Israel Forced Transfer Plan

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The Israeli military has killed at least two Palestinians waiting to get food in Gaza.
Footage has emerged of soldiers opening fire on crowds trying to get to a food distribution centre in Rafah on Saturday.
Only two sites run by the notorious Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are currently operational.
Hunger, thirst, and desperation are pushing hundreds of thousands of people to risk their lives on a daily basis just to feed their families.

Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall reports.

The details of a plan by the Israeli army to force Palestinians into a “concentration zone” in Gaza are being criticized by some members of the government.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had tasked the military with devising a plan to forcibly transfer the entire population into the ruins of Rafah, in the south.
Now, some in the government say the army's proposal takes too much time and money.

Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reports from Amman in Jordan, because the Israeli government has banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel and the occupied West Bank.

Israeli forces have issued new forced evacuation warnings for Palestinians in Jabalia and surrounding areas of northern Gaza.
The Israeli military says it will increase its presence to fight armed groups and is forcibly transferring civilians with no guarantee of safety.
The warning follows overnight Israeli attacks on residential areas elsewhere in the north.
At least six members of one family were killed in a strike on Shati refugee camp.
Dozens of people were wounded.

Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary has more from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Palestine.

Palestinians in the Old City of Hebron in the occupied West Bank say they have been forced to turn their homes into cages.
Residents say they've had to put up barbed wire on their windows, to try to protect themselves from attacks by Israeli settlers.

Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim reports.

Israeli strikes in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley have killed at least 12 people, marking the deadliest single-day toll since a November ceasefire.
The attacks targeted sites Israel claims were Hezbollah weapons depots, including a strike that killed seven Syrian laborers and five alleged Hezbollah members.
Despite the truce, Israel has conducted hundreds of strikes, accusing Hezbollah of rebuilding military capabilities.
Lebanon’s government faces mounting pressure from Israel and the US to disarm Hezbollah but has opted for dialogue to avoid civil war.
The US envoy recently warned Lebanon is at a crossroads, with fears that escalating Israeli strikes aim to force state action against the group.
The conflict risks further destabilizing a region already strained by unresolved tensions.

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon.

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