Middle East conflict live ticker: Netanyahu: Israel's fight against its enemies is not yet over

The conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians shape the entire region, regularly causing great suffering and impacting many areas of international politics.

Israel conquered the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967. The Palestinians claim these territories for an independent Palestinian state with the predominantly Arab eastern part of Jerusalem as its capital.

According to the UN, more than two million people live in the Gaza Strip under extremely poor conditions. Hamas, designated a terrorist organization by the EU, the US, and Israel, seized sole power by force in 2007. Israel subsequently tightened its blockade of the coastal territory, which is supported by Egypt.

More information on the background, actors and history of the Middle East conflict can be found here:

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