António Guterres says the Gaza Strip could be ‘kept in a state of limbo’ during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the military had launched a major operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin, aiming to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.

The Israeli military said yesterday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to “eradicate

Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi is the most senior Israeli figure to resign over the security breakdown on Oct. 7, 2023.

The Israeli prime minister has to navigate complicated domestic politics with his aim of destroying Hamas and the need to keep the US on side.

President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.

The move into Jenin, where the Israeli army has carried out multiple raids and large-scale incursions in recent years, comes two days after the start of a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday denied reports that the Western-backed Palestinian Authority would control the crossing.

In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.

The action came a day after President Donald Trump said he will lift sanctions on ultranationalist Israeli settlers who attacked Palestinian villages.