Israel, Gaza and Hostage
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Netanyahu expands scope of planned Gaza takeover, says Israel has 'no choice but to finish the job'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the expansion of Israeli plans to temporarily take over Gaza beyond just Gaza City on Monday.
Israel has broadened its push, so far unsuccessful, to persuade other countries to take in Gazans en masse. Critics say the relocation could violate international law.
For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out. In March 2024, with the US presidential race heating up and just five months after the October 7 massacre,
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Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will “allow” Palestinians to leave during an upcoming military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.
In an interview on Fox News in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said Israelis "intend to" take over Gaza "in order to assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel."
Yona, 19, an Israeli activist, burned her military conscription papers knowing she would be immediately be sentenced to jail. She is blunt in her reasoning for doing so.“I am refusing because my country is committing genocide and I will not enlist into an army that’s committing genocide,
Israel's security cabinet has approved plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Israeli military to occupy Gaza City, in an expansion of military operations that comes amid international condemnation of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
There have been vague statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but there is little clarity over the operation.
Morocco has joined more than 30 Arab and Muslim countries in signing a joint statement condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent endorsement of the illegal “Greater Israel” concept.
Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified.