Despite claims of division within Israeli society, the Israeli Knesset’s decision to ban UNRWA's activities and prohibit contact with the organization passed with a strong majority, reflecting the nation’s overall hardline stance.

Teachers and educational institutions in Gaza did not remain idle and have launched individual initiatives to enroll university and school students in education.

Unlike its approach to most Islamic governments, the UAE is strengthening ties with the Afghan Taliban, who took power after the U.S. ended its 20-year occupation.

12 Republican lawmakers warned the ICC chief prosecutor of serious consequences for him, his family, and his staff if he pursued an arrest warrant for war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu.

"The Devil's Old Lady, Um Fadak, Instigator of Corruption" — these titles have been attributed to Hennis-Plasschaert, the former UNAMI head in Iraq and current UN Special Coordinator in Lebanon.