President Donald Trump said Harvard University could lose its tax exempt status and be taxed as a political entity after the school rejected demands from his administration.

"Perhaps Harvard should lose its Tax Exempt Status and be Taxed as a Political Entity if it keeps pushing political, ideological, and terrorist inspired/supporting 'Sickness'?" he said in a post on Truth Social.

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student and Palestinian activist facing deportation following his arrest on campus, has submitted evidence challenging the US government's allegations, according to an NBC report.

In the deportation case against Khalil, the government submitted extensive documents, but his legal team responded with evidence such as his residency application, media coverage and work history while highlighting flaws in the government's claims, including reliance on unverified tabloid sources and conflicting timelines.

The right-wing Likud party, led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has accused Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar of turning the security agency into a "private militia for the deep state" that "undermines rule of law and foundations of democracy".

The social media post by the far-right party came after the arrest of a reservist in the agency on suspicion of leaking classified information.

Already under criticism for handling the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks, Netanyahu had dismissed Bar, but the Supreme Court suspended the decision.

Lebanon said an Israeli strike left one person dead in the south as Israel said it killed a Hezbollah "platoon commander", its latest raid despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group.

A "drone strike carried out by the Israeli enemy on a vehicle in the town of Aitaroun killed one person and wounded three others including a child", the Lebanese health ministry said in a statement.

The Israeli army said in a statement that it "struck and eliminated a platoon commander in Hezbollah's Special Operations Array" in the area.

The Maldives will no longer allow entry to Israeli passport holders, President Mohamed Muizzu announced, citing the country's opposition to Israel's brutal military campaign in Gaza.

The decision follows the ratification of the Third Amendment to the Maldives Immigration Act, which was passed by the People's Majlis on April 15, according to a statement from the President's Office.

In a Facebook post, Muizzu described the amendment as a "clear reflection of our stand against the ongoing atrocities in Palestine", adding that the Indian Ocean nation "reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people".

Hundreds of illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem, marking the third day of the Jewish religious holiday of Passover, a Palestinian official said.

The official with the Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that at least 1,220 illegal Jewish settlers entered the flashpoint site under the protection of Israeli police since morning.

Witnesses said the settlers entered through the Al-Mugharbah Gate area, west of the holy mosque.

Around 1,149 illegal settlers broke into the complex on Monday, and 494 others on Sunday to mark the week-long holiday.

French President Emmanuel Macron stressed the urgent need to open all humanitarian aid crossings into Gaza, calling it a "vital necessity" for the civilian population, as the humanitarian crisis in the enclave continues to worsen.

"I have just spoken with (Israeli) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu," Macron said on X. "I reiterated France's support for Israel's security and its people. The release of all hostages has always been an absolute priority," he said.

However, he stressed that a ceasefire is the only path to ensuring the release of the remaining hostages and alleviating suffering in Gaza.

"The opening of all humanitarian aid crossings is a vital necessity for the civilian population of Gaza," he said.

A Lebanese civilian was killed and three others were injured in an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon as Tel Aviv continued its daily violations of a ceasefire agreement.

The drone strike targeted a small van with three missiles in the border town of Aytaroun, the state news agency NNA reported.

The Health Ministry said that the attack left one person dead and injured three others.

Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza is "the most extreme humanitarian disaster of our time" and a re flection of "a kind of global sadism", according to famed British actor Juliet Stevenson, a vocal critic of Israeli actions and Western complicity.

Speaking to Anadolu, Stevenson said the scale of human suffering inflicted on Palestinians by Israel is "beyond anything" she has ever witnessed.

"It is catastrophic," Stevenson said, referring to the relentless Israeli attacks that have killed more than 51,000 Palestinians and wounded over 116,000 others since October 2023.

"The degree of human suffering is beyond anything I've ever witnessed … I've never seen anything like this."

US warplanes launched at least 26 more air strikes across Yemen, Houthis said.

Two air strikes targeted the central Marib province, and three others in Al-Jawaf province in northern Yemen, the Houthi-affiliated 26 September news website reported.

The attacks came hours after warplanes carried out six strikes in the coastal Al-Hudaida province on Monday night and 15 others in Marib.

No information was yet available about casualties.