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Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian farmland near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, reducing wheat crops and olive trees to ashes, while other settlers in the southern WB damaged Palestinian crops by grazing their sheep among the plants

Navi Pillay, of the UN Commission of Inquiry, said her team had presented the ICC with 7.000 pieces of evidence relating to crimes committed by Israel and Hamas: "we have never seen anything like this," she said

Unicef accused the Israeli army of preventing the entry of one of its humanitarian aid convoys into the north of the Gaza Strip, apparently without providing valid reasons, despite the fact that they had the permits and documents required by Israel

The UN has placed Israel on the 'blacklist' of the report, submitted by the secretary-general's office, which lists countries and armed groups that it considers to have committed grave violations against children during armed conflicts

Israel's lawyers told the UN Supreme Court that the country has the right to proceed with a large-scale offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza, to defend itself against the Palestinian militant group Hamas

General Aharon Haliva, head of Israeli military intelligence, resigned upon "failure" over October 7, the first army commander to leave his post for failing to prevent Hamas attack

An Israeli raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank caused "the worst destruction in decades," with dozens of homes destroyed - according to Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi - as US and EU sanction more settlers

Benjamin Netanyahu announced that "there is a date" for troops to enter the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, reiterating that the "total victory over Hamas requires entry into Rafah"

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said the country does not intend to comply with the call for an immediate ceasefire in the month of Ramadan, contained in the resolution passed by the UN Security Council thanks to the abstention of the US

Notwithstanding international calls from politicians, humanitarian organizations, international bodies, artists and prominent figures to halt the offensive, Netanyahu approved plans for an attack on Rafah where 1,4 million Palestinians have taken refuge

Israel is blocking 1.500 trucks of humanitarian aid at Rafah crossing and preventing them from entering Gaza; the goods are officially being rejected for 'security reasons' and include oxygen, incubators, refrigerators, tents, solar panels