Israeli cabinet has approved the legalization of five settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, setting off a firestorm of criticism and escalating tensions in the region. Extremist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the decision, linking the authorization to recent unilateral recognitions of Palestine as a state by countries ...
At least ten civilians, including a woman and a child, lost their lives in Israeli air and artillery strikes on Gaza. The strikes targeted homes in central Gaza and tents housing displaced people in western Rafah, southern Gaza. Israel has killed Hajar Abu Qeines (less than one year ...