On 12 January, the day commemorating the 1904 revolt of the Herero people against German colonialism, Olaf Scholz’s government announced that it would intervene in the International Court of Justice to oppose South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel. The move sparked widespread indignation....
Families of Israeli captives obstructed on Thursday the entry of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for the second day in a row, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported....
Progress was made toward the procurement of three new squadrons: a third squadron of F-35s with 25 planes; a new squadron of F-15s with 25 planes; and an additional squadron of Apache attack helicopters, ostensibly involving 12 aircraft. Purchases will be made using U.S. aid provided to Israel.