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US support "to Israel's right to defend itself is ironclad... and that's not going to change."

The US' "ironclad commitment to Israel's security... has never been stronger."

"Without humanitarian aid, even our best friends will find it difficult to support us for a long time."

"Israel has to be very careful, because you're losing a lot of the world, you're losing a lot of support."

"If [Israel] keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government... they're going to lose support from around the world."

Israelis "are facing major, possibly generational damage to their reputation."

"[U]nless Israel changes its course it will continue to lose support."

Israel is "burning through its reserves of international support."

"When all this is over... International sympathy will have expired and Israel will be forced to exist in an even greater state of siege."

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“I will not allow it [a two-state solution]."

Netanyahu's government "doesn't want anything remotely approaching a two-state solution.

"The only thing that Iran and Israel have in common is that neither of them believes in a two-state solution."

"[T]he current conflict is likely to put the last nail in the coffin of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process."

"A two-state solution exists only in theory. In practice, it died long ago."

"The war between Israel and Hamas makes the two-state solution less viable than ever before."

“[W]hat has happened on 7 October has postponed the possibility of the two-state solution."

"The two-state solution remains on the table, if only for the lack of any viable alternative."

"If Israel has the will, or capacity, to relocate 200,000 settlers from the West Bank and Jerusalem, a two-state solution is a viable option."

"If international actors can muster enough political will and capital... they could still bring about [a two-state solution]."

“[The two-state solution] is the only solution – there is no realistic competition.”

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Israeli demolition teams, accompanied by police, began tearing down the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Israel says it owns the land on which the compound stands and accuses the agency of being infiltrated by Hamas.

Israeli demolition teams, accompanied by police, began tearing down the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Israel says it owns the land on which the compound stands and accuses the agency of being infiltrated by Hamas.

The agency has denied allegations of Hamas infiltration and says its premises are protected under international conventions. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the demolition and called for the Israeli government to return and restore the compound to the United Nations without delay.

The agency has denied allegations of Hamas infiltration and says its premises are protected under international conventions. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the demolition and called for the Israeli government to return and restore the compound to the United Nations without delay.

The demolition follows a law passed in October 2024 that banned the agency from operating in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, which came into effect in January 2025. The legislation severed all state contact with the refugee agency and revoked its diplomatic immunity in the country.

The demolition follows a law passed in October 2024 that banned the agency from operating in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem, which came into effect in January 2025. The legislation severed all state contact with the refugee agency and revoked its diplomatic immunity in the country.

Israel alleges that some agency staff were involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks. The UN admits that nine staff members may have been involved on that date but says Israel has not provided evidence for claims that the agency has been more widely infiltrated by Hamas.

Israel alleges that some agency staff were involved in the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attacks. The UN admits that nine staff members may have been involved on that date but says Israel has not provided evidence for claims that the agency has been more widely infiltrated by Hamas.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was present at the demolition site, described it as marking a historic day. The Israeli government plans to build approximately 1,400 housing units on the East Jerusalem site that was used by the agency.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who was present at the demolition site, described it as marking a historic day. The Israeli government plans to build approximately 1,400 housing units on the East Jerusalem site that was used by the agency.

The agency's mandate is to provide aid, education and healthcare to approximately 2.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as 3 million more refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Energy Minister Eli Cohen's office announced that all agency facilities in Israel will be cut off from electricity.

The agency's mandate is to provide aid, education and healthcare to approximately 2.5 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as 3 million more refugees in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon. Energy Minister Eli Cohen's office announced that all agency facilities in Israel will be cut off from electricity.

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