The Israeli military's remarks came as Joe Biden threatened not to supply offensive weapons to Israel for their use in an all-out assault on Rafah, the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.
President Biden's decision to withhold offensive weapons followed escalating tensions and calls for restraint amid the ongoing conflict. Netanyahu's statement underscored Israel's commitment to defending its interests regardless of external factors.
Smoke could be seen rising from Rafah Monday afternoon, although the cause was unclear. This came after the Israeli army ordered tens of thousands of people in the southern Gaza city of Rafah to begin evacuating.
Some Palestinian families were leaving areas east of Rafah on Monday after receiving evacuation orders from the Israeli military, witnesses in the city on the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt confirmed.
The statement from Netanyahu’s office said that under a law passed last month, the government can take action against a foreign channel seen as “harming the country.”
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
Supporters of Israel attacked a pro-Palestinian protest camp at the University of California in Los Angeles on Wednesday, while New York's mayor said a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University broken up by police had been led by outsiders.
Police have swept through campuses across the US over the last two weeks in response to protests calling on universities to stop doing business with Israel or companies that support the war in Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian protesters were seen smashing windows at Columbia University early on Tuesday morning as the school began to suspend students for refusing to dismantle tents set up on the New York campus.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday begins his seventh diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began more than six months ago. He landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday and was greeted by officials.
A statement issued by the White House did not give more details of that part of the conversation. Washington has said that it could not support a Rafah operation without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan.
Massive pro-Palestinian protests are taking place at US universities, demanding they sever financial links with Israel. Police at the University of Texas at Austin aggressively detained dozens on Wednesday in the latest clash between officers and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The latest development came after Palestinian Civil Defence in the Gaza Strip said it had uncovered 283 bodies from a temporary burial ground inside the main hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.
With tensions at Columbia continuing to run high and some students afraid to set foot on the campus, officials said the Ivy League school will switch to hybrid learning for the rest of the semester.
The head of Israeli military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva said he accepted responsibility for the intelligence failures that allowed the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7.
Although Biden did not announce sanctions publically, several top American officials have been increasingly critical of Israel's military offensive in the besieged terrority.
Tabassum, who described herself as a "first-generation South Asian-American Muslim," said that the USC officials refused in an April 14 meeting with her to share details of the university's security assessment.
The statement came after Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said his country has no intention of continuing the military operation against Israel but added it would respond if the US and Israel plan any counterattack on Tehran.
The Iron Dome is part of a larger multi-layer air-defence system that includes the Arrow, which intercepts long-range ballistic missiles, and also David’s Sling, which intercepts medium-range missiles such as those believed to be possessed by Hezbollah in Lebanon. Read the full story to know more.
According to PM Netanyahu, the rejection of the proposals showed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, did not want a deal and was trying to exploit tensions with Iran and bring about a regional escalation of the conflict.
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