Bezalel Smotrich outlines plan for 3,000 new housing units in controversial West Bank settlement, reports say – Middle East crisis live

<p>Israel’s far-right finance minister claims Netanyahu and Trump have agreed to the plan although there has been no confirmation from either leader</p><p>The <strong>health ministry in Gaza</strong> has just issued a statement, saying four more people have died from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours.</p><p>This brings the total to <strong>239</strong> since the start of the war, including <strong>106 children</strong>, according to the health ministry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/14/gaza-starvation-deaths-unrwa-israel-middle-east-crisis-latest-updates-news">Continue reading...</a>