Netanyahu rejects US calls to scale back Gaza offensive

The Times, January 19, 2024 Event Tensions between Israel and the US burst into the open yesterday when Binyamin Netanyahu angrily rejected American calls to scale back its offensive in Gaza and plan for a postwar Palestinian state. The Israeli prime minister used a TV news conference to accuse the US of trying to “coerce” [...]

Israel unveils plan for rule in Gaza after the war

Daily Telegraph, January 5, 2024 Event Israel has unveiled the outline of a plan to rule Gaza after the war, under which it would have security control over the enclave but a Palestinian body would govern civil affairs. Under the “four corner” plan outlined by Yoav Gallant, the defence minister, a multi-national force would take charge [...]