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AIPAC's super PAC and the Republican Jewish Coalition are pouring millions into races where Republicans have alleged anti-Israel records and often traffic in antisemitic tropes

Hamas fires first barrage targeting central Israel since January ■ Hostage release/cease-fire deal negotiations to resume Tuesday, CNN reports ■ War cabinet minister Gantz files proposal to establish a commission of inquiry into October 7 and the Gaza war ■ About 200 aid trucks set to enter Gaza through Kerem Shalom border crossing with Israel ■ Here's what you need to know 233 days into the war

The IDF said that the barrage was fired from Rafah, and Hamas quickly accepted responsibility for the rockets. Several rocket fragments fell in cities in central Israel, and the roof of a home in Herzliya was damaged by falling rocket shrapnel

  In a scathing dissent, a United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge urged the court not to micromanage the conflict in Gaza and chided her colleagues for requiring Israel to work on the Jewish Shabbat while responding to a case brought by South Africa under the Genocide Convention. ICJ Vice President Julia Sebutinde […]

After the ICJ ruled that Israel must halt all action in Rafah that 'inflicts conditions that could bring physical destruction' of the Palestinians, Israel quickly claimed that 'destruction' was not, and is not, their goal. Israel will now wage a three-front war against its own bad PR, the UN and the courts

Egypt, U.S. agree to temporarily send aid via Kerem Shalom crossing ■ Police probe video calling for insubordination if Israel hands Gaza to Hamas, Fatah ■ Syrian reports: Israeli drone kills two Hezbollah members; car bomb kills Syrian army officer ■ Airsoft grenades fired at Israeli Embassy in Brussels ■ Here's what you need to know 231 days into the war

Talks are set to resume next week, based on new proposals similar to the one Israel agreed to last month ■ Israeli officials say the chance of a deal is currently low, with the main division being Hamas' demand to end the war in Gaza

■ Hamas welcomes ICJ decision on Rafah, says not enough, urges end to Israel's offensive on all of Gaza ■ Egypt's El-Sissi, U.S. Biden agree to temporarily send humanitarian aid, fuel to the UN via Kerem Shalom crossing ■ Netanyahu's office says South Africa's allegations against Israel are 'false, outrageous and disgusting' ■ IDF says 20 rockets fired from Lebanon

'The world doesn’t seem to realize that Israel, with its nine million citizens, is fighting a battle for freedom and security for all of humanity,' Porro says.

The ICJ ruling on Rafah was not a definitive order to halt all operations, but the court made it crystal clear that Israel must make civilian safety the number one concern. Israel's leaders should listen to the court instead of working so hard to delegitimize it

Following the International Court of Justice's ruling that Israel must halt any military offensive in Rafah that could harm civilians, Israel rejected South Africa's claims of genocide and said that it would continue to allow aid to enter Gaza 'in accordance with the law'

UK Jewish organizations published on social media videos of protesters waving Israeli and British flags as anti-Israel activists retreated.

  The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague issued its decision on Friday regarding South Africa's petition to halt Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip, all but ordering Israel to halt its military activities in the Rafah area, where it had been preparing for large-scale assault to eradicate the last bastion of Hamas […]

Despite the harrowing video of the female soldiers taken hostage, Netanyahu won't advance a deal ■ The U.S. is now less opposed to the Rafah operation, and Israel is advancing – but not toward vanquishing Hamas

If Israel disobeys an order by the World Court to halt the war or its military operation in Rafah, it could face international sanctions. While the U.S. is expected to back Israel in such a situation, most western governments are likely to stand by the court's decision

  As the International Court of Justice in The Hague prepares to rule on South Africa's request for orders to halt the IDF's military operations against Hamas in Gaza, the stakes are high for Israel on the global stage.  According to Ido Rosenzweig, an international law expert at the University of Haifa, three potential orders […]

The IDF confirmed Thursday that before the outbreak of the Gaza war, it had warned PM Netanyahu that the crisis over the judicial overhaul was encouraging Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas to risk potential action against Israel

It's worth comparing Donald Trump's recent comments on Israel to those of Joe Biden – because if you read them without any names being attached, you might be ascribing the most pro-Israel words to the wrong presidential candidate

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognize State of Palestine, Israel recalls envoys for consultations ■ ICC prosecutor's request to issue arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant is 'baseless,' Israel's attorney general says ■ Smotrich says he won't transfer tax funds collected for PA 'until further notice' ■ Truce talks between Israel and Hamas reportedly collapsed because Egypt secretly changed deal terms ■ Here's what you need to know 229 days into the war

The attorney general says the ICC lacks authority to conduct an investigation into possible war crimes committed during the war in Gaza; A thorough and genuine investigation by Israel into its actions in Gaza could lead the ICC to suspend its own investigation