The State Department has fired a press officer who was responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza after complaints from the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with ministers and security officials to discuss the impending military operation in Gaza City, as well as a potential ceasefire deal currently on the table. Yaakpov Lappin,

The Foreign Ministry "rejects the attempt to impose foreign dictates upon it [Jerusalem]," it said Friday. Foreign ministers from European countries, Australia, and the United Kingdom on Friday condemned Israel's plans to construct a settlement east of Jerusalem,

TEL AVIV, (Reuters) -Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich approved plans overnight for a settlement that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, a move his office said would bury the idea of a Palestinian state.

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

The White House has not commented on a report finding famine in Gaza. Analysts say that absent U.S. pressure, Israel is unlikely to change course.

Hospital officials say Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza

The 59-page report finds that more than half a million people across the Gaza Strip are facing conditions characterized as "starvation, destitution and death."., which Israel denies.