Ashdod

Gaza flotilla activists who returned to Italy are claiming mistreatment by Israeli forces. The controversy intensified after viral video footage showed police forcing activists to their knees and making them lie on the ground at the port of Ashdod, with an Israeli Minister's taunting remarks adding further outrage.

Israeli airstrikes killed 13 Lebanese security personnel in southern Lebanon, escalating tensions with Hezbollah, which claimed attacks on Israeli targets. Talks between Lebanon and Israel on disarming Hezbollah are set to begin next week amid ongoing violence. The conflict has resulted in over 1,800 Lebanese deaths, with significant casualties reported in Beirut.