Amid simmering tensions in the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to gain military control over 70 per cent of the Gaza Strip in another major escalation in the war that has already displaced nearly all of Gaza’s population. Speaking at a conference in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Netanyahu … Read more
Israel’s parliament on Monday passed a law making death by hanging the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks, delivering on a key pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right allies. The legislation has triggered sharp international criticism, with opponents calling it discriminatory and unconstitutional. The law applies to Israelis convicted … Read more
Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a “de-facto annexation”. The West Bank is among the territories that Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much of it is under Israeli military control, … Read more