31 h. ago Gaza latest: Netanyahu orders military to speed up occupation plan as funeral held for five journalists killed

Gaza residents reported heavy shelling east of Gaza City as Israel faces criticism for the death of six journalists

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35 h. ago Israel plans to widen coming offensive beyond Gaza City into last areas not under its control

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel plans to widen its coming offensive beyond Gaza City to the last areas not yet under Israeli control

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39 h. ago Gaza latest: Israel intensifies bombing of Gaza after Netanyahu orders military to speed up occupation plan

Israel admits to targeting Anas Al-Sharif alleging he was 'posing as journalist'

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41 h. ago ‘Give us the flour – or we will kill you’: Gaza’s starving face impossible choices

As Palestinians in the north of the enclave face forced evacuation under the military escalation planned by Benjamin Netanyahu, locals tell Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza and Bel Trew of the brutal reality

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46 h. ago Gaza latest: Israel draws outrage after Al Jazeera journalists killed in ‘targeted assassination’

Anger grows in Israel and outside over Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial plan to take over Gaza

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50 h. ago Gaza latest: Netanyahu defends plan to occupy Gaza City as UN warns of ‘calamity’

Anger grows in Israel and outside over Benjamin Netanyahu’s controversial plan to take over Gaza

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59 h. ago Netanyahu defends Gaza City plan as UN warns of ‘calamity’ and starvation

Israeli PM says taking over city is ‘best way’ to end war, despite condemnation from within Israel and around worldMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has defended his plan to take control of Gaza City in the face of widespread international outrage, even as senior UN officials warned that the move risked unleashing “another calamity” on a territory already experiencing “starvation, pure and simple”.In a rare press conference with foreign journalists in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister said the plan, signed off last week by the security cabinet to criticism both at home and abroad, was “the best way to end the war and the best way to end it speedily.” Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Defiant Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ in planned takeover of Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to expand operations in Gaza have been condemned by many world leaders

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63 h. ago Watch: Netanyahu claims government’s plan to take over Gaza City is ‘best way’ to end war

Watch the moment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares that his government’s plan to take control of Gaza City is the “best way” to end the war — a move that has prompted the United Nations Security Council to convene an emergency meeting.

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63 h. ago Benjamin Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ in planned takeover of Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to expand operations in Gaza have been condemned by many world leaders

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63 h. ago Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims Gaza City expansion plan is 'best way to end the war'

Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed his plan to take over Gaza City is the 'best way to end the war' in the Middle East. 

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63 h. ago Netanyahu claims his Gaza City takeover plan is fastest way to end war – latest updates

Israeli PM’s plan to escalate war has drawn international condemnationSee all our Middle East crisis coverageIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to hold a press conference with international media in Jerusalem at 4:30pm local time (13:30 GMT; 14:30 BST).He will likely be asked about the security cabinet’s controversial decision on Friday to expand its assault on Gaza and take control of Gaza City.Following the alerts activated in the Gaza Envelope, it is likely that two launches from the Gaza Strip crossed into the country’s territory, interception attempts were made, and their results are under review. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Thousands of Israelis demand end to Netanyahu's war in Gaza after horrific takeover plans

The protests - which took place across Israel - saw furious locals demonstrate en masse for an end to the conflict in Gaza ahead of Netanyahu's planned escalation

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66 h. ago Netanyahu’s Gaza war plan will fail, warns Israel’s finance minister

Far-right ultranationalist Bezalel Smotrich says he has ‘lost faith’ that PM can achieve ‘decisive victory’

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3 d. ago Gaza latest: Defiant Israel says global criticism will not ‘weaken resolve’ to occupy whole of Gaza City

Israel’s security cabinet has approved Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take full military control of Gaza City

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3 d. ago Former Israeli PM says Netanyahu’s plans to takeover Gaza would be ‘historic disaster’

In an interview with Independent Arabia, Ehud Olmert says the continuation of the war is “illegitimate” and warned that a widespread international boycott of Israel is coming

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4 d. ago Gaza latest: Emergency meeting set for UN Security Council as Israel plans military takeover

Israeli political-security cabinet approved Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take full military control of Gaza City on Thursday

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4 d. ago Voices: Netanyahu’s new plan for Gaza City will be the end of him

Local protests against the Israeli prime minister’s idea to escalate the war and take full military control of Gaza City have been muted so far – but his recklessness will eventually see him removed from office, says former diplomat Alon Pinkas

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4 d. ago Netanyahu’s plan to take over Gaza sparks anger and threat of sanctions from allies

Israeli political-security cabinet approved Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take full military control of Gaza City, but the move was roundly condemned across Europe

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4 d. ago Recall Parliament to debate Netanyahu’s Gaza plan, Green MP urges

‘We need to recall Parliament immediately to hold the UK Government to account’, Green Party MP Ellie Chowns said.

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