In order to carry out safety work that was initially planned for September, Israel Railways announced that Tel Aviv's Hashalom station, the busiest in the country, will close until August 26, effectively cutting off transit between the north and south of the country. Buses will replace train connections between the city's functioning train stations

The IDF says the plan will be presented to the government on Thursday as operations begin on the outskirts of the city ■ Israel's defense minister said he approved a plan to 'accommodate' Gaza City residents to be transferred to southern Gaza ■ Hostage families warn that the operation could put their loved ones at risk of 'murder'

Ljubljana insists it stopped buying Israeli arms after the Gaza war began, yet continues acquiring missile systems developed in Israel. 'The Defense Ministry has made no payments to Israeli arms manufacturers,' the government claimed – despite evidence to the contrary

Current and former staff occupied an area of the Microsoft campus with signs that read 'Join The Worker Intifada – No Labor for Genocide' following a report that Israeli intelligence had used Azure to store vast amounts of data collected on Palestinians

Led by former president of Religious Zionists of America Yosef Blau, the petition was signed by Orthodox rabbis from across the political spectrum. 'Unfortunately in Israel, very few Religious Zionist rabbis are willing to criticize that which comes from within the community'

The vote, the fifth since the conflict began, will raise the deficit to 5.2% of GDP and fund a 30.8 billion shekel increase in expenses, primarily for the defense establishment