sraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has dissolved the country’s six-member war cabinet, an Israeli official said on Monday, in a widely expected move that came after the departure of centrist former general Benny Gantz. Read our liveblog for all the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has dissolved the country’s war cabinet and is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of advisers, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
- A senior adviser to US President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Monday to advance efforts to avoid further escalation between Israel and Lebanon, a White House official said Sunday. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah movement last week launched the largest volleys of rockets and drones yet in the eight months it has been exchanging fire with the Israeli military, in parallel with the Gaza war.
- At least 37,347 Palestinians have been killed and 85,372 injured in Israel’s war in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. Some 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks and 250 people were taken hostage, with about 120 remaining in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.
Israeli fire kills Palestinians among merchants and civil guards waiting for commercial trucks, say health officials
Eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire as merchants and civil guards waited for commercial trucks along the eastern Gaza road, which is designated for commercial trucks to roll on, according to health officials in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
Israeli anti-government protesters rally in Jerusalem
Anti-government protesters converged on Jerusalem, calling for new elections in an effort to replace Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.
By sundown, a crowd of thousands had gathered outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, and planned to march to Netanyahu’s private home in the city.
Many waved Israeli flags. Others carried signs criticising Netanyahu’s handling of pivotal issues, like promoting a divisive military draft bill that exempts ultra-Orthodox Jews from otherwise mandatory service, as well as his handling of the war with Hamas in Gaza and fighting with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
The often weekly demonstrations have yet to change the political landscape, and Netanyahu still controls a stable majority in parliament.
Following the departures of two centrist former generals, Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot from the war cabinet, opposition groups declared a week of street protests that include blocking highways and mass demonstrations.
