Meanwhile, Israel releases the director of what was once Gaza’s largest hospital after holding him for seven months without charge or trial.
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UN starts to move tons of aid from U.S.-built pier after security fears suspended work there
Millions of pounds of aid have piled up. In just the last week, more than 10 million pounds were moved ashore, according to the U.S. military.
Israel’s high court orders army to draft ultra-Orthodox men, rattling Netanyahu’s government
The prime minister would struggle to pull together a ruling coalition without the politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties, who oppose any change to the system.
Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza
The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza was cast into doubt after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war
Israel says Rafah attack near completion, in potential shift for war
A shift from the widespread ground and air attacks that have leveled much of the enclave and killed tens of thousands of people, according to Palestinian health officials, would represent a significant milestone in the war.
Netanyahu dissolves War Cabinet after key partner resigns from government
The departure of Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief, increases the Israeli prime minister’s dependence on his ultranationalist allies, who oppose a cease-fire.
UN Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
The resolution calls on Israel and Hamas ‘to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.’
Israel’s Netanyahu set to address the U.S. Congress on July 24, AP sources say
Democratic lawmakers most critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to be no-shows for the address.
U.S. urges UN Security Council to support Gaza cease-fire plan announced by Biden
Biden said the first phase of the proposed deal would last for 6 weeks and include a cease-fire, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas and the release of some hostages.
Israel says it’s taken control of key area of Gaza’s border with Egypt awash in smuggling tunnels
The move comes as Israel has deepened its incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people seeking shelter from fighting elsewhere have been displaced.