Archived Antiwar.com News from July 31, 2025

News

Updated July 31, 2025 - 8:12 PM EDT

Report: Israel Gives Hamas Annexation Ultimatum

		*Settlers March to Gaza Border, Say it Will Be 'Ours Forever'*
		*Arab States Call on Hamas To 'Disarm,' Give Up Governance*

Israeli Forces Kill 111 in Gaza Over 24 Hours

		*Seven More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza*
		*Record Number of Senate Democrats Vote Against Israel Arms Deal*

US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Network

Israeli Finance Minister Vows Israel Won't Withdraw From Lebanon

Trump: India Will Face Penalties for Russia Trade

Zelensky Says US, Ukraine Agreed to 'Large-Scale' Arms Deal

US Nuclear Weapons Likely Transferred to UK

Viewpoints

	Zelensky's Lack of Democratic Credibility Stymies Ukraine's EU Hopes by Ted Snider
	Why Macron's Palestine Gambit Matters by Andrew Day

	Starvation Is Killing My Nieces and I Cannot Do Anything To Save Them by Alaa Arafat
	We Are Starving by Ruwaida Amer
More Viewpoints

This Isn't a 'War' — Israel Is Destroying a Population
by Paul R. Pillar

Frontline

	Ex-IDF Instructor Hired as TikTok's New 'Hate Speech Manager'
	Children Die of Starvation in Darfur as Cholera Epidemic Spreads
	Egypt Training Hundreds of Palestinians for 'Gaza Security Roles'

Gaza

	On Gaza Malnutrition Ward, a Child's Arm Is as Wide as Mother's Thumb
	A Famine Hasn't Been Declared in Gaza, but That May Not Matter, Experts Say
	WHO Moves 10 Trucks of Medical Aid to Gaza Amid Soaring Health Needs
	Far-Right Minister Says Israel Should Reoccupy Gaza
	Israel's Destroyer-In-Chief in Gaza Lives in Settlement Home Marked for Demolition Since 2000
	UN Calls for Permanent Ceasefire as Israel's Tactical Pauses Fail To Meet Gaza's 'Immense Needs'
	UK's Largest Jewish Body Condemns Weaponization of Food in Gaza
	Former Gaza Contractor Says Israeli Soldiers Were Ready To Shoot Starving Children
	Norwegian Aid Chief Slams Israel's Gaza War as 'Destruction of a Civilization'
	Mile After Mile of Grey Rubble - the View From a Plane Dropping Aid to Gaza
	Starving Child in Gaza Was Killed Minutes After Receiving Aid, Former US Military Contractor Says
	Israeli Minister Hints at Annexing Parts of Gaza as Hunger-Related Deaths Mount

Israel/Palestine

	Turkey, EU, Arab League, 16 Countries Endorse 'New York Declaration' Supporting Two-State Solution
	Canada Will Recognize Palestinian State in September if Certain Conditions Met
	US Ambassador to Israel Huckabee Blasts Europe, Praises Arab States on Hamas
	No, a Gaza Toddler Having Cerebral Palsy Does Not Mean Israeli Starvation Is a 'Lie'
	Top Rabbis Double Down Against Any Haredi Enlistment as IDF Issues More Draft Orders
	West Bank Town of Sinjil Terrorized by Settlers

Sudan

	Staple Grains Vanish in Sudan's Besieged El Fasher, Prices Soar
	African Union Rejects Sudan Rebel Group's Parallel Government

Somalia

	Somalia, Djibouti Sign Deal for Additional Troop Deployment
	Nearly 200 Somali Families Flee to Kenya as Fighting Escalates

Africa

	Is ISIS a Growing Threat in the DR Congo and East Africa?
	Angola Fuel Protests Turn Deadly as Fatalities Rise to 22
	Border Clash Between Ugandan, South Sudanese Troops Kills at Least Four Soldiers

Turkey

	Turkey Debuts 'Most Powerful' Non-Nuclear Bomb Yet
	First Gas Flow to Syria From Azerbaijan Set for Saturday: Turkish Energy Minister

Russia/Ukraine

	Kremlin Spokesman Says Moscow 'Takes Note' of All Trump's Statements
	Russian Missiles Hit Ukrainian Army Training Ground, Killing Three Soldiers

The War at Home

	NOAA Will Continue Receiving Weather Data From Navy Satellites After Sudden Reversal
	Radioactive Wasp Nest Found at South Carolina Site Where US Once Made Nuclear Bombs
	Trump Vows Help for Afghan Allies Seeking Safety, Citizenship in US
	Navy Suspends Search for Missing USS George Washington Sailor
	NTSB Finds Army Chopper in Fatal Midair Crash Was Above Altitude Limit
	Army Secretary Directs West Point To Rescind Appointment of Biden-Era Cybersecurity Director, Review Hiring Practices

United Kingdom

	UK Rejects Criticism That Recognizing State of Palestine Equals Rewarding Hamas
	'Utter Disaster': Critics Slam UK PM Starmer's Use of Palestinian Statehood as Bargaining Tool
	UK Says Region Needs 500 Aid Trucks a Day as Seven More Palestinians Die of Malnutrition
	UK High Court Grants Palestine Action Judicial Review Over Terror Proscription
	Labour Politicians Under Investigation for 'Friends of Israel' Trip

Europe

	EU States Seek $147 Billion Under Defense Loan Scheme
	Europe Defense Fund Attracts Bids for Billions From 18 Countries
	'If Egypt Is Free, Gaza Will Be Free,' Says Activist Who Locked Cairo Embassy in the Hague

Middle East

	Kurds Navigate Syria's Crisis With Eye on Power-Sharing, Not Partition
	Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah Will Never Surrender, Hand Over Its Weapons

Cambodia/Thailand

	Thailand-Cambodia Truce Mostly Holds After Shaky Start in Wake of Fighting
	Thailand Accuses Cambodia of 'Flagrant Violation' of Truce
	Cambodians Return to Scenes of Destruction After Fleeing Border Fighting With Thailand

Asia

	The Taliban Criticize Neighbors Mass Expulsion of Afghans
	South Korea President To Visit White House in Coming Fortnight: Trump
	Myanmar Military Government Sets Long Prison Terms for Election Protests
	India Safely Launches a $1.5 Billion Satellite for NASA