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ISRAEL: Hostage families urge decision-makers to restart talks for comprehensive deal at Hostage Square rally ■ GAZA: Medical sources report 37 killed in Israeli strikes; Tribal heads in northern Gaza's Beit Lahia come out against Hamas rule ■ LEBANON: IDF to hold large-scale drill near Lebanon border Wednesday

Until October 7, Netanyahu didn't want to topple Hamas. For the last 17 months, Israel – backed by billions in foreign aid – has been unsuccessful in doing so. But somehow, Israelis see every Gazan who hasn't risked their life to rise up against Hamas as a terrorist with a target on their back

Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for the overnight launch, saying they targeted Israel's airport. According to Israeli emergency services, 13 people were injured while rushing to take shelter during the sirens; Hamas took responsibility for rockets fired into central Israel several hours ago

Israel can bomb and starve Gaza as much as it pleases when it's backed by a U.S. administration like that of Donald Trump. Everything therefore comes down to a single point – the hostages – and Hamas knows it

Israël heeft de oorlog in de Gazastrook hervat en zal de aanvallen op Hamas alleen nog verder opvoeren, zegt minister-president Benjamin Netanyahu. ,,De afgelopen dag heeft Hamas de macht van onze wapens gevoeld.” De zware luchtaanvallen, die in de nacht van maandag op dinsdag honderden slachtoffers eisten, ‘zijn nog maar het begin’, verzekerde hij.

Israël heeft de strijd hervat en zal de aanvallen op Hamas alleen nog verder opvoeren, zegt Benjamin Netanyahu. ,,De afgelopen dag heeft Hamas de macht van onze wapens gevoeld”, aldus de premier. De luchtaanvallen, waarbij meer dan 400 doden vielen, ‘zijn nog maar het begin’, verzekert Netanyahu. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

GAZA: Hamas says over 400 killed in renewed Israeli strikes across Gaza; IDF calls for evacuations of several Gaza neighborhoods ■ ISRAEL: Hostages' families call for Israeli public to protest collapse of cease-fire ■ YEMEN: Houthis vow to retaliate against U.S. strikes as Pentagon says it will use lethal force to achieve objectives

The Israeli offensive comes after talks regarding the second stage of the cease-fire have not made significant progress. Hamas: 'Netanyahu's government endangers the fate of the hostages'

Het Israëlische leger is begonnen aan een ‘grootschalige aanval’ op doelen van Hamas in de Gazastrook. Getuigen in het Palestijnse gebied melden explosies en spreken van ‘de grootste aanval sinds het begin van de wapenstilstand’ op 19 januari. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in het Midden-Oosten in ons liveblog.

'We're speaking, quietly and humbly, with the people who are managing these matters. We look them in the eye and tell them they have no privilege to do anything other than bring back the hostages,' says the father of senior IDF commander Asaf Hamami whose body is still held in Gaza by Hamas

HOSTAGE TALKS: U.S. calls latest Hamas cease-fire demands 'unacceptable' ■ GAZA: Israeli airstrikes kill nine, including two journalists, Palestinian medics say ■ LEBANON: Israeli drone strike targeting Hezbollah operative kills two, local media report ■ YEMEN: U.S. launches military campaign against Houthis, Trump announces

Israel has been unable to get a deal with Hamas and has waited for the US to make the move.

Israel has been unable to get a deal with Hamas and has waited for the US to make the move.

Talks continued throughout the weekend as a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Khayya visited Cairo for updates on the negotiations in Qatar.

Talks continued throughout the weekend as a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Khayya visited Cairo for updates on the negotiations in Qatar.

Boehler praised the 'very productive talks' he had with Hamas in a Sunday Fox News interview, but Secretary of State Rubio said 'as of now, it hasn't borne fruit,' and talks will continue through Witkoff in Qatar with Israel's delegation

The attacks by the Netanyahu government, its media mouthpieces and parts of the American Jewish community on the Trump administration's direct talks with Hamas are the height of chutzpah and hypocrisy. It's Netanyahu's stonewalling that left the White House no choice

The direct talks that took place between Trump's hostage envoy and Hamas in recent days express, to a great extent, the U.S. administration's lack of trust in Netanyahu and the ability of Qatar and Egypt to lead the talks to an understanding

In a string of press appearances – including three major Israeli networks – Boehler defended his direct talks with Hamas and insisted that his top priority is releasing hostages and pursuing U.S. interests

De Israëlische regering stuurt onderhandelaars naar Qatar voor gesprekken met internationale bemiddelaars. Hamas zag al "positieve indicatoren" voor nieuwe onderhandelingen. Toch blijven de bombardementen doorgaan, wat de situatie complex maakt. Doe tot 21.00 uur mee aan de discussie over deze ontwikkeling.