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Experts: Netanyahu will not back down

The protests in Israel continue to grow and on Saturday, according to reports, half a million people gathered in Tel Aviv to demonstrate. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not seem to be yielding to the pressure, according to two Middle East experts.

Experts: Netanyahu will not back down

Three people killed at border crossing

Three people have been killed in a shootout at a border crossing between occupied West Bank and Jordan. All border crossings to Jordan have been closed due to the incident, reports Haaretz.

Three people killed at border crossing

Israel: New air strikes against Hezbollah

Israel has carried out several air strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, according to the Israeli military on Sunday morning. The air force has, according to the statement, attacked "military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah", while also intercepting a number of rockets fired from Lebanon.

Israel: New air strikes against Hezbollah

Massive Protest Against Netanyahu

Hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating outside the Israeli army's headquarters in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, reports [The Times of Israel](https://www. timesofisrael.

Massive Protest Against Netanyahu

Lebanon: Three Healthcare Workers Killed

Three healthcare workers were killed and two injured in an Israeli attack on southern Lebanon. This is reported by the Lebanese health authorities.

Lebanon: Three Healthcare Workers Killed

Multiple deaths after attack on school building in Gaza

At least eight people have been killed in an Israeli attack on a school building in Gaza, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing [Times of Israel](https://www. timesofisrael.

Multiple deaths after attack on school building in Gaza

Netanyahu: The Corridor Must Remain Closed

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met a critical press corps at a stage when internal protests in Israel are increasing in strength. Netanyahu emphasized that Israel will retain control over the controversial Philadelphia corridor between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

Netanyahu: The Corridor Must Remain Closed

Starmer defends British arms embargo

The UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer defends the decision that the country will stop exporting certain military equipment to Israel, as it cannot be ensured that the equipment is not used in violation of humanitarian law in Gaza. > It's a difficult question, but it's a legal decision, not a policy decision, said Starmer during a question period in the British parliament.

Starmer defends British arms embargo

Right-wing extremist minister: Stop peace talks

The negotiations about a ceasefire in the Gaza War and the handover of hostages must cease. This says Israel's right-wing extremist security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.

Right-wing extremist minister: Stop peace talks

Palestinian TikTok star killed in Gaza

Medo Halimy, who built up a large following on Tiktok with posts from the war in Gaza, was killed last week in an Israeli attack. According to several media outlets, he was injured when a car in front of the internet café – in practice a tent with access to wifi – where he was sitting was hit in an Israeli air raid.

Palestinian TikTok star killed in Gaza

USA wants to bring Hamas leaders to justice

The US Department of Justice announces charges against Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and five other leaders within the terrorist-designated group for the attack on Israel on October 7. .

USA wants to bring Hamas leaders to justice

UN demands investigation into "execution" of hostages

The UN's human rights chief Volker Türk is calling for an independent investigation after six people from the hostage group in Gaza were found dead over the weekend. "We are horrified by reports that Palestinian armed groups have summarily executed six Israeli hostages, which would constitute a war crime", writes the UN's human rights office on [X](https://x.

UN demands investigation into "execution" of hostages

Continued Israeli Raids on the West Bank

Israel continues the raids on the occupied West Bank for the seventh day. According to Palestinian sources, 27 people have now been killed.

Continued Israeli Raids on the West Bank

"Reduced risk of major war"

The risk of a major war in the Middle East has decreased somewhat, at least in the short-term perspective. That assessment is made by the US Defense Chief Charles Brown, [according to the news agency Reuters](https://www.

"Reduced risk of major war"

USA promises support for Ukraine's energy network

USA's President Joe Biden condemns Russia's "terrible" attack on Ukrainian cities and energy systems. But he gives no answers to Ukraine's demands to use American weapons against Russian targets without restrictions.

USA promises support for Ukraine's energy network

Israel attacks targets on the West Bank

Israeli military announces that it has carried out airstrikes against targets on the West Bank. Palestinian authorities report that at least five people have been killed in the attack.

Israel attacks targets on the West Bank

Leak: Netanyahu Mocks Relatives - "What Agreement?"

Those who believe that an agreement with Hamas would "solve everything" are delusional, claims Israel's increasingly pressured Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In leaked recordings from a meeting with relatives of hostages in Gaza, he is heard contradicting and ridiculing the audience.

Leak: Netanyahu Mocks Relatives - "What Agreement?"

"Gazans flee hospital as forces approach"

Crowds flee one of Gaza Strip's few still functioning hospitals. The UN is forced to discontinue humanitarian efforts as Israel calls for the evacuation of the city of Dayr al-Balah.

"Gazans flee hospital as forces approach"

Iran: Israel Could Not Stop Hezbollah's Attack

Iran praises Shia Muslim Hezbollah's attack on Israel. According to Iran, archenemy Israel has lost the ability to prevent similar attacks.

Iran: Israel Could Not Stop Hezbollah's Attack

Talks on Ceasefire Remain Fruitless

This weekend's meetings in Cairo yielded no result, but the talks about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Hamas' hostages will continue at a lower level, according to an American government source told AP. .

Talks on Ceasefire Remain Fruitless

Rocket fired from Gaza

Hamas claims to have fired a rocket towards Tel Aviv on Sunday evening. According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the rocket landed in an "open area" in the city of Rishon Lezion, located just south of Tel Aviv.

Rocket fired from Gaza

Billström: Escalation must be avoided

It is of utmost importance that further escalation is avoided. This is what Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (The Moderate Party) writes after this morning's attacks in Israel and Lebanon.

Billström: Escalation must be avoided

The UN demands de-escalation after the attacks

The UN demands a de-escalation after Sunday's extensive attacks on southern Lebanon and Israel. Lebanon's Prime Minister is also urging calm.

The UN demands de-escalation after the attacks

Expert on the attacks: "Both sides are exaggerating"

The attack on Israel from the Shia militia Hezbollah was expected – but the full extent is still very unclear. It may be that Hezbollah is lying or exaggerating, says Middle East expert Anders Persson.

Expert on the attacks: "Both sides are exaggerating"