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Flight booking records obtained by Reuters reveal that several senior Russian military officials traveled to Iran after the April strike on Israel and in the lead-up to the October 2024 attack, as defense ties deepened between Moscow and Tehran

President Trump's speech comes on the heels of $11 billion weapons sales to Israel and amid his continued insistence on a U.S. takeover of Gaza and increasing deference to Israel on how to proceed with the hostage deal

As long as Israel enjoys full American backing for every decision, including violating agreements, it will continue to chart its own course to perpetuate its control over Gaza 'for as long as it takes'

Israeli source: No expectation for Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Israel • Sources say 'Hamas has neither accepted nor rejected the Witkoff proposal'

Israeli source: No expectation for Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to visit Israel • Sources say 'Hamas has neither accepted nor rejected the Witkoff proposal'

Netanyahu's office warned of 'further consequences' if Hamas continues rejecting Witkoff's proposal to release half of the hostages on the first day of the truce. Under the agreed Isreal-Hamas deal, Israel was to withdraw from the Egypt-Gaza border on Saturday and begin talks for the second stage

Qatar and the U.S. are working to bridge gaps between Israel and Hamas and push for the cease-fire's second stage. Meanwhile, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority are drafting a Gaza rehabilitation plan, with Hamas' control a key dispute

ISRAEL: Trump advances $3 billion weapons sale to Israel, second multi-billion sale in weeks ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE: Hamas rejects Israel's request to extend cease-fire's first stage by six weeks ■ LEBANON: Defense chief Katz says U.S. agreed for IDF to occupy buffer zone indefinitely; Lebanon's new PM calls for 'full Israeli withdrawal' ■ SYRIA: Israel lobbies U.S. to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say

'Israel's big fear is that Turkey comes in and protects this new Syrian Islamist order, which then ends up being a base for Hamas and other militants,' said one expert, as Turkey's often fraught ties with Israel have come under severe strain during the Gaza war

Armistițiul dintre Israel și Hamas, care a permis eliberarea a 38 de ostatici israelieni în schimbul a peste 1.700 de prizonieri palestinieni, se apropie de final. Faza inițială a acordului de pace expira sâmbătă, însă viitorul negocierilor este incert.

Hamas sources told Haaretz that if Israel insists on extending the first stage – in which the group continues to release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners – Hamas will lose the only significant bargaining chip it has left

Michael Herzog, who finished his term as Israel's ambassador to the U.S. in January, said that Israel missed an opportunity to establish official ties with Saudi Arabia, but believes a normalization agreement will ultimately happen

The Israeli statement was shared at a sensitive time, as Israel and Hamas are due to negotiate over the continuation of the cease-fire this weekend, and is likely intended to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages under the deal's first stage

Tesla ended 2024 with a 21% increase in deliveries to Israel compared with 2023, its share of all deliveries was 12.2% in 2024 compared with 57% in its first year on the market.

ISRAEL: Bibas family laid to rest in Kibbutz Nir Oz as Yarden eulogizes his wife and children ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE: Four bodies of Israeli hostages set to be returned by Hamas as Palestinian prisoners are released, Israel confirms ■ LEBANON: IDF says it struck Hezbollah arms operative near Lebanon-Syria border, accusing him of 'violating cease-fire'

The far right aims to link support for Israel with the cause of extreme right-wing nationalism. The result? Both the internal division of Diaspora Jews, and a wedge between them and their Israeli brethren

Israel barred two European Parliament members over their support for boycotts, which their parties decried as an attack on EU institutions

Lifshitz, 83 at the time of his death, was one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz ■ He was taken hostage by Islamic Jihad from his home on October 7 ■ His wife Yocheved said: 'We fought for peace all these years and we were struck a heavy blow by the very people we helped on the other side' ■ Israel's President Herzog: 'On behalf of the State of Israel, I ask for forgiveness'

Jews in Germany fear the AfD after it doubled its vote, reaching historic levels: 'Their denial of Germany's responsibility for the Shoah, racism, Islamophobia, and anti-immigration rhetoric is disastrous,' said a Jewish leader, while others focused on the Christian Democrats' staunch pro-Israel position

Hassan called for boycotting companies operating in Israel, participated in boycotting Israel, and published content encouraging the imposition of sanctions. She also attended pro-Hamas rallies.