Gaza death toll from Israeli brutal war passes 50,500 mark
At least 29 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school sheltering displaced people
ICC concerned about Hungary's decision to withdraw from court
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich withdrew his resignation letter from the government after resolving a coalition crisis between his Religious Zionist Party and the Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party led by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Yedioth Ahronoth daily reported.
The crisis in the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was resolved through Knesset member Almog Cohen from Jewish Power resigning from parliament and being appointed as deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Office while Smotrich will remain as finance minister, which came after a meeting with Netanyahu.
"As a result, Smotrich withdrew his resignation from the Knesset just hours before it was set to come into effect, and Knesset member Tzvi Sukkot from the Religious Zionism party will return to the Knesset under the Norwegian Law after two and a half months of leaving the Knesset," said the newspaper.
US Senator Bernie Sanders said he will force votes to block $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel.
"Over the last 30 days, there has been absolutely no humanitarian aid getting into Gaza, no food, no water, no medicine, no fuel, and that is for an entire month. This is barbaric. So let us be clear: the United States must end our complicity in these atrocities. We cannot be part of this any longer," Sanders said in a video message shared on X.
Hamas decided not to respond or engage with Israel's counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official told Reuters news agency, affirming it is committed to the mediators' plan instead.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep alarm about the human cost of intensified Israeli attacks in besieged Gaza.
"The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by the human toll of the intensified hostilities in Gaza. He condemns the reported killing of over a thousand people, including women and children, since the collapse of the ceasefire," according to a statement from his spokesperson's office.
US forces conducted another air strike on the city of Hodaidah in western Yemen, killing one civilian and wounding another, the Houthi group announced.
According to Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV, US warplanes carried out air strikes on the Ras Issa area in Hodaidah's Salif district.
Hundreds of Israelis protested in front of Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Hungary, demanding the release of captives in Gaza, the Israeli Army Radio said.
Protesters carried banners calling for the "immediate" return of Israeli captives, the broadcaster added.
The families of the Israeli captives said they are "horrified" by Tel Aviv's announcement of expanding its military invasion of Gaza to seize more areas, warning that this move "endangers the lives" of their relatives held by Palestinian factions.
Algeria has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the situation in Palestine.
According to the Algerian News Agency, "Algeria on Wednesday requested the convening of an emergency meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Palestine, and the session is expected to be held on Thursday afternoon."
