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In an interview with Kan 11, Foreign Minister Israel Katz criticized Ben-Gvir's stance on Temple Mount prayers during Ramadan

Israeli-Arab and left-wing politicians viewed the decision as an attempt by Ben-Gvir to collectively punish Muslims.

Some 1.2 million people are now taking shelter in sprawling tent encampments without access to adequate food, water or medicine in Rafah, a city that used to be home to just 250,000.

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad slams the Israeli regime’s plan to impose restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshipers to the al-Aqsa Mosque compound during Ramadan.

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel has threatened to invade Rafah by the start of Ramadan if Hamas does not return its remaining hostages by then, despite international pressure to protect Palestinian civilians taking refuge in the Gaza Strips southernmost city.

India faces onion shortage due to drop in rabi harvest. Meanwhile, export ban causes price crash, protests. Exporters suggest controlled exports amid shortage and high international prices. In a letter to the Union government, a group of leading onion exporters have cautioned the government about the consequences of allowing onion exports without adhering to a proper mechanism to control export volumes.

Israel has concentrated its military operations in Khan Yunis, just a few kilometres from Rafah and the hometown of Hamass Gaza leader.

"The positions of some of security officials who recommend approving the massive entry of the residents of the PA to the Temple Mount shows that they learned nothing from October 7," said Ben-Gvir.

Israel has set a deadline of March 10 -- the start of Ramadan -- for a hostage deal with Hamas, failing which it will invade Rafah.

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