Funeral services were held Wednesday for a young Palestinian woman who died in Italy shortly after being evacuated from Gaza last week, exposing Italians to the desperate plight of Palestinians in the besieged territory.

In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday warned of a "permanent war" amid Israel's planned military operation in Gaza City. "The military offensive in Gaza that Israel is preparing can only lead to disaster for both peoples and risks plunging the entire region into a cycle of permanent war,

This move comes amid international concerns about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where many residents are displaced and facing famine.

A widely condemned Israeli settlement plan that would cut across land which the Palestinians seek for a state received final approval on Wednesday, according to a statement from Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

In July, France and Saudi Arabia had agreed to revive the push for a two-state solution at a UN conference in New York in September.

Israel says it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to southern Gaza as plans move ahead for a military offensive in some of the territory’s most populated areas.

The protesters set up tents in a “liberated zone” on the Redmond campus and toted signs that urged co-workers to “Join the worker intifada: no labor for genocide.”

National Security Adviser Ibrahim Dbeibah, a relative of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has quietly held talks with Israeli officials over deal that would see US release $30bn in frozen assets, s

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that could cut the occupied West Bank effectively in two.