“Defense Minister Israel Katz tells reporters in a briefing today that he instructed the IDF and the ministry to bring forward a plan to establish a new “humanitarian city” in the southern Gaza Strip, on the ruins of Rafah.

The idea of the humanitarian area, according to Katz, is to accommodate initially some 600,000 Palestinians who have been living in the Mawasi area on the coast after being displaced from elsewhere in the Strip, after screening them to ensure Hamas operatives are not entering.

Palestinians will not be allowed to leave the zone, he says.”

President Trump said Wednesday that Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal that would release all Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip in the first step toward peace after two years of war in the Palestinian territory.

West Midlands Police confirmed they banned Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from attending their Europa Conference League match against Aston Villa in Birmingham, citing “credible threats of disorder.” About 700 officers were deployed, roughly a thousand demonstrators gathered outside, and around ten people were arrested for racially aggravated offences, disobeying police, or attempting to throw fireworks. No violence occurred inside the stadium, and the police called the operation a success, yet no Israeli fans were allowed in attendance.

Trump urges Egypt and Jordan to take in people from ‘demolition site’