Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on 7 August that Israel intends to take full military control of the Gaza Strip, establishing a security perimeter, before handing it over to unspecified Arab forces for governance.
The plan comes ahead of a critical security cabinet meeting, where options for extending Israel’s military presence into parts of Gaza currently unoccupied will be discussed.
There’s pushback from the military leadership: Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir is pushing back, warning that a full occupation could endanger the safety of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza and risk substantial military casualties.
A senior Hamas official responded to Netanyahu’s proposal by vowing to treat any group formed to govern Gaza under these terms as an "occupying force linked to Israel.
The international community has responded with concern. The United Nations cautioned that a broader campaign could dramatically worsen humanitarian suffering in Gaza, where starvation and displacement are already rampant.
A Jordanian official, firmly stated that Arab nations “will only support what Palestinians agree and decide on.” They insisted, “Security in Gaza must be done through legitimate Palestinian institutions.” The official also bluntly added: “Arabs will not be agreeing to Netanyahu’s policies nor clean his mess.”
Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office frames the move as a strategic shift, not to govern Gaza, but to dismantle Hamas's influence and shift governing responsibility to others. Critics, on the other hand, question who would realistically take over and whether these signals forced population shifts.
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Leaders of countries from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have agreed to hold coordinated population censuses around 2030. They took the decision at the CIS Council of Heads of State meeting in Awaza, Turkmenistan on Friday, media reported.
Britain and Israel have reached a temporary compromise over the future of the British Consulate General in East Jerusalem, easing a diplomatic dispute that had threatened to further strain relations between the two countries.
A powerful explosion has been reported at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, raising fresh concerns over aviation security in Saudi Arabia as tensions across the region continue to escalate.
South African judge Navanethem “Navi” Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday “for her efforts to promote peace and international law,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday (9 October) escalating tensions with European allies and potentially targeting companies that provide services to the tribunal. The move came hours after former ICC judge Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Indian police detained more than 2,000 protesters in Delhi on Saturday as authorities blocked a planned demonstration calling for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over disputed changes to voter lists.
At least 12 people, including three children, have been killed in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a deal to ease sanctions on Russian diesel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel exports, questioning why Moscow was granted an economic benefit without an apparent concession towards ending the war in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed surprise after Donald Trump mediated the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement in 2025, the U.S. President said at a rally in New York state on Friday.
The United Nations has condemned a sharp rise in attacks on civilians in Ukraine, reporting that more than 100 people were killed and at least 429 injured in a single week as Russian strikes hit residential areas, passenger buses and critical infrastructure.
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