NATO’s Mark Rutte took a dig at Russia’s Vladimir Putin for dressing in military fatigues “like a soldier at the front” while not on the front lines. Rutte spoke at a NATO meeting on Russia-Ukraine peace talks a day after Putin said he's ready for a war with Europe if needed. | Al Jazeera English

Palestinian prisoner Abdulkarim Sanobar’s home in the occupied West Bank was blown up by the Israeli military, after he was accused of a bomb attack on empty buses in February. Rights groups say blowing up the homes of prisoners is collective punishment and a war crime. | Al Jazeera English

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a formal pardon from President Isaac Herzog in his long-running corruption cases, for the sake of ‘national unity’. Israel's opposition says Netanyahu must admit guilt and resign. | Al Jazeera English

As Palestinian families struggle to make ends meet during Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, many children have been forced to quit school and take up jobs instead. | Al Jazeera English

Israel launched air strikes on Jarmak and Mahmoudiya in southern Lebanon on Thursday, exactly a year after a ceasefire with Hezbollah, which it has already breached thousands of times. | Al Jazeera English

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says President Donald Trump ‘desperately needs help’ after his derogatory remarks about Somali immigrants in Minnesota. The Democratic mayor of Minneapolis delivered a message of support to the community in the Somali language. | Al Jazeera English