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Netanyahu's move to fire security agency chief threatens new crisis in Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bid to dismiss a top security official has threatened to plunge Israel back into deep political crisis, with opponents on Monday organising protests and a former court president warning against the "dangerous" move.Netanyahu on Sunday cited an "ongoing lack of trust" as the reason for moving to sack Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet internal security agency, following a similar bid by the government to oust the attorney general.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu's move to fire security agency chief threatens new crisis in Israel

Gazans plunged back into chaos with resumption of Israeli strikes

Mourners cried over the bodies of their loved ones with drones buzzing overhead early on Tuesday, as a wave of Israeli strikes plunged Gazans back into chaos."They opened the fire of hell again on Gaza," said Ramez al-Amarin, 25, a displaced Palestinian who lives in a tent in the southeast of Gaza City."There are bodies and limbs on the ground, and the wounded cannot find any doctor to treat them," he added.Amarin said he transported several of his neighbours' children to hospital but there were no beds for them.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gazans plunged back into chaos with resumption of Israeli strikes