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Israel Minister Says Palestinian Planned to Kill Him

Israel’s controversial far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday police had arrested a Palestinian who planned to assassinate him. A statement from his office said the man, who was not identified, was arrested several weeks ago. “The Arab suspect, a Jerusalem resident, who was planning to assassinate National…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel releases settlers arrested after anti-Palestinian attacks

Only eight Jewish settlers were arrested after Sunday’s attack on villages near Nablus that left one Palestinian dead.

Al Jazeera

Analysis-Netanyahu's balancing act got harder after post-summit violence

A U.S.-brokered summit had barely ended with pledges to calm violence and slow Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank when Palestinian homes were set ablaze by Jewish settlers in retaliation for a deadly Palestinian gun ambush.

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Palestinian teen killed in Israeli army raid in West Bank

Palestinians say Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during an army raid in a refugee camp in the northern West Bank

The Independent UK

Israel’s Ben-Gvir Says Wants More Settlements after US, European Concern

Israel's hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday he wanted to see more Jewish settlements after European and US foreign ministers said they were troubled by a recent decision by Israel to authorize settler outposts. "The land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel," he said in a…

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U.S., Canada, European powers oppose Israeli settlement authorization

Foreign ministers of four European countries and Canada joined Washington on Tuesday in opposing a decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to authorize nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank.

Reuters

Israeli Government Legalizes 9 Outposts

The Israeli security cabinet has approved nine outposts in the West Bank as settlements and planned to build 4,500 settlement units. The cabinet's decision was taken in a five-hour session attended by ministers.

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Palestinians decry ‘lethal assault’ as Israel promises crackdown

Arab League meeting denouncing Israeli actions comes amid one of the deadliest periods of violence.

Al Jazeera

Israel Steps Up Jerusalem Home Demolitions as Violence Rises

Ratib Matar’s family was growing. They needed more space. Before his granddaughters, now 4 and 5, were born, he built three apartments on an eastern slope overlooking Jerusalem’s ancient landscape. The 50-year-old construction contractor moved in with his brother, son, divorced daughter and their young kids — 11 people in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel steps up Jerusalem home demolitions as violence rises

Israel's drive to demolish Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem is picking up pace

The Independent UK

Tensions simmer among Palestinian prisoners as Israel cracks down

Prisoner group says deal has been reached after tough measures were imposed amid escalation of violence.

Al Jazeera

Commentary: Palestinians in Israel have new cause to fear for their future

In recent days, there has been an alarming escalation of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, adding victims to what had been a deadly year in 2022. Last Thursday, the Israel Defense Force launched a raid against militants in the Jenin refugee camp, killing nine Palestinians. The next day,…

Los Angeles Times

Israel jail crackdown sets up showdown with Palestinian prisoners

Soon after sirens sounded in Israel as rockets were fired from Gaza on Wednesday, hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said he would press on with a crackdown on Palestinian prisoners that could further inflame tensions despite U.S. calls for calm.

Reuters

Ben-Gvir Orders Closure of Prisoner-run Bakeries

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has ordered the closure of bakeries inside the Rimon and Ketziot jails, which provide fresh bread to the inmates. Israeli media said that Ben-Gvir took this step because the bakeries are run by Palestinian inmates. Speaking to Israel Hayom, Ben-Gvir said he "went crazy"…

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The Independent UK

Antony Blinken warns of ‘shrinking horizon of hope’ for Palestinians during visit to West Bank

‘Restoring calm is our immediate task,’ says US secretary of state

France 24

Blinken expresses 'sorrow' over deaths of innocent Palestinians on Ramallah trip

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank on Tuesday with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence.

Daily Mirror

Send terrorists to the electric chair, says Israel's new extreme right minister

Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's comments came after seven people were shot dead at a synagogue in East Jerusalem and as violent incidents were reported in Jerusalem and the West Bank

The Independent UK

Blinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the occupied West Bank with renewed appeals for Israeli-Palestinian calm amid an alarming spike of violence

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Number of Armed Israeli Settlers in West Bank Stands at About 100,000

Israeli anti-violence associations have raised the alarm on the consequences of government plans for easing restrictions on settlers’ gun ownership and said that such a move will lead to more grief and hostility for generations to come. “A previous government led by Benjamin Netanyahu took decisions to facilitate granting arms…

The Guardian - UK

Grief and anger at site of synagogue attack in Jerusalem

At vigil in Neve Yaakov there are calls for reprisals after worst attack by a Palestinian against Israelis since 2008

WEKU

Israel is moving to 'strengthen' settlements after shooting attacks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced a series of punitive steps against the Palestinians, including plans to beef up Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Al Jazeera

Netanyahu announces plans to arm Israelis after Jerusalem attack

Netanyahu’s move could further increase violence that has seen 32 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces this month.

Los Angeles Times

High-level US diplomatic mission to Middle East overshadowed by violence

WASHINGTON — America's top diplomat heads out on a trip to Egypt, Israel and the West Bank on Saturday as a spiral of deadly violence grips the Middle East, with any plans to focus on democracy now overshadowed as the region braces for the no-holds-barred retaliation to Palestinian attacks that…

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Netanyahu vows ‘swift response’ to Jerusalem attack

Israel’s security cabinet meeting in the wake of escalation of deadly violence in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Al Jazeera

Israel raids: Why are so many Palestinians being killed?

Al Jazeera breaks down the reason for the increase in the number of Palestinians killed by Israel in recent months.

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