A meeting in Paris on Friday between CIA director Bill Burns, the director of Israel's Mossad and Qatar's prime minister made progress toward the possible resumption of Gaza hostage negotiations, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
Why it matters: Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over a possible hostage deal that could lead to a temporary ceasefire reached a deadlock two weeks ago after several days of talks in Cairo and Doha.
Fatal attacks on U.S. troops in the Middle East, harassment of ships in the Red Sea and the balance of power in Russia's war against Ukraine share a dangerous common thread: the rise of cheap drones.
Why it matters: This evolution of warfare, driven by accessible and inexpensive materials, is upending decades of U.S. military planning, spending and dominance.
Under U.S. pressure, the Egyptian government agreed to resume the flow of aid trucks to Gaza through Israel, after deliveries were halted two weeks ago in protest of Israel's takeover of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing.
Why it matters: The Egyptian decision two weeks ago dramatically reduced the amount of aid entering Gaza and exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an order on Friday calling on Israel to stop its military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Why it matters: It's the court's first order about the war in Gaza, where more than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to local health officials.
The Israeli Defense Forces have recovered the bodies of three morehostages held by Hamas in Gaza, IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Friday.
The big picture: With the latest recovery, the number of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now sits at 125— among them several Americans.
The Sun's dynamo magnetic field starts some 20,000 miles below its surface and not 130,000 miles below its surface as previous research suggested, a new study has found.
Why it matters: The findings could help scientists more accurately forecast powerful solar storms that can trigger auroras, like the ones seen across Northern and Southern Hemisphere skies this month, and which have the potential to cause communications disruptions, and damage electricity grids and Earth-orbiting satellites.
More than 1 million pounds of humanitarian assistance has been transferred into Gaza through the U.S.' newly finished temporary pier, the Pentagon said Thursday.
The big picture: The pier opened up a critical delivery route into Gaza, which has been beset by famine during the Israel-Hamas war as the entire population faces crisis levels of food insecurity or worse.
