The admission has embroiled the prosecutor in a firestorm of criticism from the right-wingers dominating Israeli politics who say her actions betrayed the state.

Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan, an outspoken critic of Israel’s war in Gaza and occupation of Palestinian territories, has been informed that Israeli authorities have barred her from entering the country for five years.

Israel has strengthened its security with a series of sweeping military victories in the past two years. It has also become far more isolated internationally, with no clear path ahead.

Israeli police said the three men were shot as they came out of a cave near Jenin, a town in the northern West Bank known as a militant stronghold.

President Donald Trump is suggesting he could call on Israel to release imprisoned Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader.

Israel accused Unrwa of being infiltrated by Hamas. The agency denied the claim, insisting it was impartial. The ICJ was asked to also cover in its opinion Israel's duty to allow the unhindered delivery of essential supplies to Palestinians.

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In the weeks since Israel and Hamas agreed to a fragile ceasefire and hostage deal, Indonesia, which boasts the biggest Muslim population in the world, has emerged as an intriguing partner to a White House keen on making peace in the Middle East a defining legacy of his presidency.