Israel Launches New Gaza Counterattack and Approves West Bank Annexation Despite US Warnings

Israel launched a new counterattack in Gaza that killed more than 40 Palestinians, even as Washington tried to keep a shaky ceasefire intact.

“The article discusses escalating violence and tensions in the occupied West Bank amid Israel’s plans to annex parts of the territory”

The Guardian

Al-Jazeera Net reports U.S. officials privately fumed after Israel’s recent counterattack in Gaza, which killed over 40 Palestinians.

The Guardian

Al Jazeera adds that U.S. envoys now require Israel to obtain American approval before new strikes on Gaza.

Netanyahu publicly rejected the idea that Israel takes orders from Washington, with The Telegraph noting he rejected allegations that Israel is a 'client state' of the U.S.

Le Monde.fr reports the U.S. has stationed about 200 soldiers to a Military-Civil Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat to monitor the ceasefire.

Sky News underscores that despite a U.S.-brokered truce, intense fighting continues in Gaza, causing massive devastation and nearly 68,000 Palestinian deaths reported by Hamas authorities.

Israel’s Knesset advanced preliminary annexation bills for parts of the occupied West Bank despite repeated U.S. warnings.

TRT World notes the chamber "advanced legislation related to annexing parts of the occupied West Bank" even after Trump and JD Vance warned against it.

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i24NEWS reports the bills "passed" in a first vote, drawing U.S. criticism.

Tempo.co English says the measures "passed their first reading" but were later "frozen" after Washington pushed back.

The Guardian adds that the annexation push was "halted following strong US condemnation."

The Japan Times quotes Trump saying annexation "won’t happen."

On the ground in the West Bank, Israeli forces and settlers have killed and injured Palestinians and driven families from their land while lawmakers push annexation.

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Pars Today

Anadolu Ajansı reports that since October 2023, Israeli attacks have caused over 1,056 Palestinian deaths, 10,300 injuries, and more than 20,000 detentions.

Yeni Safak English details over 7,000 settler attacks in two years causing deaths and community expulsions.

Yeni Şafak notes over 1,056 Palestinian deaths, more than 10,300 injuries, and over 20,000 arrests.

The Guardian tallies over 1,000 Palestinians killed and thousands displaced since October 2023.

The Straits Times documents Israeli settlers and soldiers destroying olive groves and blocking farmers from their fields, deepening dispossession.

Diplomatically, Washington and regional brokers are trying to hold a fragile ceasefire and hostage deal together while Israel expands military operations and annexation maneuvers.

Daily Mail describes the situation as involving a phased ceasefire, hostage releases, demilitarization, and reconstruction.

TRT World

Le Monde.fr notes the World Health Organization’s plan to boost care to at least 50 patients per day and highlights criticism that the post-war plan’s second phase lacks clarity.

Sky News reports that Israel has barred foreign media from Gaza as Israel’s Supreme Court is reviewing whether to permit international media access.

Haaretz confirms that Israel’s High Court extended the deadline for the government to clarify its policy on allowing independent foreign journalists into Gaza.

U.S. leverage over Israeli policy is contested in both rhetoric and practice.

“The article discusses former President Donald Trump's views on the leadership and political situation in Gaza and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”

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Truthout argues Washington’s stance is contradictory—publicly opposing annexation while enabling it—saying the U.S. has advanced arms shipments and that experts see tacit U.S. approval.

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Al Jazeera reports the U.S. now requires Israel to obtain U.S. approval before new strikes.

However, The Telegraph quotes Netanyahu rejecting the client state label.

The Japan Times quotes Trump warning annexation won’t happen, reinforcing the threat of withheld support as a tool to block formal annexation even as de facto control expands.