Israel insists it adheres to international law even as it faces scrutiny in the world's top courts, one of which last week demanded that it halt the offensive in Rafah
International Court of Justice ruling against Israel comes just days after the International Criminal Court top prosecutor's decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders
The announcement comes less than a week after the army said it found the bodies of three other Israeli hostages killed on October 7
Israeli media has described possible International Criminal Court arrest warrants against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant as a 'legal earthquake' and 'legal bombshell'
President Joe Biden on Monday condemned as outrageous an attempt by the chief prosecutor of the world's top war crimes to seek arrest warrants for Israeli leaders
Warrants against Israeli politicians mark the first time the ICC is targeting the top leader of a close US ally
Benny Gantz, a member of the War Cabinet and Netanyahu's main political rival, said he would leave the government on June 8 if it did not formulate a new war plan
'I sent my special envoy to Israel and asked him to convey and explain to the Prime Minister that at least do not carry out bombings in Gaza during Ramzan,' said PM Modi
The recovery in the January to March period was led by large increases in private spending and investment, both of which slid in the fourth quarter
Gaza's Civil Emergency Service and health ministry said rescue teams have been unable to reach areas where the army was operating to respond to calls for help
A US official who declined to be identified told Reuters that Israel promised not to make a major move in Rafah without advising Washington
Netanyahu spoke after President Joe Biden said the United States would not provide offensive weapons for Israel's long-promised assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah
Netanyahu, for his part, is brushing off Biden's warnings and vowing to press ahead, saying, If we have to stand alone, we will stand alone
An official familiar with Israeli thinking said Israeli officials were examining the proposal, but the plan approved by Hamas was not the framework Israel proposed
Seven months into its war against Hamas, Israel has been threatening to launch incursions in Rafah, which it says harbours thousands of Hamas fighters and potentially dozens of hostages
''My government decided unanimously: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will close in Israel,'' Netanyahu posted on X. Al Jazeera has vehemently denied that it incites against Israel
Netanyahu also compared the recent wave of protests on American campuses to German universities in the 1930s, in the run-up to the Holocaust
Netanyahu said Israel would enter Rafah to destroy Hamas' battalions there with or without a deal
One question is whether that will be enough to overcome Hamas concerns over the cease-fire's second phase
The International Criminal Court could also be considering arrest warrants for Hamas leaders