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Israel minister demands West Bank annexation if UN court rules against it

PM Netanyahu told to order West Bank annexation if the International Court of Justice rules against Israeli occupation.

Al Jazeera

Gaza update: hopes for a ceasefire fade again

Northern and central Gaza have been hit by Israeli airstrikes this week as troops return to battle Hamas fighters in areas they claimed to have cleared many months ago. The intensified military offensive unfolded just days after mediators thought they were making headway in negotiations for a ceasefire. On Friday,…

The Conversation

How Israel has brought the Palestinian Authority to the brink of financial collapse

Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced in May that he would be witholding tax revenues earmarked for Palestine. The decision was made in response to Spain, Ireland and Norway’s recognition of a Palestinian state.

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Record Israeli land grab fuels already soaring tension in the West Bank

Israel has reportedly approved its largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, according to a report released on July 3 by Israeli anti-settlement watchdog, Peace Now. The seizure involves more than 12 sq km of land in a key corridor bordering Jordan.

The Conversation

Visualising how Israel keeps stealing Palestinian land

Israel has illegally seized more land this year than over the past 20 years combined.

Al Jazeera

Gaza war: ceasefire deal in the balance again as Israel presses ahead with its military campaign

Hamas made a renewed offer to the Israeli government for a possible ceasefire in Gaza last Friday. The offer included what a member of Israel’s negotiating team called a “very significant breakthrough”.

The Conversation

Thousands of Palestinians flee amid heavy Israeli attack on Gaza City

Civil emergency service says dozens killed in strikes launched after Israeli military issued evacuation orders

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Israeli government accused of trying to sabotage Gaza ceasefire proposal

Mossad chief gave mediators list of new demands and it was not clear whether Hamas would accede to them, reports say

The Guardian - UK

Israel approves three settlement outposts, thousands of homes in West Bank

Watchdog Peace Now says Israeli gov’t approves settlement outposts of Givat Hanan, Kedem Arava, and Machane Gadi.

Al Jazeera

Israel Approves Major Land Seizure In West Bank

Israel's recent land seizure in the West Bank sparks criticism and complicates peace efforts, with plans for new housing units in Israeli settlements.

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Israel has approved ‘largest West Bank land grab in 30 years’, watchdog says

Peace Now says approval of more than 12 sq km is biggest since peace process began in 1993

The Guardian - UK

Israel seizes land in the West Bank

U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric called the most recent land grab “a step in the wrong direction"

Salon

Israeli seizures of West Bank land for settlers peaking, watchdog says

Israel has illegally claimed 23.7sq km (9.15sq miles) of West Bank land as its own so far this year, Peace Now says.

Al Jazeera

Anti-settlement group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decades

An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades

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Israel reportedly kills senior Hezbollah commander in drone strike – as it happened

Senior field commander killed in Israeli strike outside southern Lebanese city of Tyre, Reuters reports

The Guardian - AU

Fresh strikes on Khan Younis as UN secretary general says ‘no place safe in Gaza’ – as it happened

Reports of eight dead in IDF strikes in southern Gaza city on Tuesday after order to evacuate Gaza’s second-largest city

The Guardian - UK

Israel destroys 11 homes in West Bank village amid spiralling violence

Fifty left homeless in remote hamlet of mainly shepherds, as beatings and demolitions in occupied territory increase

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Netanyahu’s leadership: making enemies and clinging to far-right friends

Editorial: Putting his own interests above his country’s is nothing new for the Israeli prime minister, but it is increasingly blatant

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The Guardian - UK

Israeli far-right minister speaks of effort to annex West Bank

Bezalel Smotrich says he aims to establish sovereignty over occupied territory and thwart a Palestinian state

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Israeli Finance Minister Advocates Preventing Independent Palestinian State

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich advocates for expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank to prevent the establishment of an independent Palest...

Al Jazeera

Smotrich dreams of Israel annexing the West Bank – is he doing it?

A quiet takeover of occupied West Bank has been cooking for 18 months. Are the far right going to get their way?

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US ‘incredibly concerned’ over Putin’s North Korea weapons pact

Exports of Russian weapons would add to tensions on Korean peninsula, experts say. Plus, Winklevoss twins donate $1m each to Trump

The Guardian - UK

IDF transfers powers in occupied West Bank to pro-settler civil servants

‘Actual annexation’ taking place, says NGO analyst, as legal powers transferred to officials led by far-right Bezalel Smotrich

Al Jazeera

Will Hezbollah and Israel’s escalations plunge Lebanon into war?

Both sides are barely staying within the rules of engagement, leaving Lebanese anxious over what comes next.

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu dissolved the war cabinet, does it matter?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his war cabinet, after being pressured to add members.

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