The UK on Tuesday froze negotiations for a new free trade agreement with Israel, implemented sanctions on Jewish organizations in the Shomron, and summoned Israeli Ambassador Tzipi Hotovely for a reprimand in response to Israel’s war in Gaza against murderous terrorists. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced the suspension of free trade talks due to Israel’s “egregious policies in the West Bank and Gaza.” Sanctions were announced against the Nachala movement, the Coco’s Farm outpost, Daniella Weiss, Harel Libi Coco and his construction company, the Neria’s Farm outpost, and Zohar Sabah. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East Hamish Falconer summoned Amb.

  Delta Air Lines is set to restart daily flights between Ben Gurion Airport and JFK Airport starting today, May 20, 2025. On May 4, Delta halted all flights to Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile from Yemen struck Ben Gurion Airport. The decision follows “an exhaustive security assessment,” with Delta stating it will “continue closely monitoring the situation in the region in close coordination with government officials and other stakeholders.” The airline’s return comes as other carriers, like United Airlines, also plan to resume US-Tel Aviv routes in June, signaling cautious optimism despite persistent regional instability.

Democrats chairman Yair Golan’s outrageous lies that “Israel kills babies as a hobby” made it to the headlines of numerous Arab media outlets on Tuesday, who were delighted to quote one of Israel’s own about so-called IDF atrocities. His statements, some of them exaggerated to appear even worse than the originals, appeared in the headlines of dozens of media outlets throughout the Middle East, stating that “Israel kills children as a hobby” or other variations,  with the articles stating that the words of Golan, a “senior Israeli official” or “senior Zionist,” are confirmation of Israel’s crimes.

A senior official with the California Civil Liberties Program publicly celebrated former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis and expressed hope that President Donald Trump will suffer a similar fate—comments she linked explicitly to the presidents’ support for Israel in its war against Hamas. Zahra Billoo, executive director of the San Francisco chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and a sitting member of California’s state civil rights advisory board, called Biden’s aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis “God’s wrath” for his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. She added she hopes the president’s cancer proves “as aggressive” as the IDF in Gaza. Billoo isn’t the only one celebrating Biden’s diagnosis.

Iran’s supreme leader on Tuesday pushed back against U.S. criticism of the country’s nuclear program, saying that Tehran won’t seek permission from anyone to enrich uranium and calling American statements “nonsense.” “They say, ‘We won’t allow Iran to enrich uranium.’ That’s way out of line,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said during a memorial for late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash last year. “No one in Iran is waiting for their permission. The Islamic Republic has its own policies and direction — and it will stick to them.” Khamenei’s remarks came as indirect talks between Iran and the U.S. reportedly continue, though he expressed doubt about their outcome. “Yes, indirect negotiations were held during Raisi’s time too, just like now,” he said.

Two Jewish Israelis were arrested for allegedly spying for Iran, including installing cameras near the home of Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, the Shin Bet and Israel Police announced on Tuesday in a joint statement. Roi Mizrachi and his friend Almog Attias, both 24 and residents of the northern city of Nesher, were arrested at the end of April 2025, on suspicion of committing security offenses after being suspected of collecting intelligence in the Kfar Achim moshav, where Katz resides. The investigation by the Shin Bet and the police revealed that Roi was in contact with Iranian terrorist elements and carried out a large number of various security tasks for them, some of them together with his friend Almog.

Bereaved relatives from the Gvura Forum filed a complaint to the Israel Police against Democrats chairman Yair Golan in the wake of his outrageous and incomprehensible lies about IDF soldiers in an interview on Tuesday morning. The letter, a copy of which was sent to the Attorney General, states: “In the name of the Gvura Forum, the forum of fallen soldiers of the Swords of Iron war, we are turning to you with an urgent request to open a criminal investigation against the chairman of the Democrats party, Mr. Yair Golan, for serious statements he made this morning, May 20, 2025, as part of a media interview.” “Mr.

In the latest of a series of incidents, an envelope containing a suspicious powder was sent to the office of Health Minister Ariel Busso (Shas) on Tuesday. The Knesset Spokesperson stated: “The Knesset Guard is examining an envelope containing a suspicious powder that was sent to the office of Minister Ariel Busso in the Knesset. In accordance with the Guard’s procedures in such events, an update has been forwarded to the Israel Police, and the envelope and the suspicious material it contains will be transferred for further examination by the authorities.” According to initial assessments, there is no immediate danger, but all security agencies continue to handle the incident with the utmost caution.

Democrats Party chairman and former IDF Chief of Staff Yair Golan sparked nationwide outrage on Tuesday over outrageous and false statements he made in an interview. Speaking on Kan Reshet Bet, Golan said: “Israel is on its way to becoming a pariah state among nations, like the South Africa of the past, if we don’t go back to acting like a sane country.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced Monday their intention to enforce a so-called “naval blockade” on Israel’s Haifa Port, declaring that all vessels en route to the port are now considered legitimate targets. In a televised statement, Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree warned, “All companies with ships present in or heading to this port are hereby notified that, as of the time of this announcement, the aforementioned port has been included in the target bank.” While the group has made similar threats before — including a recent declaration of a blockade on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport — their actual capacity to follow through remains limited.