US President Donald Trump proposes turning Gaza into a 'freedom zone' under US management after the war, calls for defeat of Hamas and long-term safety for Gazans.

<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he will not attend Thursday's direct talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Istanbul. The delegation will be led by Vladimir Medinsky, Putin’s aide who headed Russia’s negotiations at the start of the war.</p><p>After Putin clarified he would not attend the talks, an official US source told Reuters that President Donald Trump will also not attend.</p>

US President Trump demands Iran halt proxy funding and nuclear ambitions for a deal. Iranian President Pezeshkian defiantly states Iran "will not bow to any bully."

Qatari PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani questions Israel's commitment to meaningful negotiation on a ceasefire, fails to mention Hamas’s previous refusal to release hostages.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be allowed to travel to Germany, despite an ICC arrest warrant, stresses Netanyahu was democratically elected.

Harvard President Alan Garber will take a 25% pay cut amid a $2.7 billion funding freeze from the Trump administration. Harvard alleges the government "blacklisted" them.

Ben Cohen, co-founder of the iconic ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was forcibly removed and arrested during a Senate hearing on Wednesday after vocally protesting U.S. military support for Israel.

Not only Rashbi, but all those who follow in his path throughout the generations, especially in our generation, the generation of revival and the ingathering of exiles - whether they are aware of it or not - are sustained by the merit of his and their self-sacrifice.