Netanyahu's government has long viewed Israel's courts, attorney general, and military leadership as enemies – and now it's escalating. As he pushes Gaza toward a 'forever war,' we can't forget about the internal war being waged on Israeli democracy
International Rescue Committee's Bob Kitchen explains why Gaza is the 'most intense crisis' he's seen in 25 years of responding to humanitarian emergencies and how the IDF strangles aid efforts in the Strip
As the New Zealand government weighs joining Australia in recognizing a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he thinks Netanyahu 'has lost the plot,' and called what is happening in Gaza 'utterly appalling'
Tensions between the IDF chief and ministers had escalated last week amid debates over Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza. A senior official from Netanyahu's office said that Israel was 'going for a full conquest of Gaza,' and added, 'If it doesn't suit the chief of staff, he should resign'
'Immediate, permanent and concrete steps must be taken,' says joint statement signed by Britain, France, and 22 other nations, accusing Israel of imposing restrictions on humanitarian organizations in Gaza, forcing NGOs to abandon operations and worsening the humanitarian crisis
Zamir says Netanyahu and his family are targeting him after he opposed the Gaza conquest. 'The IDF Chief of Staff understands exactly what is happening and will not put the military in the hands of Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz,' one source said
Israel's Health Ministry reported on physical and mental damage in eight released hostages. After sexual abuse and malnutrition in Gaza, the freed hostages have difficulties ranging from hearing and driving to trusting others
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to do some damage control by using minimizing language to describe his Gaza takeover plan. Netanyahu's speeches and Israel's history are all the evidence you need to understand what he's actually saying
The April 2024 killing of seven World Central Kitchen workers propelled the Israeli humanitarian NGO to begin securing food, medicine, water and more for aid NGOs already within Gaza – but not with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
The review began last week following media reports that the fund had built a stake of just over 2% in an Israeli jet engine group that provides services to the IDF.
Israel's targeted killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif came with an IDF media kit alleging his 'military affiliation to Hamas,' a claim he repeatedly denied. Now, Netanyahu says he will 'soon' allow 'a lot' of foreign journalists into Gaza
Bipin Joshi's mother and sister, who will land in Israel on Monday, are slated to meet with Israeli defense officials and visit the kibbutz from which he was taken into captivity in Gaza. His sister will also give a speech at Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on Saturday
'A mother is the strongest material in nature, so we have arisen now': A group of 150 women set up a protest tent in southern Israel, near the border with Gaza, to call for an end to political wars that cost the lives of 'our children'
Senior Israeli military legal officials have warned that if the attorney general is excluded from discussions about the planned Gaza operation, or if the government disregards her guidelines, as some ministers have indicated, IDF soldiers involved in the occupation could face legal risks
The Israeli public isn't exposed to the truth about Gaza – not only because of IDF censorship, but because editors align with the narrative, out of fear, ratings, or ideology. This is the culmination of a moral crisis
At the last cabinet meeting on the Gaza takeover, Israel's army chief faced mockery and accusations from some ministers, tacitly encouraged by Netanyahu, whose top priority is buying time and avoiding ending the war to protect his coalition's survival
During Sunday's press conferences, Netanyahu paid lip service by lauding the IDF soldiers fighting in Gaza, only to use the other side of his mouth to justify his efforts to legislate a complete draft exemption for the Haredim to protect his coalition
Avraham Burg, who also headed the Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization, called for a million Jews to file an appeal to the International Court of Justice over war crimes in Gaza: 'This is not a rejection of our people; it is a defense of its soul'
Israel requested that several countries unload humanitarian aid in Israel before transporting it to Gaza by land, amid concerns that footage of aid air-drops harms the international legitimacy of its military offensive in the Gaza Strip
Esther Buchshtab, whose son Yagev's body was recovered from Gaza last September, has not returned to the Gaza border kibbutz where he was abducted. She says returning would normalize the ongoing hostage situation in Gaza