Israel has sworn in a new coalition gov’t led by right-wing nationalist Naftali Bennett, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year rule.
Bennett will serve as PM for two years before being replaced by centrist Yair Lapid aje.io/2q84m6
“Regardless of the shape of the government in Israel … It is an occupation and a colonial entity.” - Hamas spokesman
World leaders react to Israel’s new gov’t as Palestinians see little prospect for change aje.io/ves98d
Palestinian groups have dismissed the change in Israel's gov't, saying new PM Naftali Bennett is likely to pursue the same right-wing agenda as Netanyahu aje.io/wzp6tg
Who is in Israel’s new government?
The coalition is made up of political parties that have little in common other than their opposition to former PM Netanyahu aje.io/ctmydy
Israel's new gov’t approves the right-wing and pro-settler “March of the Flags” through occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh describes the planned march as ‘a provocation of our people’ aje.io/rk9h32
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Israel orders more forced expulsions from southern Gaza City, while the UN estimates 280,000 Palestinians have been displaced since Israel broke the ceasefire on March 18.
Israeli fighter jets have bombed and destroyed a water desalination plant in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City in the north, according to an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent on the ground.
An Israeli court extends Dr. Hussam Abu Safia's detention for six months, citing a “security threat,” despite legal teams arguing he was just doing his job as director and paediatrician of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Israel’s military says a ground invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah is under way and troops are pushing into the north near the town of Beit Lahiya and central areas.
Hamas calls Israel’s strikes a ‘treacherous’ attack on defenceless Palestinian civilians, accusing it of trying to overturn the Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu says he acted due to stalled truce talks.
Report says at least 308 Palestinians were killed in the Israeli air attacks across Gaza. The number of people killed so far included 154 in the northern part of the territory.
Israel's ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza has left roughly a million Palestinian children 'living without the basic necessities they need to survive,' according to UNICEF.