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Israel’s Supreme Court strikes down key part of judicial overhaul

The Israeli Supreme Court has nullified a controversial clause of the judicial bill proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government that had taken away the court's ability to overturn government decisions.

Hamas slams Israel call to displace 2 million in Gaza as war crime

Hamas has announced Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to displace 2 million Palestinians from Gaza and keep about 200,000 inside the strip is “a war crime accompanied by criminal aggression”.

Netanyahu says he will not resign from office

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he will not resign from office after facing criticism for failing to anticipate the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

Gaza-Egypt border zone should be under Israeli control: Netanyahu

The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt must be under Israel’s control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. He has predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many months.

Rights group says Israeli forces ‘systematically looting’ Palestinian homes

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says Israeli troops have been deliberately destroying Palestinian properties and looting their homes in Gaza.

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at ICJ

South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings over claims of genocide against Israel for its war against Gaza, the court has announced.

Hamas refuses Israel’s claims over ‘discussion of prisoner swap’

Hamas has refuted Israel's claims that the Palestinian group and Israel have engaged in talks over prisoner exchange.

Israeli war cabinet member: Situation on border with Lebanon demands change

Senior Israeli minister Benny Gantz, and a member of Israel's War Cabinet, has said the situation on the northern border with Lebanon “must change”, hinting at the possibility of military escalation with the powerful group Hezbollah.

Erdogan: Netanyahu is no different from Hitler

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no different from Adolf Hitler, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated, condemning Tel Aviv’s military campaign in Gaza.

Israel seeking to ramp up military spending: Report

Israel is likely to boost its military spending by more than $8 billion next year as the war in the Gaza Strip continues, Bloomberg has reported.

Report: Protracted war with Hamas could cause food crisis in Israel

The Food Industries Association of Israel (FIAI) has warned that a dragged-out war with Hamas may threaten Israel's food security if the Israeli government fails to implement a clear strategy to prevent such a scenario.

Hamas calls on ICC to hold Israel accountable over ‘crimes’ in Gaza

Palestinian group Hamas has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to overcome political pressure and hold Israel accountable over its “crimes” in the Gaza Strip.

Yemen’s Houthis caution US militarization in Red Sea endangering maritime navigation

Mohammed Abdul-Salam, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi group, has warned that the Red Sea will become a “flaming battleground” if the United States and its allies stick to their “aggressive behavior” and fuel tensions in the strategic maritime route.

Netanyahu denounces report suggesting Biden persuaded him to cancel a strike against Hezbollah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that a Wall Street Journal report claiming that he called off a preemptive attack against Hezbollah at the behest of US President Joe Biden was false.

Report: Some Israelis caught in crossfire on October 7

An investigation published by the New York Times has outlined in-depth details of Hamas' attack on Kibbutz Be'eri in early October, a community in southern Israel.

Israel claims to have located around 1,500 tunnel shafts in Gaza since start of war

The Israeli military claims that it has located around 1,500 tunnel shafts and underground passages in the Gaza Strip since its military operation started in early October.

Israel signals readiness for new temporary truce in Gaza Strip

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has stated Tel Aviv is willing to agree to a new temporary truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip to secure the release of more captives held by the Palestinian group.

Yemen says to turn Red Sea into ‘graveyard’

Yemen’s Defense Minister Major General Mohammad al-Atifi has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories, cautioning the Western alliance that any assault on Yemeni soil would have dire consequences.

Hamas video shows Israeli captives pleading for release

Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas, has posted a video of three elderly Israeli hostages pleading for their immediate release.

Tens of thousands of Israelis internally displaced near Lebanon borders: Report

Border clashes between Lebanese Hezbollah movement and Israel, has left tens of thousands of Israelis internally displaced near borders, Axios has reported.

Hamas says no prisoner swap deal with Israel under bombardment

A senior Hamas official has reaffirmed that the Palestinian movement will not enter into talks over a new prisoner exchange agreement with Israel until the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip comes to an end.

Top Iranian commander: Destroying hospitals in Gaza no remarkable feat, Iran to stand up for Palestine

“The killing of children and destruction of hospitals in Gaza is not a military feat; rather, they are crimes,” says Major General Hossein Salami, the general commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Hamas brands Netanyahu as “Hitler of era”

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as "the Hitler of our era", stressing Israel has failed and will continue to fail to achieve any of the objectives it pursued through its war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Half of young Americans want Israel given to Hamas: Survey

Over half of US adults from ages 18 to 24 believe the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip should be resolved by abolishing the state of Israel and turning it over to Hamas and the Palestinian people, a new poll has shown.

Netanyahu hints new deal underway to release Hamas-held hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that new negotiations are underway to release hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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