Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu applauds Trump’s ‘bold’ ICC sanctions

Israeli PM thanks Trump for executive order; Amnesty chief says sanctions seek to ‘destroy what the international community has painstakingly constructed’Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and IsraelIsrael’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for “voluntary” departures from Gaza, as US President Donald Trump ruled out sending American troops to the territory, AFP reports.Trump had earlier proposed moving Palestinians out of Gaza, sparking uproar from leaders in the Middle East and beyond. Continue reading...

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu applauds Trump’s ‘bold’ ICC sanctions

Israeli PM thanks Trump for executive order; Amnesty chief says sanctions seek to ‘destroy what the international community has painstakingly constructed’

Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for “voluntary” departures from Gaza, as US President Donald Trump ruled out sending American troops to the territory, AFP reports.

Trump had earlier proposed moving Palestinians out of Gaza, sparking uproar from leaders in the Middle East and beyond. Continue reading...