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How deep is the divide between Israel’s military and its government?

Both agreed on the need to attack Gaza, leaving 40,000 Palestinians dead, but is the difference just in the details?

Al Jazeera

Israeli government allocates millions to unauthorised West Bank settler outposts

The Israeli government has allocated $20.5 million to protect small, unauthorised Jewish farms in the occupied West Bank, aiming to develop them into settlements. Documents uncovered by Peace Now reveal that Israel's pro-settler government has discreetly funneled money into unauthorised outposts, separate from its over 100 officially recognised settlements.

France 24

Top UN court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territories is ‘unlawful’

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian Territories is illegal and called on it to stop building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas hailed the decision while Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said it cannot alter…

France 24

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Top UN court set to deliver a view on Israel’s policies in occupied territories

Friday’s hearing comes against the backdrop of Israel’s devastating 10-month military assault on Gaza, which was triggered by the Hamas-led attacks in southern Israel

The Independent UK

How Israeli settlements are taking over the West Bank as Gaza war rages

Ahead of key ICJ ruling on settlements, here’s a look at how much West Bank land Israel has grabbed since October 7.

Al Jazeera

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,…

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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.

The Conversation

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Salon

Israel seizes land in the West Bank

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

Al Jazeera

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.

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The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

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

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...

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