Israel’s military has announced new media engagement rules for its members after a Brazilian court ordered an investigation into war crime allegations against a soldier visiting the country.

In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter cold in Gaza, where there is almost no electricity.

The Israeli military, in an effort to defend its devastating assaults on Gaza’s hospitals, this week released an edited interrogation video that it said bolstered its case that Hamas uses medical facilities as cover for military activity.

Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of Israelis held hostage.

At the time, Johnson criticized the Biden administration for undermining Israel. “And now, 155 House Democrats have voted to give the ICC a free pass to target our allies and undermine U.S. national security interests,” he added on June 4, 2024.

In the uncertain terrains along Israel’s northern border, a special unit of 30 religious lone soldiers operates missions crucial to national security.

Israel's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday it had signed deals worth around $275 million with the country's largest domestic private arms maker Elbit to make heavy bombs and raw materials needed for defence,

More pardons, measures to prevent homegrown political extremism, and more military aid for Israel are among the plans that Biden and his administration have for their final days.

Ireland had said it would intervene in the case at the International Court of Justice, arguing that Israel’s actions in Gaza amounted to collective punishment.

Israel’s Defense Ministry described the need to produce its own heavy munitions as a key lesson of the war in Gaza.