#israeli-incursions

#israeli-incursions

Italy's decision to suspend a defense agreement with Israel reflects deep unease over its longtime ally's actions in the Middle East, marking an unprecedented move by the Italian government.

The prosecution said that the contents of one read as a martyrdom note, a note written by someone who intends to die, or expects to be killed, in the pursuit of a specific religious, political or ideological cause.

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Al-Haq, and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights are attempting to subpoena arms export documents to assess the legality of permits granted to Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described how six countries wanted to strangle us but instead we strangled them and we have more to do.

President Trump reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and asked him to ease up on his country's strikes on Lebanon. Despite this, Israel has seemingly ramped up its attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

While the world's attention is on the U.S.-Israel-Iran war, the Israeli military has placed the West Bank under a functional lockdown. Checkpoints in and out of most major cities are closed, and Palestinians have been left to look for other travel arrangements. Some residents who spoke with Truthout said they traveled for hours through village back roads in an attempt to reach their destinations.

We are in the so-called southern region of Hebron, which has been under a curfew since dawn, Nassar said. There is an intensive deployment of occupation forces including bulldozers and tracked armoured vehicles. We witnessed tracked armoured vehicles the last time we saw these in Hebron was during the second Intifada during [Israeli] Operation Defensive Shield, he said, noting the significance of the heavy equipment.

Last week, its security cabinet approved a move that makes it easier for settlers to buy land there, repealing decades-old laws and regulations. This week, the Israeli government went a step further. It has approved a proposal to reactivate land registration in the area for the first time since 1967. The move paves the way for Israel to gain ownership of vast swaths of land Palestinians hoped would have been part of their future state.