IDF soldiers and Border Police officers exchanged fire with armed Palestinians during operations in Kabatiya, south of Jenin, on Monday morning.According to initial reports, there were no injuries from the firefight.

The recently appointed British foreign minister David Lammy met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday and reiterated his call for an "immediate ceasefire, the immediate release of all hostages, the protection of civilians, unfettered access to aid in Gaza, and a pathway towards a two-state solution," according to a post on his X account.Lammy also met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and the PLO's secretary general, Hussein Al-Sheikh, who called on the "new British government to recognize the State of Palestine."

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday it had received a report of an incident 70 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Hodeidah.The agency said authorities were investigating the incident but didn't provide any details.

A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday night, killing five and injuring 20 as patrons were watching the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament on TV, police said, blaming Islamist insurgents.The bomb destroyed 10 cars and damaged several buildings nearby in a well-guarded area near the Presidential Palace, a Reuters reporter said.Al Shabaab terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack on an affiliated radio station, saying the bombing targeted a place where security and government workers meet at night.

A bus driver was lightly injured after his bus, which was empty of passengers, fell into a wadi (valley) in Jerusalem on Monday after it had deviated from its route, Israeli media reported. Magen David Adom provided the driver with medical care, according to the reports.במזל היה ריק: אוטובוס בירושלים סטה מהנתיב והדרדר לוואדי, הנהג נפצע קלות@VeredPelman pic.twitter.com/0SofDDESg2— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) July 15, 2024