Overview
- An Istanbul court issued 37 arrest warrants for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on genocide and crimes against humanity allegations tied to Gaza.
- Israel rejected the Turkish move, with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar dismissing it in a post that labeled President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan a tyrant.
- Palestinian Authority official Hussein al‑Sheikh said the PA holds full legal authority over Gaza, insisted Hamas rule must end, and urged the group to surrender its weapons.
- Al‑Sheikh said the PA would accept a stabilization force in Gaza only with a UN Security Council mandate and specified it should not be a striking force.
- European investigations, including by Deutsche Welle, AFP and Eurasia, found viral images and video from Fashir to be fabricated or AI‑generated, after major outlets and influencers amplified them; separately, the UNWTO assembly unanimously selected Emirati Sheikha Nasser Al‑Nuwais as Secretary‑General for 2026–2029 and England’s Aaron Rai won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship after a playoff.