Republican congressman and Israel caucus co-chair Joe Wilson rebukes Israeli military strikes on Syria, calling them insulting to Trump's recent diplomatic efforts in the region.

As of 2025, an estimated 2.1 million people are living in Gaza. A peaceful resolution to the three-year conflict between Israel and Hamas is still ongoing as talks brokered by the U.S. have so far not netted results.

The head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs said his office regularly weighed criticism of Israel when determining whether to deny or revoke student visas.

A federal judge reportedly got into a "heated back-and-forth" with a State Department official in a Boston court Friday over the Trump administration’s loose definition of antisemitism, and how it uses it to revoke visas of international students lawfully in the country.

Trump urges Israel to "make the deal in Gaza" as envoy Ron Dermer heads to White House meetings, while Israel claims Hamas blocks return of 50 hostages held since Oct. 7.

Trump is counting on the threat of more attacks to pressure Tehran into a nuclear agreement, but Israel is skeptical a pact would prevent Iran from moving toward a nuclear weapon.

Separately, on Thursday, bookmaker Star Sports offered odds of 7/2 (22.2 percent) on Trump securing the Nobel Peace Prize, placing him behind Navalnaya on 2/1 (33.3 percent) and ahead of Russian anti-war campaigner Alexei Gorinov on 6/1 (14.3 percent) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with 10/1 (9.1 percent).

Syrian activist relays discussion with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa about his interest in peace deal with Israel, but several key issues remain between the two countries.