As more countries moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state, a far-right member of Israel’s government called for “countermeasures” including the annexation of the West Bank.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, in January. He said recognition of Palestinian statehood called for “immediate countermeasures” like the annexation of the West Bank.
With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in the city, the Israeli military said it was opening another temporary evacuation route. The U.N. warned that food supplies in northern Gaza would soon run out.