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UAE says will not support post-war Gaza plans without Palestinian state

The United Arab Emirates has announced it will not back Israel in its “day after” plan in the Gaza Strip unless a Palestinian state is established.

Netanyahu plans ‘broad’ raid on Lebanon: Report

Israel’s Channel 13, citing an unnamed senior official, reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to launch a major attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon soon.

Thousands protest in Tel Aviv for ceasefire

Thousands of antigovernment Israeli protesters have gathered in central Tel Aviv, calling for more efforts to secure the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip.

Senior Saudi royal calls on US to cut financial and military support to Israel

Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior Saudi royal, has urged the US and the UK to do more to pressure Israel into ending its war on the Gaza Strip.

UK MPs say London has ‘no legal justification’ to continue licensing parts for Israeli F-35s

The UK government is justifying the continued sale of F-35 fighter jet parts which could end up in Israel through a legal provision that “has never been formally relied on” and one which likely requires parliamentary oversight, 37 British MPs have stressed.

Iran: Gaza tents main targets of Israel’s bombardments

Iran has strongly condemned Israel’s attack on another school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip, which killed at least 18 people, warning that refugee tents in the besieged enclave have turned into the main targets of the regime’s daily strikes.

Israel proposes ‘safe passage’ for Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Gaza handover: Report

Tel Aviv has proposed giving safe passage out of the Gaza Strip to Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar in exchange for freeing hostages it kidnapped during the Oct. 7 attack and giving up control of the enclave, a senior Israeli official told Bloomberg News.

Canada halts arms sales to Israel, Gaza death toll surges 41k

Canada has suspended some 30 permits for weapons shipments to Israel, including a rare move against a US company’s Canadian subsidiary’s deal with the US government, the foreign minister has said. The death toll among Palestinians in Gaza has surpassed the 41,000 mark.

Israeli strikes kill 16 in central Syria

Israeli attacks have killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more in central Syria, state media outlets have reported.

Allenby bridge shooter identified as Jordanian citizen

A Jordanian national shot and killed three Israelis in an attack near the Allenby Bridge border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan.

3 Israelis killed by gunman near Jordan border

A gunman killed three Israelis in an attack near the Allenby Bridge border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan before security agents shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities have confirmed.

Hundreds of thousands protest against Israeli government

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis held anti-government protests across the occupied territories on Saturday for the eighth consecutive night with some clashes reported with the police. Several demonstrators were arrested.

Three paramedics killed in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon

Three paramedics died in an Israeli raid in the town of Froun in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).

Israeli minister warns of worst-ever mental health crisis amid Gaza war

Health Minister Uriel Buso has warned Israel is in the midst of its worst-ever mental health crisis amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas says no need for new ceasefire proposals

The Palestinian group Hamas announced that there is no need for new proposals to reach an agreement in the Gaza Strip and called on the international community to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government to honor the commitments already made in previous negotiations.

Majority of Israelis support leaving Philadelphi Corridor to secure deal with Palestinians

A poll conducted by Israeli public broadcaster Kan found that 53 percent of people surveyed support leaving the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza Strip if it means reaching an agreement with Hamas to release the remaining Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

Humanitarian groups call on Canada to halt ‘all arms to Israel’ amid war in Gaza

Canadian civil society organizations have signed a letter urging the Canadian government to stop all weapons transfers to Israel amid the months-long war in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 40,800 Palestinians.

Hamas says US new proposals on Gaza ceasefire absurd, in favor of Israel

A high-ranking member of the Palestinian movement Hamas has rejected Washington’s new proposals on the ceasefire in Gaza as absurd, saying they are aimed at buying time for Israel.

US charges Hamas leaders, including Sinwar, over October attack against Israel

The United States Justice Department has announced criminal charges against top leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas over their roles in the October 7 attacks in southern Israel in what some see as a largely symbolic move against the movement.

Turkey says US misleading public over Gaza ceasefire talks

A Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson says the United States has been misleading the public by claiming that Gaza ceasefire negotiations have been progressing positively, citing officials within the Palestinian group Hamas.

Israel looking for ‘imaginary victory’ in Gaza: Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for an "imaginary victory" in the Gaza Strip that he has not succeeded in selling to his audience, the Palestinian group Hamas has announced.

Hamas warns Gaza hostages will return ‘in coffins’ if Israel continues military onslaught

The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has warned that Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip would return “in coffins” if Israeli military pressure continues.

UK suspends dozens of arms exports to Israel over Gaza war crimes concerns

The United Kingdom has suspended 30 weapons export licences to Israel following a review under the new Labour government which found that British-made weapons may have been used in violation of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.

Israel general strike begins; flights canceled, trains delayed

Israel’s main international airport suspended flights Monday and train services operated in a reduced format as part of a general strike following public fury over the deaths of six captives in the Gaza Strip as calls mount for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Palestinians

US Senator blames Iran for Israeli captive deaths

Hardline US Senator Lindsey Graham has blasted Iran for the death of six Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip, and pressed the administration of US President Joe Biden and Israel’s government to target Iran’s oil refineries in response.

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