An internal investigation into the killing last month by Israeli forces found a chain of “professional failures”,while a deputy commander who was first to open fire has been sacked.
Israel says it needs to hold on to the zones to prevent future attacks,but the takeovers appear to meet the dictionary definition of military occupation.
Nobody should be shocked by the ceasefire breakdown between Israel and Hamas. Those with power see no incentive to end this war.
Israel warned attacks would increase. Now Hamas says the advance of ground forces in Gaza is a clear sign that Israel has backed out of the truce.
Israel’s surprise assault on Tuesday brought the deadliest day in Gaza since the start of the war. Now relatives of hostages fear they might not come home at all.
The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack,it remains as glaring as ever.
An Israeli official said Israel learnt that the US was directly negotiating with Hamas through “other channels”.
Shin Bet has implicitly blamed the country’s political leadership for the October 7 attack,saying it was thwarted in its efforts to act on what it knew.
Most countries do not officially recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital even though it is the site of the Israeli parliament.
The IDF has released the report of its internal inquiry into the “historic failure” of October 7,2023.