Israel said the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details.
Middle East Peace
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that Donald Trump championed has mostly held, but progress has slowed recently.
The vote was a crucial next step for the fragile ceasefire and efforts to outline Gaza’s future following two years of war between Israel and Hamas.
The remains of four hostages are still in Gaza after Palestinian militants released the remains of another on Sunday.
With Monday’s return, the bodies of 270 Palestinians have been handed back since the start of the ceasefire.
Since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza.
Yemen’s Houthi terrorists continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war.
The capture of the Philadelphi Corridor could complicate Israel’s relations with Egypt.
The temporary pier on the coast of Gaza that has been taking humanitarian aid to Palestinians for less than two weeks was damaged by rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said.
The White House condemned the deaths of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but it is not planning any policy changes as a result.
Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state Tuesday in a coordinated effort to add international pressure on Israel to soften its response to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist-led attack.
Organizers seek to amplify calls to end Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists who started the war on Oct. 7 with an invasion into southern Israel.
Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world’s top courts.
Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive Monday, with Madrid insisting that sanctions should be considered against Israel for its continued deadly attacks in southern Gaza’s city of Rafah.
A group called Brown Alumni for Palestine said in a news release Sunday that it led the disruption at the ceremony, where Paxson and the Brown Corporation were conferring diplomas to the graduating class.
Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza on Sunday that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months. There were no immediate reports of casualties in what appeared to be the first long-range rocket attack from Gaza since January.
Scuffles between Israeli police and protesters erupted in Tel Aviv on Saturday after thousands gathered to demonstrate against the government and demand that it bring back the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.
Nearly a month after counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, police have made their first arrest.
A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions.
The decision Friday by the International Court of Justice adds to the pressure facing Israel, coming days after Norway, Ireland and Spain said they would recognize a Palestinian state.
The United Nations’ top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave.