— ?? NEW: Haredi leader Yitzhak Goldknopf told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his United Torah Judaism party would have quit the coalition long ago over the end of military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men if it were not for the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip

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— ??/?? NEW: Yahya Sinwar thanked Hassan Nasrallah for his actions in support of the resistance in the Gaza war, Sinwar also thanked Nasrallah for his messages of condolence after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh

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— ?? NEW: Donald Trump said he would not participate in another presidential debate against his Democratic rival Kamala Harris ahead of the Nov. 5 election, as several polls showed that she beat him

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— ??/?? NEW: Achisomoch Aid Company, a Jewish charity in the UK, is accused of using donations to supply Israeli soldiers with equipment. The UK's Charity Commission is investigating the case.

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— ??/??**** Turkish businesses are allegedly circumventing the government-imposed trade ban on Israel by routing exports through Palestinian Authority customs, according to data from the Turkish Exporters’ Assembly.

The data reveals a 423% increase in exports to Palestine during the first eight months of 2024, with exports in August alone surging by over 1,150% compared to last year.

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— ??/??/?? NEW: The United Nations World Food Programme temporarily suspends the movement of its employees across the Gaza Strip after one of their vehicles was shot at 10 times by the Israeli military, despite being clearly marked and having received 'multiple clearances from Israeli authorities.'

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— ??/?? NEW: Nearly two decades later, photographs of the 'Haditha massacre' by U.S. Marines have been released. In November 2005, Marines killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in retaliation for a roadside bomb that killed a Marine, misrepresenting the events as casualties from the bomb or crossfire.

U.S. Officials claimed they withheld the photos out of respect for the victims' families, but survivors Khalid Salman Raseef and Khalid Jamal gathered support from 17 relatives to petition for their release. Journalists from The New Yorker, working with these families, obtained the photos.

U.S. Marines did not spare anyone, even a 3-year-old girl, marking her face with a number in red Sharpie.

WARNING: The images are graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers.

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— ??/?? NEW: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has spent over $100 million on federal elections this cycle, according to a review of the latest FEC data.

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