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Israel 'dissecting' Gaza, Netanyahu says

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Israel’s military is “switching gears” in Gaza, dividing and seizing more parts of the strip, a move observers say could mean Israel establishing deeper, more long-term control over the territory.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that Israel is seizing territory in the Gaza Strip hours after his government laid out plans to take over large parts of the enclave.
From The New York Times
The Israeli defense minister, Israel Katz, said the military was seizing swaths of territory to protect its forces and border towns, suggesting a longer-term presence in the enclave.
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Netanyahu says Israel is now dividing up Gaza. What does that mean on the ground?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel’s military is “switching gears” in Gaza, dividing and seizing more parts of the strip, a move experts say could mean Israel establishing deeper, more long-term control over the territory.
Netanyahu says Israel will establish a new security corridor across Gaza to pressure Hamas
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A top official said “large areas” of the enclave would be seized, suggesting that Israel intended to hold on to more territory.

Hungary, Benjamin Netanyahu and International Criminal Court

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Hungary's government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, it said on Thursday, shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived i...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary’s capital early Thursday to red carpet treatment despite a warrant for his arrest issued by the world’s top war crimes court.
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Orbán invited Netanyahu to Budapest, and accused the court of "interfering in an ongoing conflict for political purposes."
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Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government announced the move shortly after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, sought under an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Hungary for a state visit. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accused the ICC of political interference and said Thursday he believes it has become a “political court.”
Hungary says it will quit the International Criminal Court as Netanyahu visits
Hungary said it will start the process to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, just as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces an ICC arrest warrant, arrived in Budapest.
Israel's Netanyahu in Budapest despite international arrest warrant as Hungary says it will quit ICC
It was only the second foreign trip Netanyahu has made since the International Criminal Court issued the warrant against him in November. As Netanyahu arrived in Budapest, Hungary said it will begin the procedure of withdrawing from the ICC.
As Netanyahu arrives in Budapest, Hungary announces exit from International Criminal Court
Hungary will withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the body that issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant last year. The announcement preceded Netanyahu’s arrival in Budapest for a state visit,
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