​There was a moment — brief, hushed, and deliberately unrecorded — in April 2024 when Benjamin Netanyahu almost stopped the war in Gaza.Hostage negotiations had progressed. An Israeli envoy had been dispatched to Cairo. Egypt and Qatar had brokered terms for a six-week truce. Saudi Arabia had even cracked open the door to normalisation, with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly telling US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, “Let’s finish this,” if Israel ended the war and moved toward a two-state solution.​

Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries. 

​Witnesses say Israeli troops opened fire as people were trying to get food. The IDF says there were no known injuries.  

A preliminary report on the Air India AI171 crash that killed 260 people reveals both engines failed shortly after takeoff due to a fuel cutoff. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s report highlights a puzzling exchange between pilots and raises questions about technical malfunction or human error.