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In military-style training centers across Israel, children as young as seven are taught combat skills using plastic weapons and visit army bases. Run with the backing of government ministries, these programs prepare youth psychologically and physically for future military service, promoting concepts of discipline, obedience, and early exposure to organized violence.
Hundreds of Israeli settlers marched toward Gaza demanding the rebuilding of settlements in the area. Far-right figures joined the march, as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire. Violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians has significantly increased in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.
Florida lawmakers are pushing for a bill banning the term ‘West Bank’ in schools and state agencies, mandating the use of ‘Judea and Samaria’. Critics say the proposal erases Palestinian identity. House and Senate versions of the bill await review before a vote.
The Ministry of Awqaf said occupation forces and settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque 28 times in January and blocked the call to prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque 57 times. Worshippers faced restrictions, with ongoing construction in Ashrafiya area. The report also documented an attack on the Church of Gethsemane in Jerusalem.
Israel is holding the bodies of about 777 identified Palestinians, 88 of whom died in Israeli prisons, according to the Jerusalem Legal Aid Center. Reports state Israel continues to withhold the bodies despite the ceasefire, causing ongoing suffering for families.
Britannica removed Israel from its children’s educational materials and replaced it with Palestine, prompting objections from a pro-Israel UK lawyers’ group. The encyclopedia later revised the content to reinstate Israel and added clarifications, stating it would review the criticism carefully.
