Family members of captives say ‘enough is enough'
There is no sign that the anti-government protests have any sort of sway on the Israeli government. In fact, members of Prime Minister Netanyahu ‘s right-wing coalition have slammed these demonstrations.
They said these protests are not only counterproductive, but they also serve Israel’s enemies. Family members of the captives in Gaza say the continued Israeli military action in Gaza and the expansion of it could be a death sentence for their loved ones.
Week after week we see these demonstrations, and we see them escalating. Some of these protests even reached Netanyahu’s home in West Jerusalem, trying to send the message that “enough is enough”.
Israeli opposition forms bloc to defeat PM Netanyahu
Opposition leader and Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid, Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman, Yashar! with Gadi Eisenkot chairman, and Democrats chair Yair Golan have announced they formed the “change bloc”, according to Israeli media.
The leaders said they are turning their regular meetings into a permanent forum to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government in the next election, news reports said.
“The next meeting will be held immediately after Yom Kippur [October 1-2] with the leaders saying they expect Naftali Bennett and Benny Gantz to join future discussions,” The Jerusalem Post reported, referring to two other opposition politicians.
Israel imposes special permits for Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Israeli authorities have required Palestinians living in two villages to obtain special permits to enter and exit their communities.
The Palestinian news agency, Wafa, reported that residents of the al-Khalayleh neighbourhood and the villages of Beit Iksa and Nabi Samuel, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, will be barred from crossing the Israeli military checkpoint if they are found to be without permits.
The three communities, home to about 3,000 people, already suffer near-total isolation because of the separation wall, military checkpoints and gates surrounding them.
Residents are barred from expanding housing or bringing in essential supplies, while the nearby illegal Israeli settlements block their urban growth. The decision came as Israel accelerates settlement projects in occupied East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has declared plans to annex 82 percent of the occupied West Bank.
Just another layer of control / apartheid. Israel already tracks everyone in the Westbank, can't cross checkpoints without ID etc.
https://www.unocha.org/publications/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/west-bank-movement-and-access-update-may-2025
