At least 50 people, including 22 children, were killed in strikes around Jabaliya in northern Gaza alone, according to hospitals and Gaza’s Health Ministry.

"We want to want to be sure that he is not a terrorist anymore," senior Israeli official told Newsweek of Syria's Ahmad al-Sharaa.

Israel must respect international law in its military operation in Gaza, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Wednesday, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave increasingly "dramatic and unjustifiable".

In addition, people who evade doing either type of service should not be given the right to vote in national elections, Liberman said.He cited as precedent the fact that prisoners in the US do not have voting rights,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to criticism from French President Emmanuel Macron. In a post on his office's X account on Wednesday, Netanyahu said "Macron is once again demanding that Israel surrender and reward terrorism.

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly ramps up the war in Gaza, despite mounting pressure from Trump and castigation by France's president.

Hamas rejected Witkoff's framework last month, backing Israel's proposal to release 10 hostages in exchange for 45 days. Israeli hostages can be released if the Israeli government agrees to end the war, fully withdraw from Gaza, and allow for the reconstruction of Gaza.

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