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The United States set a timetable for easing Palestinian travel and bolstering Israeli security, including steps like removing specific checkpoints in the West Bank and deploying better-trained Palestinian forces to try to halt the firing of rockets into Israel from Gaza and the smuggling of weapons, explosives and people into Gaza from Egypt.
The United States ambassador to the United Nations stated that the United States is expected to use its veto power to block a United Nations vote on a ceasefire set for 20 February. The ambassador expressed concerns that the resolution put forward by Algeria could potentially harm ongoing negotiations to facilitate a temporary halt in the conflict.
In July 2010 the foreign ministers of two countries signed an agreement of non visa traffic between Israel and Ukraine. [54] This came into effect on 9 February 2011 and since then Ukrainians and Israelis may enter territory, travel through or stay on Ukraine or Israel without having to obtain visas for 90 days within a period of 180 days. [55]
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. [25] [26] [27] Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, [28] the permit regime, Palestinian ...
Israel's military orders the total evacuation of northern Gaza — a region home to roughly 1.1 million people, or almost half of the Palestinian enclave's total population — within 24 hours, as ...
Israel and Hamas reach a diplomatic agreement to initiate a ceasefire of Gaza Strip military operations, and to facilitate the exchange of hostages and prisoners, marking the first major cessation of hostilities since the 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire. [12]
The United States Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides called for a full investigation. [80] An 18-year-old Palestinian man was killed near Ramallah by Israeli forces, who said they responded to stone throwing with rubber-coated bullets. Palestinian security sources said the soldiers used live fire. [81]
The state of Israel was nevertheless founded under prime minister David Ben-Gurion on 14 May 1948 with the end of the British Mandate, winning immediate recognition from the US and Soviet Union ...