Israeli soldiers have revealed that Palestinian civilians were killed inside Gaza at the wish of army officers amid a collapse of legal and military norms during Tel Aviv’s two-year brutal war on the enclave.

Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday he planned to close publicly funded Army Radio in what he described as an attempt to preserve the military’s nonpartisan character, but the decision was denounced by the station's chief as a blow to press freedom.

The Israeli military separately said on Thursday it had arrested more than 50 people in raids around Bethlehem, in the West Bank, which it said were linked to Hamas. It said militants there "planned to carry out shooting attacks" against Israelis and security personnel.

Israeli forces launched new airstrikes, as humanitarian agencies warned that severe restrictions continue to obstruct relief efforts.

US pushes Lebanese president to speak directly to Netanyahu, as Israel and Lebanon disagree over effective methods for disarming Hezbollah

President Joseph Aoun says army enforcing ceasefire in southern Lebanon, rejecting Israeli accusations of negligence - Anadolu Ajansı

Sweet Security, a Tel Aviv-based startup founded by the Israeli army’s former chief information security officer, has raised $75 million in new funding.