Israel's Defense Minister initially suggested plans to establish new settlements in northern Gaza, a statement later retracted, while other government officials continued to advocate for expanded settlement activity in both Gaza and the West Bank. The episode comes amid heightened tensions, with settler activists entering Gaza and the government announcing new settlements and legalized outposts in the West Bank, drawing criticism from Palestinian authorities.

A recent report from the international famine monitoring organization classified Gaza's food security as 'critical,' though Israel disputes the findings, claiming the report did not consult aid facilitators and questioning the reliability of casualty figures provided by the local health ministry. Meanwhile, Israel's High Court of Justice unanimously overturned the government's attempt to change the process for firing the Attorney General, deepening the ongoing conflict between the judiciary and the government.

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