Israelis held captive in Gaza and Palestinians swept into Israel detention centres have been focus of ceasefire talks.

Israel has said that it will reopen the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt within days for travelers on foot, a move that would allow Palestinians who fled the enclave during the two-year war to return home for the first time.

Israeli police shut down a screening of Palestinian 2026 Oscar entry Palestine 36 in Jerusalem last week in a move described by the film's director Annemarie Jacir as a violation of freedom expression.

By Alexander Cornwell TEL AVIV, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Israel wants to restrict the number of Palestinians entering Gaza through the border crossing with Egypt to ensure that more are allowed out than in,

The Israeli military said one strike came after it spotted and struck several people who were operating a drone in central Gaza that posed a threat to its troops.

MSF made the announcement on Saturday, just over three weeks after Israel announced the ban on 37 NGOs from operating in Palestine due to failure to register in time.

Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals in the war-battered enclave said.

There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.

Crews began bulldozing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency ’s offices in Sheikh Jarrah and fired tear gas at a vocational school in Qalandia, marking Israel’s latest and most dramatic step against UNRWA.

Israelis expressed relief as the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage taken into Gaza, were recovered Monday