Seven former American ambassadors, from both Republican and Democratic administrations, write a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, saying UNRWA funds cuts have national security ramifications for Israel and Jordan, among other US allies in the region.

THe EU stresses ‘there is no intention to reduce the current level of EU funding, nor to review EU policies on the Middle East Peace Process,’ but rather to ‘hear the views’.

“Gaza’s condition could improve if Israel lets Gazans work, thereby increasing their income sources. But the government’s policy is to divide the Strip from the West Bank– which only serves Hamas,” writes Amira Hass.

The Israeli security establishment sees opposition from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas as the main obstacle to taking steps toward improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s parliament has passed a law that withholds hundreds of millions of dollars in funds from the Palestinians over welfare payments given to prisoners and their families.

“Proposed legislation preventing extreme left-wing NGOs deemed to be acting against the IDF and delegitimizing Israel from accessing Israeli schools will move to a final vote in the Knesset plenum in two weeks, after being approved in its final reading Tuesday in the Knesset’s Education Committee.

Four right-wing Knesset members were forcibly ejected from an emotionally charged Knesset meeting on Monday, as lawmakers clashed during a special conference to highlight the plight of children in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s High Court of Justice issued a temporary injunction on Monday, ordering the state to explain why the court should not strike down a plan to establish a special local council that will represent Jewish settlers in Hebron.

Some 154 organisations and NGOs push European Union to exclude ‘Israeli military companies’ from its development fund.