Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly opposed the UK, Canada, and Australia's move to recognise Palestine and said that there will be no Palestinian state to the west of the Jordan River.
At least five people, including three children, were killed in an Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon's Health Ministry reported, as Israel continues operations in its neighbour despite a US-brokered truce that began in November.
Over the past weekend, Israel's National Cyber Directorate thwarted numerous attempts to establish websites that impersonate official government ministry websites, including the gov.il website, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, the Population Authority website, as well as security age
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to respond firmly to recent decisions by UK, Australia and Canada to recognize a Palestinian state,
"I have a clear message to those leaders who recognise a Palestinian state after the horrific massacre on October 7 -- you are handing a huge reward to terror," Netanyahu said in a video statement, as quoted by The Times of Israel.
The IDF reported that so far, more than 550,000 civilians have left Gaza City and moved south. At the same time, forces from the IDF's 162nd, 98th and 36th divisions completed their entry into Gaza City and began operations in Hamas terror strongholds there.
During a working visit to Tajikistan, Tourism Minister Haim Katz signed the first Memorandum of Understanding with his counterpart, Jomkhonzoda Jamshad Jurhon, a move that will contribute to strengthening the bilateral relationship between the countries and expanding cooperation in the field
The forces of the IDF's (Israel Defence Forces) 36th "Ga'ash (Rage)" Division began their entry into Gaza City as part of Operation Gideon's Chariots II after about two weeks of raising readiness for another round of combat against Hamas and other terror groups there.