Amid plans by the Israeli armed forces to push ahead and intensify its ongoing military operations in southern Gaza and Rafah where thousands of Palestinians are taking refuge, Egypt began tightening security measures on its border with the Gaza Strip, CNN reported on Friday, adding that the
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday rejected a plan for unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state and international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians.
Following his call with Biden, the Israel PM said that Israel will "continue to oppose the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state" as it would be a "huge reward to unprecedented terrorism".
Soldiers operating in the Jenin refugee camp discovered tunnel shafts booby-trapped with explosives. Three wanted Palestinians were arrested and troops seized illegal weapons.
The United Kingdom on Monday announced new sanctions on the four extremist Israeli settlers, who committed alleged human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, UK foreign secretary said in an official statement.
Over calls from global leaders over military operations in Rafah, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that those who are trying to tell Israel not to enter Rafah want to keep Hamas there, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The UAE has expressed deep concern regarding preparations by the Israeli military to launch an operation in the Rafah area, in the south of the Gaza Strip populated by displaced Palestinians, and the serious humanitarian repercussions that may result from the operation.
A six-year-old Palestinian girl, Hind Rajab, and two rescuers who went looking for her nearly two weeks ago were found dead on Saturday, The New York Times reported, citing the Palestine Red Crescent.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to chalk out plan for the evacuation of the population from Rafah, his office said on Friday in a statement, ahead of an anticipated ground offensive there, according to CNN.
Israeli security forces arrested 21 Palestinian terror suspects in raids around Judea and Samaria on Tuesday night, the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.