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.

Danny Elgert, whose brother Itzik is being held hostage in Gaza, was forcibly barred entry to the Knesset on Monday after being removed from a discussion in the Constitutional Committee last week, according to Israeli media.עבר שבוע אבל גם היום לא נותנים לדני אלגרט, אחיו של חטוף, להיכנס לכנסת לאחר שבשבוע שעבר הוצא בכח מוועדת חוקה אחרי שנכנס לדבריו של אח של חטוף אחר. הוזמן על ידי מיקי לוי אבל נעצר בכניסה. pic.twitter.com/GNYg6i6i2g— דפנה ליאל (@DaphnaLiel) July 15, 2024Elgert reportedly refused to sign a commitment not to disrupt order: "Instead of fighting to get my brother back, they hold me back at the entrance," he said. "They don't want to hear the painful truth - of the lawlessness of the hostages"MK Naama Lazimi (Labor) joined him sitting outside the Knesset, reported Ynet.

Police and firefighters are working to put out a fire that broke out near the Rehelim settlement in the West Bank on Monday morning, Israel Police reported.According to the announcement, the first line of residence has been evacuated, and no injuries were reported.

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.