In a significant speech delivered in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, President Donald Trump urged the kingdom’s leadership to formally recognize Israel, stating, “you’ll be greatly honoring me” by taking this step toward peace. Addressing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who was seated prominently in the front row, Trump repeatedly referenced the prince by name, emphasizing his call for stronger ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel. “With the historic Abraham Accords that we’re so proud of, all the momentum was aimed at peace, aimed very successfully,” Trump declared, highlighting the groundbreaking agreements that normalized relations between Israel and several Arab nations.

The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization on Tuesday found Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives more than a decade ago, in a ruling that raises the prospect of victims’ families being paid compensation. A Dutch-led international investigation concluded in 2016 that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, from Ukrainian territory held by separatist rebels using a Buk missile system delivered from Russia. Moscow denies any involvement in the MH17 tragedy. The Netherlands and Australian governments brought the case against Moscow before the Montreal-based global aviation agency in 2022, and on Tuesday welcomed the verdict.

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UPDATE: After red alerts were triggered in various parts of the country, the Israeli Air Force has successfully intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen.

POTUS: “I’m here today not merely to condemn the past chaos of Iran’s leaders, but to offer them a new path and a much better path toward a far better and more hopeful future.”

A massive wave of Israeli airstrikes shook southern Gaza on Tuesday afternoon, with Palestinian media reporting intense bombardment near the European Hospital in Khan Younis. Israeli defense officials have since confirmed that the IDF, in coordination with the Shin Bet, conducted a precision strike targeting a Hamas underground command and control center buried beneath the hospital. The target, according to reports, was Muhammad Sinwar, the acting leader of Hamas in Gaza and brother of former chief Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by the IDF several months ago. It remains unknown whether Sinwar survived the strike, though initial assessments suggest the odds of survival are slim.

POTUS: “Iran can have a much brighter future, but we will never allow them to threaten America and our allies with terrorism or a nuclear attack… The time is right now for them to choose.”

The German government has banned the largest “Reich citizen” group, an extremist far-right organization that calls itself the “Kingdom of Germany” and seeks to undermine the country’s democratic order, and arrested four of its leaders. Since early Tuesday, 800 police officers in several states have been searching the association’s properties and the homes of leading members. “The members of this association have created a “counter-state” in our country and built up economic criminal structures,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said, adding that the members of the group underpinned their supposed claim to power with antisemitic conspiracy narratives — a behavior that the country can’t tolerate.