World Health Organization staff and their families were stripped and interrogated at gunpoint as they sheltered from an Israeli offensive in central Gaza.

Former Mossad official Rami Igra warned that the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation and called for an immediate end to the conflict, emphasizing the need for a long-term solution.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure to take a firmer stance on Israel, with members of his own coalition calling for Berlin to join a statement by dozens of Western nations condemning the "inhumane killing" of Palestinians.

From July 13 to 20, clashes between Druze militia groups and Sunni tribes in southern Syria drew in Syrian government forces, and then Israel, which claimed to want to protect members of the Druze ethno-religious group.

Israeli soldiers shot Palestinians near an Israeli-backed aid site and a U.N. convoy. Both episodes pointed to Israel’s refusal to allow new governance structures to emerge.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has accused the Israeli military of strip-searching and detaining aid workers during attacks on staff housing and a warehouse in Deir al-Balah in Gaza.

Humanitarian officials see a pattern of Israel retaliating against those who criticize its conduct in Gaza and toward Palestinians.

The World Health Organization released a video on Tuesday that claims to show attacks on its facilities in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah. WHO said the Israeli military attacked its staff residence and main warehouse in Deir al-Balah on July 21,