Israel’s cabinet changed course on Gaza in dramatic fashion. It decided to “expand" military operations in the strip again and put in place a new plan to distribute aid to Gaza’s population. Israel’s hard right sees a path to a permanent reoccupation.

Israel’s government has publicly dismissed warnings of extreme food shortages after it blocked aid deliveries, but an internal analysis concluded that a crisis looms if food supplies are not restored.

The shekel opened the forex trading week sharply weaker although its losses moderated slightly in early afternoon inter-bank trading. The shekel is currently 0.47% higher against the US dollar at NIS 3.

He said Israel’s aim should be total victory in Gaza, including efforts to take ... a will in his pocket saying he owed another boy one shekel ($0.27), local media reporters said.

Israeli Cabinet ministers approved a plan early Monday to take over the Gaza Strip for an unspecified period of time, a move that dampens hopes of a ceasefire with Hamas in the near term. Israeli

This aligns with Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar's view, after he asked the Governor of the Bank of Israel last week to cancel all 200 shekel bills in order to cripple Hamas's finances.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 16 (Reuters) - Israeli troops will remain in the buffer zones they have created in Gaza even after any settlement to end the war, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on ...

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation seeks to create an alternative aid system, but other groups have raised doubts about the feasibility of its plan.