Thousands of Israelis on Monday protested against Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s government, demanding new elections at the start of a “week of disturbance” call by activists. The protests came hours after Netanyahu dissolved the war cabinet that was tasked with steering the war in Gaza. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday dissolved the war cabinet and is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of advisers, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant.
- Thousands of Israelis protesting outside parliament and Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem on Monday called for new elections at the start of a "week of disturbance" call by activists.
- US presidential special envoy Amos Hochstein on Monday held talks with top Israeli leaders to press for a de-escalation on the Lebanese border.
- At least 37,347 Palestinians have been killed and 85,372 injured in Israel's war in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. Some 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks and 250 people were taken hostage, with about 120 remaining in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would implement a daily, daytime “tactical pause” pause along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries. The effort, which applies to about 12 kilometres of road in the Rafah area, falls far short of the complete ceasefire in the Palestinian territory sought by the international community.
About casualty figures from Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry:
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent. For more on the health ministry’s casualty figures, click here.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
