US pressures Israel on West Bank

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Israel-Gaza live updates: Vance criticizes Israeli vote to annex West Bank
U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Israeli parliament's vote on the annexation of the West Bank in his remarks as he talked to press at the airport in Tel Aviv before leaving on Thursday. "I personally take some insult to it," Vance said, talking about the Knesset vote on the matter.

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Top U.S. officials criticize Israel's moves on West Bank annexation as they try to maintain Gaza ceasefire
Vance calls Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation an 'insult'
Rubio Will Travel to Israel After Vance's Visit to Ensure Fragile Gaza Ceasefire Holds
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would be traveling to the country to keep the momentum on the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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Rubio says 'good progress' made on Gaza plan during Israel visit
Rubio heads to Israel as US seeks to firm up Gaza truce
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to meet with Israel’s Netanyahu amid Gaza ceasefire efforts
“We have a very, very tough task ahead of us, which is to disarm Hamas but rebuild Gaza to make life better for the people in Gaza, but also to ensure that Hamas is no longer a threat to our friends i...

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Rubio arrives in Israel in bid to implement peace plan
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel on Thursday for two-day trip

World Court says Israel must allow UN aid to Gaza and ensure basic needs of Palestinians are met

The United Nations' top legal body, the International Court of Justice, on Wednesday gave an advisory opinion saying that Israel is under the obligation to ensure the basic needs of the civilian population in Gaza are met.

Families in Gaza suffer to identify their beloved among bodies returned by Israel

A total of 195 bodies were transported by the Red Cross to the hospital in southern Gaza since last week, when a ceasefire agreement to end the war between Israel and Hamas was put in place.

Mass funeral held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoner remains returned by Israel as Palestinian officials allege signs of torture

A collective funeral ceremony was held Wednesday in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, for 54 unidentified Palestinians whose bodies were returned from Israel, the Palestinian Civil Defense (PCD) reported.

Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank

Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.

Trump mulls asking Israel to free Palestinian leader Barghouti as US looks to Gaza’s post-Hamas rule

President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader.

Relief to horror as NJ man mourns relatives killed in Gaza despite ceasefire

Sami Shaban says his relatives were among 11 killed when Israeli tank fire struck their minibus a week after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect.

Vance Says He’s Not in Israel to Babysit Gaza Truce and Emphasizes Partnership

Vice President JD Vance, who was on the second day of a visit to Israel, said recent trips to the country by top American officials were intended to shore up the fragile Gaza truce.
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After Gaza, Israeli politics are even less predictable

Israeli politics were fractious before the war. Between 2019 and 2022 Israel held five elections, in which voters remained split down the middle over whether or not Mr Netanyahu should be returned to office.

US military opens coordination center in Israel for Gaza stabilization and aid efforts amid ceasefire

U.S. military creates Civil-Military Coordination Center near Gaza to oversee ceasefire implementation and facilitate humanitarian assistance from international partners.
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