Armed Conflicts and Attacks

At least 21 Palestinians are killed in a crowd crush after Israeli forces fire tear gas into a crowd of people seeking food aid at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation site. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/at-least-21-people-killed-in-stampede-suffocation-at-ghf-site-in-gaza

Armed Conflicts and Attacks

The Israeli Air Force bombs the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and the presidential palace in Damascus. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/16/live-israel-bombs-gaza-syria-as-alarm-grows-over-malnourished-children
• https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israeli-strike-reported-on-syrias-presidential-palace/

Armed Conflicts and Attacks

Israeli forces launches an attack on the Druze city of Suwayda in As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria, hours after the Syrian military had declared a ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (AP)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/16/israel-bombs-syrias-druze-city-of-suwayda-hours-after-ceasefire
• https://apnews.com/article/syria-druze-clashes-sweida-44585d1d58ddcdd224e9573ca94767b0

International relations

The United Kingdom ends its five-year ban on Pakistani airlines from landing in the UK due to significant improvements in aviation safety standards. (DW) (Dawn)

• https://www.dw.com/en/uk-lifts-five-year-ban-on-pakistani-airlines/a-73294769
• https://www.dawn.com/news/1924570

Law and Crime

The National Intelligence and Security Service of Ethiopia arrests 82 suspected Islamic State members, which operates in the semi-autonomous Puntland region. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-arrests-dozens-suspected-islamic-state-militants-fana-broadcaster-2025-07-16/