة قطر، ودولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة بأشدّ العبارات التصعيد الإسرائيلي في المسجد الأقصى المبارك/الحرمShow moreRECAP: Trump considers major combat operations in Iran as Brent crude tops $100 for first time in two months Here are Thursday's latest updates from the U.S.-Iran war and Israel's strikes in Gaza, Lebanon and the Middle East:■ U.S. President Donald Trump is considering resuming major combat operations in Iran, Axios reported.■ U.S. President Donald Trump said a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia will be approved on the condition that Riyadh joins the Abraham Accords.■ Hamas claimed responsibility for two stabbing attacks in the West Bank that wounded two Israelis, the Palestinian Quds News Network reported.■ A 51-year-old Israeli man was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack near the West Bank settlement of Elon Moreh, according to medics and the IDF. ■ The Israeli military said an Israeli soldier was moderately wounded after it received initial reports of a stabbing attack in the northern West Bank.■ Israeli police filed an indictment against a Jerusalem man in his 20s accused of attacking a media crew, including a CNN team, in the West Bank. He was charged with making threats, illegally possessing a knife and causing vehicle damage.■ Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi is visiting Tehran, where he met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Al-Zaidi recently visited Washington, where he received a message to pass on to Iranian officials.■ ‌France will ‌vote on ⁠Friday in favor ⁠of the removal of International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, ‌said ‌a spokesperson for the French foreign ministry.■ Brent crude, the International oil benchmark, broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since May 26 after two tankers carrying Saudi oil were hit by Houthi fire while transiting the Red Sea.■ The Mossad thwarted an Iranian plot to infiltrate operatives into Israel and target senior officials, the agency said in a statement.In the NewsIsraeli, Four Palestinians Killed in Shooting After Clashes Erupt in West BankInspired by Settlers, Young Israeli Leftists Put the Conflict on Election Agenda'We Had a Powerful Experience as Friends, Unlike Anything I Had Experienced'Israel Blames Mamdani for NYC Stabbings as Police Work to Establish MotiveIsraeli Security Officials Warn Netanyahu's Interests Could Reignite Iran WarRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World Cup'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli ElectionHélène Cixous: 'I Accept Israel's Existence, but I Don't Identify With It'