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Prior to the ground invasion of Rafah, Israel made it clear in talks that the operation's objective is to exert pressure on Hamas in the hostage negotiations and to harm the crossing's reputation as a symbol of Hamas power

Former Rep. John Hostettler, who has long been accused of trafficking in antisemitic tropes, voted against foreign assistance to Israel on 13 separate occasions during his previous 12-year spell in the House of Representatives

Since October 7, the flagrantly anti-democratic, morally bankrupt political theology of Israel's right-wing Jewish radicals, a worldview that justifies the death, starvation, and hunger of Palestinians, is becoming more dominant. Jews in Israel and around the world must confront this desecration of our tradition

Hamas' announcement that it accepts the proposed cease-fire deal took Israel by surprise, given the crisis in the talks over the past few days ■ While Jerusalem keeps sending delegations to Egypt, the IDF is increasing the military pressure and operating to the east of Rafah

  The Biden administration has delayed the sale of thousands of precision weapons to Israel, raising questions about whether the US is deliberately slowing the delivery of arms to its top Middle East ally amid growing domestic political pressure. The administration faces pressure from a growing number of Democratic lawmakers to cut back arms supplies […]

Israel commits to limit Rafah operation, grant control of crossing with Egypt to private U.S. firm ■ Hamas delegation also in Cairo for hostage talks ■ Defense Minister Gallant: Rafah operation will not stop until Hamas is eliminated or the first hostage is released

As Israel prepares for a Rafah ground operation against U.S. wishes, and while Israel and Hamas are inching closer to a cease-fire and hostage deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has to tell Congress by Wednesday whether he accepts Israeli assurances that it isn't violating international law while using U.S. weapons

  A senior US official has told Politico that the Biden administration is concerned Hamas' rocket attack over the weekend has led Israel to accelerate plans for a potential military operation in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza. "The rocket attack confirms their fear, you still have this pocket there that gone unchecked or left […]

According to reports in Belgium, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told aides, 'I don't think we can continue to regard Israel as a trading partner' ■ Possible partners for such a move may be Ireland, Luxembourg, and Malta, which have been very critical of Israel since the outbreak of the war

'The off-campus Jewish community storming the encampment endangered the Jewish students they were attempting to protect,' reads a letter by a Jewish Hillel leader. Other pro-Israel organizations have remained silent on the violence perpetrated against UCLA's pro-Palestinian demonstrators

In shuttering the Qatari news network, Israel joins a distinguished club of Arab countries that have stopped Al Jazeera's operations. This move should worry Israeli media, which is prohibited from broadcasting independently from inside the Gaza Strip

Hamas says it has accepted cease-fire deal, Israel says it is still examining the proposal ■ IDF launches targeted strikes east of Rafah ■ Biden, Netanyahu discuss Rafah operation ■ White House: Deal best way to save lives of hostages, Netanyahu agrees to reopen Kerem Shalom crossing

"Normie" evolves from alt-right insult to represent political centrism. Progressive Jews navigate shifting support for Israel amidst generational divides and ideological complexities.

'Israel refused to send a delegation to Egypt to discuss the deal even though Hamas replied in a positive spirit,' a source involved in the talks said. Hamas reiterated its position, demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza

PM Netanyahu says 'Israel cannot accept' Hamas' demand to end Gaza war ■ Israel's defense minister: Hamas showing signs it doesn't intend to close deal, which means Rafah op will be launched 'in the near future' ■ CIA chief Burns traveling to Doha for emergency meeting with Qatar's PM ■ Netanyahu government unanimously votes to shutter Al Jazeera in Israel ■ Here's what you need to know 212 days into the war

Around 40 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Upper Galilee, the Israeli army said. In response, Israel struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon; Lebanese news outlets report four civilians killed, two wounded

Amid reported progress in Gaza talks, Defense Minister Gallant said inside Gaza that Israel recognizes 'alarming signs that Hamas doesn't intend to follow any agreement'; Hamas chief Haniyeh reiterated that the organization's starting point was the cessation of war

A silent March from Auschwitz to Birkenau and a procession across Budapest, March of the Living marks the killing of more than 550,000 Hungarian Jews within a few months during the end of World War II. In Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day will have a different look after Oct. 7

  Amid escalating tensions with Qatar over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to close Qatari television network Al-Jazeera's operations in Israel, according to a government statement. The statement did not specify when the decision might take effect. The network condemned the move to shutter its operations in the […]

Israel is not yet ready with a plan for Gaza's management during and after a truce, and with no administration that can answer to the needs of Palestinians returning north, questions loom over whether Hamas, the PA, or the Israeli army will manage civil affairs