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Israeli opposition leaders on Friday condemned the government’s decision to occupy Gaza City, calling it a politically motivated disaster that endangers lives and undermines Israel’s security, Anadolu reports.

Opposition leader Yair Lapid accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of capitulating to the extremist demands of far-right ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich.

The criticism from Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, comes after Israel’s…

LONDON (Reuters) -The Israeli government’s plan for a full-scale military takeover of Gaza will cause more deaths and suffering and must be halted immediately, the United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Turk said on Friday.

The plan runs contrary to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that Israel must bring its occupation to an end as soon as possible, to the realisation of the agreedtwo-state solution and to the right of Palestinians to self-determination, Turk said in a…

Senior Hamas official Taher el-Nono said that the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip have been stalled by a decision from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In a press statement on Thursday, el-Nono said that the last round of talks with Israel, held at the end of last month, was close to reaching a final agreement to end the assault on Gaza.

He added that the negotiations were halted by Netanyahu — who is wanted by the International Criminal…

Hezbollah and Amal Movement supporters staged protests in several Lebanese cities on Thursday evening against the government’s approval of the objectives of a US proposal aimed at strengthening the ceasefire between Lebanon and the Israeli occupation, which includes disarming the party.

Hundreds of protesters on motorbikes gathered in the Msharrafieh area in Beirut’s southern suburbs, waving Hezbollah and Amal flags and chanting slogans denouncing the…