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Opposition to Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia is growing, as legal groups urge federal police to arrest a delegate over alleged Gaza war crimes. Human rights organizations also demand Herzog be investigated for allegedly inciting genocide.
Israel’s security cabinet approved decisions to accelerate settlement expansion in the West Bank, including easing land purchases, increasing demolition powers, and transferring planning authority from Palestinians to Israeli control. Palestinian and international actors condemned the steps as a dangerous escalation and practical annexation.
Thousands protested in Melbourne against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. The visit, covering Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra, faced criticism from human rights groups and politicians, accusing Herzog of inciting genocide in Gaza.
Israel’s security cabinet approved measures to expand settlements and increase control over the occupied West Bank, seen as an attempt to erase the idea of a Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority called for an urgent Arab League meeting, while several countries condemned the move. Peace Now warned of de facto annexation undermining the Palestinian Authority.
The US Department of Defense signed a $210 million contract with a state-owned Israeli arms firm to acquire advanced cluster shells. This marks the largest recorded deal of its kind with an Israeli company and aims to replace aging munitions criticized for endangering civilians long after deployment.
Palestinian Maher Awwad revealed details of his secret and degrading deportation from the United States to the occupied West Bank through coordination between U.S. and Israeli authorities, using a private jet tied to an Israeli businessman close to former U.S. President Donald Trump, despite his long stay in the U.S. and pending residency application.
