All news: Tuesday 17 June 2025

Rafah aid distribution killings

Israel kills at least 59 Palestinians in Gaza after Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get humanitarian aid from trucks. At least 14 other people are also killed in separate Israeli gunfire and airstrikes elsewhere in the exclave.

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade is killed and three others are seriously injured in the southern Gaza Strip.

Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel War

Israel says it has killed Major General Ali Shadmani, the most senior military commander in Iran who was appointed to his post four days ago.

Twelve-Day War

U.S. president Donald Trump calls for the unconditional surrender of Iran amid its war with Israel. Iran rejects the ultimatum.

Kyiv strikes

Russian forces launch a total of 440 drones and 32 missiles at Kyiv, Ukraine, damaging buildings and public facilities, killing 28 people and wounding dozens more.

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia's Ministry of Defence says its air defence units have intercepted and destroyed 147 Ukrainian drones overnight.

Twenty-four people are evacuated after two oil tankers collide near the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman.

Puntland–Yemen relations

Seven Yemeni fishermen who were detained for nearly two months after entering Puntland waters without authorization from Puntland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources are released. The fishermen were apprehended by the Puntland Maritime Police Force after their vessel was intercepted by the coastguard in the Ras Aseir region of Puntland.

2025 Stanley Cup Final

In ice hockey, the Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers in six games in a rematch of last year's final, repeating as Stanley Cup champions.