Israel's political-security cabinet approved a plan early on Friday to take control of Gaza City, as it expands its military operations despite growing domestic and international criticism over the devastating almost two-year-old war.

The foreign ministers of Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia wrote that "any attempts at annexation or of settlement extension violate international law."View on euronews

Rushanara Ali has stepped down from her position as homelessness minister just hours after reports emerged that she increased rent on her east London townhouse by £700 a month. The rise allegedly came only weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended.