A lawyer for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally gunning down U.S. health insurance executive Brian Thompson in December, told a judge Friday that her client was illegally searched during his arrest and she would seek to exclude that evidence from his trial on state murder and terrorism charges.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar will meet senior European officials in Brussels on Monday, reviving a dialogue with the European Union as the bloc considers a role in the reconstruction of Gaza following last month's ceasefire deal.

Gaza The EU's foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, told Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday that the bloc rejects plans to forcibly displace Gazans, as concern mounts over a ceasefire in the war-torn and violence escalates in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Israel says it denied entry to European Union lawmaker Rima Hassan, accusing her of promoting boycotts of the country.

This utter contempt from Israel is the result of the international community failing to hold them to account,’ says head of European Parliament’s EU-Palestine delegation - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel barred two MEPs from entering the country on Monday, accusing one of them of advocating boycotts against Israel. Lynn Boylan (Sinn Féin-The Left), head of the European Parliament’s EU-Palestine delegation,