The policies of the far-right Israeli government, which were perceived as enabling settler violence in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, created a sense of desperation among Palestinians and demands for a reaction.

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The Israeli administration led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implemented a series of policies that were seen as endorsing settler aggressiveness towards Palestinians. This included the perceived tacit support for violence and the suppression of Palestinian national symbols, which contributed to heightened tensions and a desperate atmosphere among Palestinians. These factors collectively spurred demands for retaliation and are believed to have played a role in the escalation to war

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The far-right Israeli government's policies, regarded as supportive of settler actions, intensified hostilities in the West Bank and Jerusalem, exacerbating Palestinian grievances and fueling calls for a forceful response.

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On January 9, Ben-Gvir ordered police to remove all Palestinian flags in occupied East Jerusalem, and inside Israel, calling the Palestinian national symbol an act of “terrorism”.

UK-based rights group Amnesty International described the ban as Israel’s “latest attempt to silence Palestinians”.

One week after his appointment as justice minister, Likud member of parliament Yariv Levin presented a controversial plan to increase government control over the judicial system and weaken the Supreme Court.

At the top of the new Israeli government’s agenda are plans to change the judiciary system and weaken the Supreme Court, plans for annexing the occupied West Bank, where the situation is already tense.

Limor Son Har-Melech, of the Jewish Power party, told Israeli media: “A Jew who kills an Arab needs to sit in prison until the end of his life. An Arab who kills a Jew needs to die”.

Palestinian flags are already removed immediately in Jerusalem, as Israel claims both the occupied eastern part and the western part.

In one of the many agreements signed before the government took office, Netanyahu promised the Religious Zionism party, one of his main coalition partners, to annex the occupied West Bank.