Ever since the October 7th Hamas attack and the Israeli offensive of wiping out Hamas completely from the Gaza Strip started the Palestinians are the ones who are bearing the brunt of the war. Now according to a new report backed by the United Nations almost half a million people are still experiencing catastrophic hunger in Gaza with farming a high risk.

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Israel is at the Knesset floor during a special session called by the Israeli opposition prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the opposition leader MK Lapid traded words over the war in Gaza tensions with Lebanon and Israel's National Security.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he is ready for a partial deal with Hamas to return hostages. Meanwhile, Israel's Defense Minister arrived in Washington for critical talks on the Gaza war and surging cross border tensions with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. Watch in for more details!

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The Israel government has confirmed that West Nile virus cases have been detected in the country. The Health Ministry has issued preventive measures as 27 people have been hospitalised since last week and two elderly people have died.

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For the first time since the war broke out in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with the Israeli media where he said he is ready for a partial deal with Hamas to return some hostages and further outlined that the intense fighting in Gaza's Rafah city is coming to an end.

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Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. The strike hit part of a vocational college run by the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA that is now providing aid to displaced families. Watch in for more details!

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Rapidly escalating cross tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have threatened to boil over. Hezbollah has released an aggressive video specifying Israeli targets it tends to attack in case of a war. Watch in for more details!

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There has been no respite from wildfires in Northern Israel and the Borderlands of Southern Lebanon. The Fire season this year has been fueled not only by squatting temperatures but also by the fighting between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel. Watch in for more details!

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Israel Hezbollah tensions have peaked like never before. Missiles fired by both the sides over the last few days and statements from Iran and Israel ratcheting up the tensions between the two warring sides. This has now led the UN Secretary General warning of Lebanon heading the Gaza way.

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Israel has intensified its onslaught on the Gaza over the last 24 hours at least 45 Palestinians have been killed as Israeli forces continue to pound Rafah in southern Gaza. Watch in for more details!

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<p>Latest Israeli attacks in parts of Gaza city in the north of the blockaded Palestinian enclave killed at least 42 people on June 22, the director of the Hamas-run government media office said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to the news agency Reuters, one Israeli strike on houses in Al-Shati killed 24 people. Another 18 Palestinians were killed in a strike on houses in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood.</p>

<p>“A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck two Hamas military infrastructure sites in the area of Gaza City," the Israeli military said in a brief statement.</p>

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<p>While Hamas in a statement said that the attacks targeted the civilian population and vowed in a statement "the occupation and its Nazi leaders will pay the price for their violations against our people."</p>

<p>The war in Gaza began after Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and killed around 1200 people and took more than 250 hostages on&nbsp;October 7 last year.</p>

<p>Israel's offensive has left Gaza in ruins, killed more than 37,400 people, of whom 101 were killed in the past 24 hours, according to Palestinian health authorities.</p>

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<p>More than eight months into the war, Israel’s advance is now focused on the two last areas its forces had yet to seize: Rafah on Gaza’s southern edge and the area surrounding Deir al-Balah in the centre.</p>

<p>Reports say that the Israeli tanks have deepened their offensive into western and northern Rafah areas in recent days. On June 22 Israeli forces bombed several areas from air and the ground.</p>

<p>On June 21, the Gaza Health Ministry said at least 25 Palestinians were killed in Mawasi in western Rafah and 50 wounded.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A tank shell hit a tent housing displacing&nbsp;families, it was reported.</p>

<p>The Israeli military said that the incident was under review. "An initial inquiry conducted suggests that there is no indication that a strike was carried out by the IDF in the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi," it said.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

<p><em><strong>Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.&nbsp;</strong></em></p>


Latest Israeli attacks in parts of Gaza city in the north of the blockaded Palestinian enclave killed at least 42 people on June 22, the director of the Hamas-run government media office said.

Latest Israeli attacks in parts of Gaza city in the north of the blockaded Palestinian enclave killed at least 42 people on June 22, the director of the Hamas-run government media office said. According to the news agency Reuters, one Israeli strike on houses in Al-Shati killed 24 people. Another 18 Palestinians were killed in a strike on houses in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood. “A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck two Hamas military infrastructure sites in the area of Gaza City," the Israeli military said in a brief statement. Also read | Blacklist of history: Israel reacts sharply to inclusion in UN 'list of shame' for children's rights abuse While Hamas in a statement said that the attacks targeted the civilian population and vowed in a statement "the occupation and its Nazi leaders will pay the price for their violations against our people." The war in Gaza began after Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and killed around 1200 people and took more than 250 hostages on October 7 last year. Israel's offensive has left Gaza in ruins, killed more than 37,400 people, of whom 101 were killed in the past 24 hours, according to Palestinian health authorities. Also watch | Israel war: Biden threatens Israel of weapons & artillery shells supply cut × More than eight months into the war, Israel’s advance is now focused on the two last areas its forces had yet to seize: Rafah on Gaza’s southern edge and the area surrounding Deir al-Balah in the centre. Reports say that the Israeli tanks have deepened their offensive into western and northern Rafah areas in recent days. On June 22 Israeli forces bombed several areas from air and the ground. On June 21, the Gaza Health Ministry said at least 25 Palestinians were killed in Mawasi in western Rafah and 50 wounded. A tank shell hit a tent housing displacing families, it was reported. The Israeli military said that the incident was under review. "An initial inquiry conducted suggests that there is no indication that a strike was carried out by the IDF in the humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi," it said. (With inputs from agencies) Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing developments on the Israel-Palestine conflict after the Hamas attacks. However, we cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, photos and videos.

Israeli strikes kill at least 42 Palestinians in Gaza refugee camp: Hamas

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The family members of Israeli hostages taken captive by Hamas, have petitioned the High Court of Justice. They are demanding the Attorney General’s Office to check whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime decisions were affected by his criminal trial.

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In the middle of war, massacre, humanitarian crisis, and inflation – Eid al adha celebrations in West Asia were muted and came with mixed emotions, as Palestinians in gaza continue to suffer.

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The Lebanon-Israel border is on the boil. Hezbollah’s leader has warned Israeli forces against an escalation it its strongest message yet -- but officials say the IDF has approved plans for a Lebanon offensive. Is an all-out war between the two sides on the horizon?

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The condition of Palestinians in Gaza remains dire. Israeli soldiers continue their military onslaught in the enclave, as the global community watches in vain.

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<p>The White House, on Thursday (Jun 20) expressed deep disappointment over criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States over&nbsp;weapons deliveries. This comes amid&nbsp;Israel fighting war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>White House calls criticism ‘vexing’</strong></h2>

<p>National Security Council spokesman John Kirby described Netanyahu’s allegations that the US is “withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel” from his country in recent months as “vexing” and “deeply disappointing.”</p>

<p>“Those comments were deeply disappointing and certainly vexing to us, given the amount of support that we have and will continue to provide,” Kirby told journalists.</p>

<p>He added, “No other country is doing more to help Israel defend itself against the threat by Hamas and, quite frankly, other threats that they’re facing in the region.”&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Earlier this week, the Israeli PM released a video saying that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had assured him that the Biden administration was working to lift restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel. However, Washington has not officially confirmed this exchange.&nbsp;</p>

<p>During the conversation, which is typically kept confidential, the Israeli PM also told the US Secretary of State that it was “inconceivable” that Washington has been withholding weapons from Israel in the past few months.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Biden administration left fuming</strong></h2>

<p>A report by Axios citing two US officials said the White House cancelled a high-level US-Israel meeting on Iran that was scheduled for Thursday after the Israeli PM’s remarks.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The US President Joe Biden’s top advisers were reportedly enraged and baffled by the video – a message that was delivered to Netanyahu hours after the clip was published – and called off the meeting.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“This decision makes it clear that there are consequences for pulling such stunts,” the American official told Axios.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The report citing an Israeli official said that the “Americans are fuming. Bibi’s video made a lot of damage.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, on Wednesday (Jun 19) said only one weapons shipment had been paused since the beginning of the war and that they have sent billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel so far.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“We genuinely do not know what he is talking about,” she said. Last month, Washington paused a shipment of 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in densely populated areas in Gaza.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><strong>Israel doubles down on criticism</strong></h2>

<p>On Thursday, Netanyahu appeared to double down on his remarks and said that he is “prepared to suffer personal attacks provided that Israel receives the ammunition from the US that it needs in the war for its existence.”</p>

<p>However, this is not the first time that Biden and Netanyahu have gotten into a spat amid the ongoing war.</p>

<p>Earlier this month, the US president said there is <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/biden-suggests-netanyahu-is-dragging-out-gaza-war-for-political-reasons-728818">“every reason”</a> for people to believe that Netanyahu is prolonging the Gaza war for his own political preservation.</p>

<p>The remarks came as Biden, ahead of the presidential election, is facing growing criticism for supporting Israel amid the mounting death toll and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.&nbsp;</p>

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The White House, on Thursday (Jun 20) expressed deep disappointment over criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States over weapons deliveries.

The White House, on Thursday (Jun 20) expressed deep disappointment over criticism from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the United States over weapons deliveries. This comes amid Israel fighting war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. White House calls criticism ‘vexing’ National Security Council spokesman John Kirby described Netanyahu’s allegations that the US is “withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel” from his country in recent months as “vexing” and “deeply disappointing.” “Those comments were deeply disappointing and certainly vexing to us, given the amount of support that we have and will continue to provide,” Kirby told journalists. He added, “No other country is doing more to help Israel defend itself against the threat by Hamas and, quite frankly, other threats that they’re facing in the region.” Earlier this week, the Israeli PM released a video saying that Secretary of State Antony Blinken had assured him that the Biden administration was working to lift restrictions on arms deliveries to Israel. However, Washington has not officially confirmed this exchange. During the conversation, which is typically kept confidential, the Israeli PM also told the US Secretary of State that it was “inconceivable” that Washington has been withholding weapons from Israel in the past few months. Biden administration left fuming A report by Axios citing two US officials said the White House cancelled a high-level US-Israel meeting on Iran that was scheduled for Thursday after the Israeli PM’s remarks. The US President Joe Biden’s top advisers were reportedly enraged and baffled by the video – a message that was delivered to Netanyahu hours after the clip was published – and called off the meeting. “This decision makes it clear that there are consequences for pulling such stunts,” the American official told Axios. The report citing an Israeli official said that the “Americans are fuming. Bibi’s video made a lot of damage.” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, on Wednesday (Jun 19) said only one weapons shipment had been paused since the beginning of the war and that they have sent billions of dollars worth of weapons to Israel so far. Also Read | Furious Biden called Netanyahu ‘bad fu*king guy’ as Middle East crisis deepens: Report “We genuinely do not know what he is talking about,” she said. Last month, Washington paused a shipment of 2,000-pound and 500-pound bombs due to concern over the impact they could have in densely populated areas in Gaza. Israel doubles down on criticism On Thursday, Netanyahu appeared to double down on his remarks and said that he is “prepared to suffer personal attacks provided that Israel receives the ammunition from the US that it needs in the war for its existence.” However, this is not the first time that Biden and Netanyahu have gotten into a spat amid the ongoing war. Earlier this month, the US president said there is “every reason” for people to believe that Netanyahu is prolonging the Gaza war for his own political preservation. The remarks came as Biden, ahead of the presidential election, is facing growing criticism for supporting Israel amid the mounting death toll and deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. (With inputs from agencies)

White House fumes over Israeli PM’s criticism of US withholding weapons deliveries

The temporary pier that the US military built on short notice to rush humanitarian aid to Gaza has largely failed in its mission, and will probably end operations weeks earlier than originally expected. Watch in for more details!

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Hezbollah Chief has warned no place in Israel will be spared in case of a full-blown War. The open warning comes hours after Israel's military said it has approved operational plans for an offensive against Hezbollah. Watch in for more details!

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