"Maybe this will be the next fall in the domino effect of this regime," a former Israeli intelligence officer told Newsweek.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says no one in Gaza is starving. President Donald Trump disagrees and notes the images emerging of emaciated people.

Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza, under intense pressure over Palestinians starving to death, but the U.N. says much more is still needed.

Israel ended a truce in Gaza in March, hoping to break Hamas. The move has heightened suffering for Palestinians but achieved few, if any, Israeli goals.

A recent spate of arrests highlights Iran's intensifying crackdown on suspected spies amid tensions with the U.S. and Israel.

France is calling on the European Union to pressure Israel to agree to a two-state solution with the Palestinians

The German security cabinet convened for more than two hours on Monday to discuss the situation, Merz told a news conference in Berlin. While it welcomed Israel's announcement of a halt in military operations for 10 hours a day in parts of Gaza as an "important first step", it agreed more must follow.

The United States blew through about a quarter of its supply of high-end THAAD missile interceptors during Israel’s 12-day war with Iran in June, according to two sources familiar with the operation,