Israeli protesters demand Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal outside Netanyahu's office
Demonstrators gathered outside the building while the Israeli cabinet was set to vote on firing Ms Baharav-Miara, who has sparred with Netanyahu's cabinet over the legality of some of its policies.
The High Court of Israel issued a temporary order blocking the government's attempt to dismiss Ms Baharav-Miara.
Israel's government has been seeking the dismissal of Ms Baharav-Miara for months.
Footage shows protesters holding photos of hostages and signs calling to end the war in Gaza.
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ITV News
20 minutes ago
- ITV News
Israeli cabinet to discuss expansion of military action in Gaza
The Israeli security cabinet is set to meet on Thursday evening to discuss the expansion of military activity in Gaza. The government is widely expected to approve a plan to conquer all other parts of Gaza that it currently does not occupy, according to an anonymous official. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been meeting this week with top advisers and security officials to discuss what his office said are ways to "further achieve Israel's goals in Gaza" after the breakdown of ceasefire talks last month. It comes amid warnings of starvation and famine in Gaza, with Israel attracting widespread condemnation for restricting the flow of aid into the territory. Israeli-led aid delivery sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) have also been the scenes of numerous mass killings of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers whilst attempting to access aid. According to the United Nations, more than 850 people have died near GHF sites in the past two months. The international aid charity Médecins Sans Frontières described the deaths as "orchestrated killing". MSF said it had treated nearly 1,400 people wounded near the sites between June 7 and July 20, including 41 children and 28 people who were dead upon arrival. On Thursday, at least 29 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes and shootings across southern Gaza, according to local hospitals. Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said 12 of the fatalities were from people attempting to access aid from a distribution site. At least 50 people were wounded, many from gunshots, the hospital said. Neither the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation nor the Israeli military, which helps secure the group's sites, immediately commented on the strikes or shootings. The Israeli military has accused Hamas of operating in densely populated civilian areas. Expanding Israel's military operation would likely trigger more international condemnation, with pressure already on Israel to end the war. In July, Canada joined the UK and France with plans to recognise Palestinian statehood at the UN General Assembly in September unless Israel and Hamas committed to a series of conditions. Sir Keir Starmer has defended the plans and said there is a "sense of revulsion" at the images seen in Gaza. It has also drawn opposition from the families of hostages still being held by Hamas inside Gaza, who have denounced the plan and say the move could threaten their loved ones. On Monday a video released by Hamas showed two hostages, Evyatar David and Rom Braslavski, in visibly emaciated states. On Thursday almost two dozen relatives of the hostages set sail to the maritime border between Israel and Gaza to blast messages to their family members over loudspeakers. Yehuda Cohen, the father of Nimrod Cohen, an Israeli soldier held hostage in Gaza, said from the boat that Netanyahu is prolonging the war to satisfy extremists in his government and to prevent it from collapsing. 'Netanyahu is working only for himself,' he said, pleading with the international community to put pressure on Netanyahu to stop the war and save his son. Hamas still holds 50 hostages in Gaza, around 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Israel's army chief, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, warned that the plan would endanger the hostages and further strain the country's already stretched army. His comments appear to have exposed a rift between Netanyahu and his military. Demonstrations were planned across Israel on Thursday evening to protest the expected cabinet decision. Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 in the October 7, 2023, attack that ignited the current war. Israel's military offensive in response has killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry doesn't distinguish between civilians and militants.
Daily Mirror
21 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
BREAKING: Benjamin Netanyahu declares Israel 'intends to' take control of ENTIRE Gaza Strip
Israel "intends to" take full control of Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu has declared. Speaking to Fox News ahead of a security cabinet meeting to discuss a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, the Israeli PM claimed his country does not want to 'keep' or 'govern' the territory. "We intend to," Netanyahu said when asked if Israel would take control of the entire strip. "We don't want to keep it. We want to have a security perimeter. We don't want to govern it. We don't want to be there as a governing body." Israel's assaults on Gaza have killed at least 23 Palestinians since dawn this morning as the Prime Minister Netanyahu thrashed out explosive plans to fully occupy the Strip. He will hold a special security cabinet meeting this afternoon to discuss controversial plans for the total military control of the Palestinian enclave, drawing widespread condemnation. Gaza's hospitals have recorded four new deaths 'due to famine and malnutrition over the past 24 hours', according to the local Health Ministry. It raises the total number of hunger-related deaths to 197, including 96 children and UN has warned Israel 's blockade of Gaza is endangering the lives of babies. It is feared more than 100 premature babies are in 'imminent danger', the organisation warns, as a lack of fuel impedes 'life-saving' operations in hospitals. Israeli 's military has stepped up attacks in the past few days, with artillery and air-strikes hitting targets within Gaza. Military leaders are believed to have pushed back against Netanyahu's 'Gaza occupation plans' as holding no strategic or military advantage. They fear Israel will become bogged down in fighting a lengthy and bitter insurgency against Gazans seeking revenge for the war. It is also feared that further military pressure on what remains of Hamas towards the lives of the surviving hostages. Occupation of Gaza means the war could continue for months. It is suspected that the move may be a bluff by the Israeli government to force Hamas to hand over hostages. But, either way, families of the hostages are furiously opposed to any talk of occupation as it will likely endanger the lives of their loved-ones. If occupation plans go ahead it will be the second time since 1967 that Israel has occupied Gaza, which it left in 2005, dismantling about 22 settlements within the community. As many as 9,000 settlers had lived there for years. Following Israel's military departure from the Strip in 2005 tension grew between the political parties of Hamas and Fatah. Terrible violence followed and they failed to agree on a power-share, resulting in a Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007. An occupation would mean Israel's military taking over highly-populated parts of Gaza. And the fighting will likely continue for months, extending Benjamin Netanyahu 's political reign. Many, including hostage negotiator and Israeli activist Gershon Baskin, believe Netanyahu does not want the war to end as it ensures his political survival. He is under immense pressure from right-wingers in his government to maintain a hard stance against Hamas and extend the war. Baskin recently revealed in the Daily Mirror that he had brokered a deal with a senior Hamas official to release the hostages soon after the war broke out. Among the hostages just 20 are believed to be alive, with a further 30 dead bodies of captives somewhere within Gaza, almost certainly hidden in tunnels. The war on Gaza has killed at least 61,158 people and wounded 151,442. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive. It is feared at least 200,000 children in Gaza suffer from severe malnutrition.
Daily Mail
21 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Netanyahu says Israel intends to take control of all of Gaza but 'doesn't want to keep it'
Israel plans to take military control of the whole of the Gaza Strip before handing it over to armed forces, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. The leader said that Israel does not want to 'keep' or 'govern' the territory, but wants to hand it over to armed forces who will 'govern it properly', according to comments made in a Fox News interview. 'We intend to,' Netanyahu said when asked if Israel would take control of the entire 26-mile strip. 'We don't want to keep it. We want to have a security perimeter. We don't want to govern it. We don't want to be there as a governing body.' It comes as Netanyahu is expected to hold a meeting with security officials to discuss a possible expansion of Israel's military operation in Gaza after the breakdown of ceasefire talks last month. The meeting could result in an order for the full reoccupation of Gaza for the first time since Israel withdrew soldiers and settlers two decades ago. Such a move would be aimed at boosting Israel's security, but is fraught with humanitarian and diplomatic risks. The meeting was scheduled for Thursday evening, but it is not clear if it will lead to any immediate decision. Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 others in an attack on October 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. They still hold 50 hostages, around 20 of them believed to be alive. Israel's retaliatory military offensive has killed more than 61,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
