<article data-history-node-id="432248" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-parlamentarians-call-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-parlamentarians-call-palestinians-be-killed-if-they-burn-rubbish" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli parliamentarians call for Palestinians to be killed if they burn waste</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><article data-scroll-anchor="true" data-testid="conversation-turn-178" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-69293c9b-6d94-8332-95c6-aaa80609f2dd-9" dir="auto" tabindex="-1"> <p data-end="74" data-start="0">In Israel’s Knesset, far-right lawmaker Tzvi Succot called for the killing of Palestinians accused of burning waste in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p data-end="653" data-start="287">Speaking during a session of the Interior and Environmental Protection Committee on illegal waste fires, Succot escalated his rhetoric, saying, "The Air Force should act and kill them."</p> <p data-end="653" data-start="287">His remarks, reported by the Israeli daily Haaretz, targeted Palestinians living under occupation rather than addressing the deeper crisis of waste management imposed by Israel’s control over land and infrastructure.</p> <p data-end="895" data-start="655">According to Israeli media reports, Environment Minister Idit Silman and committee chair Yitzhak Kroizer backed his position, signalling official support for a response rooted in the further killing Palestinians.</p> </article> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="431857" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-storms-bethlehem-town-shuts-down-market" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-military-storms-bethlehem-town-shuts-down-market" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli military storms Bethlehem town, shuts down market</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli military on Sunday&nbsp;stormed the town of Al-Khader, southwest of Bethlehem, and positioned themselves in the Al-Tall and Al-Baraka areas in the old town, Al Jazeera Arabic reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The report, quoting local sources, said that the army&nbsp;forced shop owners to close their shops.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

A number of officers were told they would be released from reserve duty and would no longer serve in the military, the military said in a statement.

<article data-history-node-id="430576" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-attacks-hit-eastern-lebanon" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-attacks-hit-eastern-lebanon" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks hit eastern Lebanon</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Israeli army conducted at least two air strikes&nbsp;on the outskirts of Hermel, in the far north-eastern corner of Lebanon on Thursday, despite a nearly year-old ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported.</p> <p>The Israeli army confirmed it carried out attacks, claiming&nbsp;that it targeted a Hezbollah site used for the production of “precision missiles."</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="430555" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/solid-majority-americans-support-recognition-palestinian-state-poll" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/solid-majority-americans-support-recognition-palestinian-state-poll" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Solid majority of Americans support recognition of Palestinian state, poll finds</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The majority of Americans support recognising a Palestinian state, according to a new poll released by Reuters and Ipsos.&nbsp;</p> <p>The poll found 80 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of Republicans support the move.&nbsp;</p> <p>The six day poll closed on Monday.&nbsp;<meta charset="UTF-8">&nbsp;It found that 59 percent of respondents backed US recognition of a Palestinian state and just 33 percent opposed the move. The rest were unsure or did not answer.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>