Palestinian economists say the Hamas-controlled enclave cannot develop without first lifting Israeli blockade and reopening border crossings, warning if the economic situation deteriorates further, it would be impossible to predict how Gazans would react

Speakers at the international conference warn the new anti-Semitism appears to disguise itself as anti-Zionism, while anti-Semitic incidents spike 75% in the U.S. and 591% in the UK following the 11-day war in Gaza, partly with the help of social media

Authorities in western Germany say some 90 people died in the Ahrweiler district south of Cologne, while 43 were confirmed dead in neighboring North Rhine-Westphalia; at least 27 people have died in Belgium in wake of heavy downpours