The Palestinian Authority announced the death of eight Palestinians in an Israeli military raid in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, where the army said it was carrying out an operation against armed cells of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On the diplomatic side, Norway, Spain and Ireland will recognize the existence of a Palestinian state. Follow our live coverage of the situation in the Middle East.
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Norway and Spain will recognize the existence of a Palestinian state from May 28, despite warnings from the Israeli government.
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Ireland in turn announces the recognition of a Palestinian state.
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Israel recalls its ambassadors to Ireland and Norway.
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Israel and Hamas are engaged in violent fighting in the Gaza Strip, which is threatened with famine. Unrwa announced Tuesday evening that it would suspend its food distributions in Rafah, the scene of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called the ICC prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants “despicable.” Furthermore, Israel urged the “nations of the civilized world to oppose the request of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against its leaders and to declare that they will not honor such warrants.” , declared a government spokesperson.
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