The military operation in Gaza is being expanded, Israel announced on Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the military will "dissect" Gaza and open a new "security corridor".
ConflictsIsrael destroyed a record number of Palestinian buildings on the occupied West Bank last year, according to Israel's Finance Minister. The country's Defense Minister claims at the same time that the Palestinians should not be allowed to control the West Bank.
WorldIsrael's defense chief has drawn up a ruthless Gaza plan that reflects a hardening attitude among both the country's government and the USA. The idea is to squeeze the Palestinians into a small "humanitarian zone", while Israel annexes the rest. Lieutenant Colonel Anders Ekholm wonders if the proposals are realistic. It will take sickly many resources.
ConflictsMore than 60 people have been killed in Israeli bombings of the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, according to the Palestinian authorities. One of the Red Cross's buildings in southern Gaza has been damaged in the attacks.
ConflictsIsrael will permanently occupy more and more parts of Gaza until the terrorist-stamped Hamas releases the hostages, says the country's Defense Minister Israel Katz.
ConflictsIsraeli military has entered Gaza with tanks in a targeted operation against the Netzarim corridor. A "final warning" was issued that the hostages must be released.
ConflictsRelatives of Israelis still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza have gathered outside the parliament in Jerusalem. The government is choosing war and political survival over the hostages' lives, they claim.
World politicsOver 400 people are reported to have been killed in Israel's nighttime attacks on Gaza. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a speech that the latest 24-hour attack on Gaza "is just the beginning".
ConflictsIsrael attacked Lebanon in waves of attacks on Saturday. The attacks were a response to rocket fire from Hezbollah militia strongholds in southern Lebanon.
ConflictsShooting at ambulances, volunteers with bulletproof vests and hundreds of roadblocks hindering the life-saving work. The situation on the West Bank is increasingly resembling that in Gaza, according to the Swedish Red Cross Secretary-General Ulrika Modéer. Many volunteers are forced to make their way on foot to provide first aid, she says.
ConflictsIsrael will not leave the security zone between Lebanon and Israel that was part of the ceasefire with Lebanon and Hezbollah.
World politicsThe UN Secretary-General António Guterres is deeply concerned about the increasing violence from Israeli settlers on the West Bank. On Sunday, Israel announced that it would expand its military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
WorldRefugee camps on the West Bank have been emptied of tens of thousands of inhabitants and Israel announces that they are not allowed to return. It is an escalation from Israel's side without a doubt, says political scientist Anders Persson and expert on the conflict.
WorldSocieties on occupied West Bank are being emptied of people, and Israeli tanks have entered the refugee camp Jenin. Israel will retain military forces in several established refugee camps on West Bank during the coming year, says the country's Defense Minister Israel Katz.
WorldIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Friday an "intensive operation against the terrorist nests" on the occupied West Bank.
WorldThree empty buses in a suburb of Tel Aviv exploded late on Thursday evening. The military has raised its alertness and Israeli police are urging all bus drivers in the country to inspect their vehicles.
WorldLebanon's civil defense has recovered 23 bodies after Israel withdrew its forces from several communities. The country condemns all remaining Israeli presence, since Israel announced that it will stay on five "strategic locations" despite agreements on withdrawal.
WorldA shipment of American MK 84 bombs has arrived at the port of Ashdod in Israel.
WorldHamas chief negotiator has landed in Cairo for talks on the ceasefire, according to the terrorist-designated group. In Israel, the Defense Minister is threatening Hamas that if they do not follow the ceasefire agreement, "the gates of hell will open".
ConflictsTwo women, one of them highly pregnant, were killed by Israeli forces in the Nur Shams refugee camp outside Tulkarem on the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to the Palestinian health department.
WorldIsrael is now developing a plan for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to be able to "leave and emigrate", announces Defense Minister Israel Katz. Countries such as Ireland, Norway, and Canada could receive the Gazans who want to move, he believes, according to Israeli media. The initiative comes despite Donald Trump's new ideas about the US "taking over" Gaza and that the population should move having been legally rejected.
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