LiveLive Updates August 21, 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 formatSubscribeAugust 21, 2026UpdatesDoctors Without Borders condemns IDF for not opening criminal probes on Gaza casesDoctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières condemned the Israel Defense Forces' decision to close cases from the Gaza war, which the group submitted for review, without opening a criminal investigation.In a statement, the medical NGO said the cases concern attacks on a Doctors Without Borders convoy in Gaza City in November 2023, which killed two people, and a February 2024 strike on a shelter belonging to the group in Gaza's southern city of Khan Yunis that killed two and wounded six.The Israeli army said Wednesday that it had completed reviews of several high-profile "exceptional operational incidents" in Gaza since October 7, 2023, ordering Military Police investigations into the killings of five-year-old Hind Rajab and 15 Palestinians in Tel al-Sultan, while clearing IDF personnel of criminal wrongdoing in the World Central Kitchen strike.The army said the reviews were conducted as part of the IDF's obligations under international and Israeli law. It added that their findings inform command decisions and help determine whether to open criminal investigations. Since the war began, the mechanism has reviewed approximately 150 incidents, the IDF said.Management of Tel Aviv mall removes banner calling for peace and Palestinian statehoodA banner calling for peace and a Palestinian state, in Dizengoff Center, on Thursday. Credit: Standing TogetherA banner calling for peace and a Palestinian state, in Dizengoff Center, on Thursday. Credit: Standing TogetherIsraeli left-wing activist groups Standing Together and A Land For Us All hung a banner on Wednesday with the slogan "One day, a Palestinian state will be established and there will be peace here" at the well-known central Tel Aviv mall Dizengoff Center, which was swiftly taken down by mall management.Asked for a response, the Dizengoff Center spokesperson said, "The banner was put up by lawbreakers and was taken down immediately. The police were also called. Dizengoff Center has no connection to the banners that were hung."Independent journalist and social media personality Daniel Amram posted the banner being taken down by mallgoers, as onlookers cheered in support.RECAP: Huckabee calls Israel settlers' West Bank property theft 'violation of God's law'Here are Friday's updates:■ U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers in ‌the West Bank not to steal property owned by Palestinian Americans, describing such behavior as "a violation of God's law".■ Six people were wounded in violent attacks by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah in the West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported.■ Speaking alongside government ministers at an inauguration ceremony for Kadim, a previously evacuated Israeli settlement in the northern West Bank, Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan vowed to return to Gaza settlements, too.■ Yemen's Iran-backed ‌Houthis said they struck a sensitive target at Najran airport and an Aramco facility ⁠in Najran, Saudi Arabia. There was no ⁠immediate Saudi confirmation.■ Turkey, Egypt ‌and Qatar strongly ‌condemned recent Israeli strikes in ⁠Gaza, saying in a joint ⁠statement that Israel must comply with its obligations under a cease-fire agreement and refrain from steps that ‌could escalate tensions.■ The IDF and Shin Bet security agency said Hamas has been conducting "brutal interrogations and torture" at Nasser Hospital in Gaza's southern city of Khan Yunis amid the group's "declining support among Gaza residents," citing intelligence obtained by the agencies.■ The Israel Airports Authority said takeoffs and landings at Ben-Gurion International Airport "will gradually resume starting 3 P.M. in accordance with the revised flight schedule" after an hour-long halt attributed to the authority's workers' unionIn the NewsIDF: Palestinian Shot Dead in West Bank After Attacking Soldier With KnifeAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California ProgressiveHaaretz CartoonThe Great Replacement Theory Comes to Israel: Eisenkot and the 'Mizrahi Tragedy'Syrian and Turkish Sources: Netanyahu Seeking Escalation, We're Not InterestedRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIShe's the Superstar of the Israeli Left, and She Wants PowerIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsIsrael Police Say Missing Israeli Mother and Daughter Found in ArgentinaReality Check: As the Election Nears, Haaretz Debunks Israeli Politicians' Biggest LiesSo Will It Be a Problem if Miriam Adelson Flies to Israel to Vote?