- Escalating Israel-Hamas conflict and West Bank tensions
- The new event details how settler violence and Israeli policy failures in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are creating a volatile situation exploited by Hamas.
Hamas attacks led to international scrutiny and sanctions, while French authorities banned Bezalel Smotrich due to his policies.
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Updated May 18
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Hamas attacks led to international scrutiny and sanctions, while French authorities banned Bezalel Smotrich due to his policies.
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French authorities banned Smotrich over policies amid international scrutiny of Hamas attacks.1 source
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The new event details how settler violence and Israeli policy failures in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are creating a volatile situation exploited by Hamas.Also in this story
- Hussam Abu Safiya's appeals were rejected by the supreme court under the Unlawful Combatants Law.
- Smotrich signed an evacuation order for a village and planned massive settlement expansion in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
- Sanctions are concerning activities in the occupied West Bank, prompting Israel to urge the U.K. to reverse sanctions on private Israeli associations.
- Israeli attacks cause violence in Gaza Strip, while the UN assesses health figures and Hamas accuses Israel of truce violations.
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The entities involved
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Hamas
Palestinian Islamist political and military organization
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Bezalel Smotrich
Israeli far-right politician (born 1980)