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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday advocated for Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip and promote “voluntary migration” to reduce its Palestinian population by half within two years. Speaking at a Jerusalem conference organized by the Yesha Council, which represents Israeli settlements in the West Bank, Smotrich said Israel “can and must occupy the Gaza Strip” following the ongoing conflict with Hamas. “We shouldn’t shy away from this term [occupation],” Smotrich told attendees. He suggested that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) take responsibility for Gaza’s civilian administration to eliminate Hamas’ governance. Dismissing concerns about the…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Gaza’s displaced are facing harsh winter conditions with inadequate shelter [Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images]Israel continued to bomb the Gaza Strip on Tuesday amid fears worldwide over the deteriorating humanitarian situation across the enclave as a harsh winter sets in.  Strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp, subjected to an intensified siege along with Beit Lahia and the rest of northern Gaza for the past 53 days, killed five people, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Another two people were killed near Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director of the World Health Organisation, said…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Heavy rains compounded the dire situation for displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, flooding tent encampments and leaving thousands in desperate need of shelter. The flooding follows over a year of conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has already devastated the enclave. Downpours overnight washed away makeshift tents and inundated shelters, with many families resorting to digging trenches and using buckets to keep water out. The Hamas-run Gaza government said that approximately 10,000 tents were either destroyed or severely damaged by the storm. “According to government field assessment teams, 81% of the displaced persons’ tents are…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed How would any deal be implemented?published at 08:25 Greenwich Mean Time08:25 GMTHugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent, in BeirutImage source, ReutersImage caption, A damaged building is seen in Beirut’s southern suburbsThe details of the agreement remain unclear, and it is not a done deal yet, but one of the key points seems to be how to enforce its implementation.The proposal is based on the terms of the United Nations Resolution 1701, which ended the war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.It requires, among other things, Hezbollah to remove its fighters and weapons from the area south of the…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The Israeli cabinet will meet to discuss approval of a ceasefire to temporarily end hostilities with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.The proposed truce would be for an initial period of 60 days and include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon, according to media reports. In return, Hezbollah would end its presence south of the Litani River, about 30km (18 miles) north of the international border, and be replaced by Lebanese Army troops. Even as diplomats suggested on Monday that a deal was close, fierce fighting continued, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 31 killed in Israeli…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed In the pursuit of a “Netherlands without antisemitism,” the Dutch government has unveiled a five-year national strategy for combating antisemitism.The new strategy is to take a multi-year approach, and the cabinet will review its efficacy and take extra measures on a yearly basis. It is to be coordinated by the Justice and Security Ministry, and the national coordinator for combating antisemitism unit is to play a central role in advising the cabinet, as well as ensuring the implementation of policy.“With the current strategy, the government makes it clear that the fight against antisemitism concerns all…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed ReutersThe Lebanese army would be expected to increase its presence in the ceasefire zoneIsrael and Lebanon appear to be close to a ceasefire deal, with the Israeli cabinet set to meet on Tuesday to discuss it, Israeli and US officials say.A 60-day truce is being proposed to end fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.It is said to include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and an end to the Hezbollah presence in the area.”We believe we’ve reached this point where we’re close,” US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. But…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Two people were wounded following several direct rocket hits in Nahariya, Magen David Adom reported on Monday night.Two of the wounded were listed as a woman in her 70s in severe condition and a man in his 80s in light condition with an ear wound, MDA reported. Several people are also being treated for anxiety.The mayor of Nahariya, Ronen Marli, told the city’s residents, “Residents of Nahariya, I ask you, we’ve just had a difficult night and it’s only starting. Another barrage, we have a direct hit on a building, one seriously injured, two others…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed ReutersFood prices soared in Gaza after the looting of nearly 100 UN aid lorries this monthAmid severe food shortages in Gaza, increasingly violent thefts by criminal gangs are now the main obstacle to distributing supplies in the south, aid workers and locals say.They allege that armed men operate within plain sight of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a restricted zone by the border.The BBC has learnt that Hamas – sensing an opportunity to regain its faltering control – has reactivated a special security force to combat theft and banditry.After gangsters robbed nearly 100 UN lorries,…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed BEIRUT — Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31 while Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as in the port city of Tyre. Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds. They issued evacuation orders for Beirut’s southern suburbs, and strikes landed across the city, including meters from a Lebanese police base and the city’s largest public park.The barrage came as officials indicated…