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After U.S. President Donald Trump urged Hamas to 'IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages,' the Gaza terror group said it was ready for a 'comprehensive agreement' to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for an 'agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners' held by Israel

Premier Schoof heeft in een telefoongesprek de Israëlische premier Benjamin Netanyahu ‘met klem’ opgeroepen tot een onmiddellijk staakt-het-vuren in Gaza. Ook heeft hij gezegd dat Israël de afspraken met de EU moet nakomen over verbetering van de humanitaire situatie in het Palestijnse gebied. Volg alle ontwikkelingen over het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

Netanyahu is playing his favorite game: avoiding a decision. On the one hand, he talks tough to his base about a total conquest of Gaza, but also sends messages to the mediators that a partial deal is on the table. With growing pressure from the U.S., political isolation and the military's shift in focus to Iran, it seems likely he will pursue a deal with Hamas

Opposition MK Yair Lapid responded that Netanyahu is 'the most protected man in the Middle East,' adding that 'the families of the real victims are standing outside your fortified, luxurious residence' as tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated for a Gaza hostage deal in Jerusalem

Internationale genocideonderzoekers stellen dat Israël in Gaza genocide pleegt en zich schuldig maakt aan oorlogsmisdaden en misdaden tegen de menselijkheid. Wat moet Nederland doen na de uitkomst van dit onderzoek? Discussieer tot 21.00 uur mee.

The force, which has carried out demolitions in Gaza for about a year, has used Palestinians as human shields. Testimonies from soldiers and commanders outline a profile of the 'Uriah Force,' the team of the brother of the designated Shin Bet chief – that army commanders no longer want around

Participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla stated in an Instagram video that, approximately 90 nautical miles from the Island of Menorca, they "detected the first drones."

As preparations for the IDF's Gaza City operation intensify, a senior Ground Forces official was reprimanded after he presented a report claiming that Israel committed 'every single mistake' during the army's previous Gaza operation

A new Israel Democracy Institute survey reveals 64.5 percent of Israelis, including half of the surveyed Likud voters, favor a cease-fire and hostage deal that includes IDF withdrawal from Gaza

Loaned from Tottenham, Israeli winger Manor Solomon is expected to get regular minutes at Villarreal in La Liga and the Champions League, but faces backlash in Spain over past posts defending Israel's military campaign in Gaza

Soldiers and officers who spoke to Haaretz describe their Gaza outpost as plagued by a 'lack of operational discipline' and accuse commanders of ignoring warnings after deadly incidents involving friendly fire and unsafe orders

Two new investigations examine how soldiers stationed near the Gaza border responded to the Hamas attack on October 7. They also praised those killed in action while blocking Hamas from taking control of military outposts

On Israel's first day of school, dozens of teachers came out in support of the children in Gaza left without any sort of educational institution, and around 200 more participated in a video calling for an immediate end to the war, for the sake of the children in both Israel and Gaza

Democratic Senators Merkley and Van Hollen dismissed IDF briefings on Gaza aid as misleading, noting that 'the reality is different.' Their trip also focused on West Bank settler violence, meeting families of Palestinian-American victims

The world’s biggest academic association of genocide scholars has passed a resolution saying the legal criteria have been met to establish that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, its president said on Monday. Eighty-six per cent of those who voted among the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) backed the resolution declaring Israel’s “policies and actions in Gaza” had met the legal definition set out in Article II of the 1948 UN Convention on genocide. Israel launched its devastating assault on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, after fighters from Hamas attacked Israeli communities, killing 1,200 people and capturing more than 250 hostages. Since then, Israel’s military action has killed 63,000 people, damaged or destroyed most buildings in the territory and forced nearly all its residents to flee their homes at least once. A global hunger monitor relied on by the United Nations says parts of the territory are now suffering a man-made famine, which Israel also denies. The three-p...

On Monday, newspapers ran stark black covers with brief slogans, broadcasters aired a joint statement, and news sites went dark or showed banners of support. Reporters Without Borders called the Gaza war the deadliest ever for journalists, as Israel dismissed the protest as a 'biased political manifesto against' the country

The inconsistency in the Trump administration's policy toward Israel and Palestine is evident. Far less clear is whether there are a set of circumstances that will draw the U.S. back into a constructive diplomatic role on Gaza, the Palestinians and the greater Middle East, seeking more than a short-term cease-fire

The latest iteration of Trump's idea to transform the ruins of Gaza into the Riviera of the Middle East has not one single logical aspect

Israel has in the past strongly denied that its actions in Gaza amount to genocide and says they are justified as self-defense. It is fighting a case at the International Court of Justice in the Hague that accuses it of genocide

The interview between comedian Adam Friedland and U.S. Congressman Ritchie Torres revealed the gap between the American public and its representatives, and the imbalance of power when politicians, unable to handle the questions, lashed out on Israel and Gaza