In pictures: Israeli occupation forces continue their wide-scale raid into the town of Qabatiya, north of the occupied West Bank, since the early hours of the day.
The United Arab Emirates has discussed with Israel and the United States participating in a provisional administration of post-war Gaza until a reformed Palestinian Authority is able to take charge, according to Reuters.
The behind-the-scenes discussions included the possibility of the UAE and the United States, along with other nations, temporarily overseeing the governance, security and reconstruction of Gaza after the Israeli military withdraws and until a Palestinian administration is able to take over, said the agency, quoting foreign diplomats and Western officials.
Poland has adopted a resolution promising that senior Israeli officials–including Netanyahu–can freely travel to Poland for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp later this month.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued in November arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence chief, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
The war crimes include using “starvation as a method of warfare; and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other inhumane acts.”
French journalist Sylvain Mercadier was detained on Wednesday for over four hours, during which he was "threatened and humiliated" by Israeli forces while reporting on their advance in Syria.
Mercadier was reportedly in the southwestern Syrian province of Quneitra where Israeli forces have been seizing additional territory beyond what they already occupied of the Golan Heights.
The Israeli military has introduced new media engagement rules after a Brazilian court ordered an investigation into war crime allegations against a visiting soldier.
The new guidelines, announced Wednesday, mandate that the names and faces of most soldiers, both active and reserve, be concealed. Further insights here.
Pro-Palestinian activists protest outside the Presidential Palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Thursday, voicing their opposition to the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
A group of doctors, nurses, and healthcare professionals held a news conference at the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to address the healthcare emergency in northern Gaza.
They also called for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of northern Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who was abducted by Israeli forces during their raid on the medical facility on December 27.
Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip, including women, children, medics, and civil defense personnel, have been subject to severe torture and insults in Israeli prisons throughout the course of Israel's ongoing genocide in the besieged territory.
