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Israel’s former defence chief resigns from parliament

Former Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, on Wednesday, said he was resigning from parliament. Gallant had often taken an independent line against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government allies. Netanyahu fired him from the government in November after months of disagreements over the conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza, but kept
Israel’s former defence chief resigns from parliament

Former Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, on Wednesday, said he was resigning from parliament.

Gallant had often taken an independent line against Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government allies.

Netanyahu fired him from the government in November after months of disagreements over the conduct of the war against Hamas in Gaza, but kept his seat as an elected member of the Knesset.

In a televised statement, Gallant said, “Just as it is on the battlefield, so it is in public service. There are moments in which one must stop, assess and choose a direction in order to achieve the goals.”

The former defence chief had often broken ranks with Netanyahu and his coalition allies of far-right and religious parties, including over exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from serving in the conscript military, a hot button issue.

In March 2023, Netanyahu dismissed Gallant after he urged a halt to a highly contested government plan to cut the Supreme Court’s powers.

His dismissal sparked mass protests and Netanyahu backtracked.

The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Gallant and Netanyahu, along with a Hamas leader, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict, which Israel has contested.

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FBI probes ‘terrorist’ links in New Orleans truck accident killing 15

A US Army veteran with an Islamic State flag and “hellbent” on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas. He appeared
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A US Army veteran with an Islamic State flag and “hellbent” on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revellers in New Orleans on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas. He appeared

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Israeli airstrike kills 10 in southern Gaza

An Israeli airstrike has killed no fewer than 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza strip early on Thursday, Medics said the 10 people, including women and children, were killed in a tent in Al-Mawasi, designated as a humanitarian area in western Khan Younis. According to the medics, fifteen
Israeli airstrike kills 10 in southern Gaza

An Israeli airstrike has killed no fewer than 10 Palestinians in a tent encampment sheltering displaced families in the southern Gaza strip early on Thursday,

Medics said the 10 people, including women and children, were killed in a tent in Al-Mawasi, designated as a humanitarian area in western Khan Younis.

According to the medics, fifteen people were also wounded, but the Israeli military has not immediately commented.

Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV reported that the Director-General of Gaza’s police department, Mahmoud Salah, and his aide, Hussam Shahwan were killed in the airstrike.

According to health officials in the enclave, Israel has killed over 45,500 Palestinians in the war in Gaza.

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced and much of the tiny coastal strip is in ruins.

According to Israeli tallies, the war was triggered by Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and another 251 taken hostage in Gaza.

Israeli airstrike kills 10 in southern Gaza