Daily brief
On July 16, 2026, the United Nations chief expressed deep alarm over Israel granting city status to an illegal settlement in the occupied West Bank, according to Anadolu Ajansı. Israeli President Isaac Herzog told Saudi TV that his heart aches for every innocent Palestinian civilian killed and that he respects Trump and Vance, while also expressing a dream of peace with Riyadh. A U.S. judge ruled that the government's 2024 phone searches of a Palestinian American violated his rights. The Prime Minister of Palestine visited the Alley of Honors in Baku, and Azerbaijan's president reiterated support for a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital. Nabil Fahmy reaffirmed the Arab League's support for Palestine and rejection of West Bank annexation plans. Bulgaria's President Radev backed a two-state solution in a meeting with the Palestinian envoy. An Australian National University student was asked to show death certificates to prove relatives died in Gaza, a royal commission heard. Exclusive reporting detailed what Jared Kushner told EU ministers about the U.S. plan for Gaza.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary