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The US' new top diplomat Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "unwavering support" for Israel, days into a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the illegally occupied West Bank.

In one of his first actions as president, Donald Trump canceled sanctions targeting dozens of far-right Israeli individuals and settler organizations accused by the Biden administration of violent

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.

The announcement came shortly after President Trump rescinded Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers and Jewish extremists raided Palestinian villages in protest against the cease-fire in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the military had launched a major operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin, aiming to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.

President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.

Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war

Trump has rescinded the Biden administration’s sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory.

After a fragile ceasefire took hold in Gaza, Israeli strikes and settler attacks have hurt and killed a number of Palestinians in the West Bank. View on euronews

In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.