Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, named a new head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency. Judges have frozen the dismissal of the current chief.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named a new chief to take over Israel's domestic intelligence agency, his office said on Monday, after a bitter standoff with the current head who has been leading a corruption investigation against Netanyahu aides.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has named a new head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, despite fierce protests over the dismissal of its current chief and a pending decision at the Supreme Court.

Israeli airstrikes on a tent and home housing displaced people in southern Gaza has killed 10 people, including children, as Palestinians observed the first day of Eid-al-Fitr, rescuers said.

Netanyahu said Israel was demanding that Hamas lay down its arms and said its leaders would be allowed to leave Gaza. He gave no detail on how long Israeli troops would remain in

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeated a demand on Sunday for Hamas to disarm and for its leaders to leave Gaza as he promised to step up pressure on the group while continuing efforts to return hostages.