The floodgates of horror” have been opened for Palestinians since the collapse of the temporary cease-fire, Secretary General António Guterres said.

Gaza looms large. The most difficult problem is also the most obvious: Gaza. Netanyahu wants “total victory” over Hamas, a goal a top military official derided as sloganeering

The war of words between Israel and Turkey has been intensifying. And recent Israeli bombs on Syria were meant as a message to Turkey, observers say. Will it come to a direct confrontation between the two countries?

Netanyahu’s last visit to the White House was in February. Bibi gifted Trump a “golden pager” during the visit, in a nod to the Israeli operation last year that saw thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah terrorists explode, killing more than 30 people and injuring thousands.

The hearing on the move opened with unruly scenes, as hecklers forced judges to pause the proceedings before resuming them without a public audience.

Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land.

Hamas fired a barrage of rockets over southern Israel on Sunday night, marking a new escalation in the Israel-Hamas war.

Eyal Zamir, who has taken charge following a long line of paratroopers at the helm, promises a new and more aggressive approach to Gaza.