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While cease-fire talks continue in Doha, the real negotiations are unfolding between Jerusalem and Washington. If Hamas's Gaza leader Mohammed Sinwar is confirmed dead, the prime minister could frame it as 'total victory' – paving the way to move closer to Trump

According to rescue services in the Gaza Strip, at least 34 people were killed in a single strike on southern Gaza's Muwasi. Since last week, Gaza casualties from Israeli strikes have noticeably spiked

GAZA: Overnight Israeli strikes across Gaza kill over 140 people, medical sources say; Report: Body of Hamas chief in Gaza Mohammed Sinwar found in north Gaza tunnel ■ ISRAEL: IDF: Two rockets from Gaza fired to Israeli border community, one intercepted, another landed in open area; Knesset committee fails to reach agreement on extending reservist draft order ■ CEASE-FIRE: Senior Hamas official reportedly says group agrees to free 7–9 Israeli hostages for 60-day Gaza cease-fire

Military pressure helped bring Hamas back to the negotiating table, but it didn't guarantee progress in the cease-fire talks. The IDF preparations in Gaza, meanwhile, are for a more minor operation than the army promised

Italy's foreign minister said, 'We no longer want to see Palestinians suffer,' while Germany warned Israel's Gaza offensive could 'endanger' hostages, including nine of its nationals. Meanwhile, U.S. President Trump vowed to address Gaza's starvation

Officials confirmed that Hamas and Israel are indirectly discussing a two-month cease-fire, followed by talks for a permanent truce. Both sides returned to the table as the IDF launched massive strikes in Gaza alongside an expanded ground offensive

Massive air strikes preceded the offensive across Gaza, which killed hundreds of Palestinians. About one hundred people were reportedly killed on Friday, including children

Microsoft acknowledged its deep involvement in the Gaza war for the first time, but did not directly address questions about precisely how the Israeli military is using its technologies

The strikes reportedly included air raids and artillery fire. Local reports said many bodies remain trapped under the rubble, and officials in Gaza estimate the death toll may exceed 100

Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur, leader of a Reform congregation in Paris, is facing fierce pushback for opposing Israel's far-right government ministers who call for 'starving innocents' in Gaza

After 19 months of war, Netanyahu and his far-right allies are still yearning for a Churchill-style 'total victory', but their vision of flattening and depopulating Gaza owes more to Putin and Stalin. Most Israelis, meanwhile, have a very different idea of what victory now means

An Israeli source told Haaretz that even if the delegation stays in Doha over the weekend, it may be for appearances only. Meanwhile, U.S. involvement wanes and intense strikes on Gaza have yet to yield results

Once a key player in the anti-Iranian regional defense, Israel is now diplomatically unprepared for an Iran nuclear deal and lacks a Gaza strategy. On Syria, Trump ignored Israel's objections to lifting sanctions, siding with Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Qatar

During the war in Gaza, sperm has been retrieved from 219 fallen soldiers, a practice that raises moral questions about the deceased's wishes and the child's well-being. In the end, the Supreme Court might decide

Medics said most of the dead were killed in a barrage of Israeli airstrikes on houses in the Jabalya area of northern Gaza. The IDF issued an evacuation order to part of Gaza City later Wednesday

GAZA: Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released from Hamas captivity; Israeli strikes kill 29 people in Gaza, wound 94 ■ CEASE-FIRE: U.S. hopes Alexander's release 'marks the beginning of the end' of the war; Israeli delegation will arrive in Doha for negotiations ■ IRAN: "Very good things" are happening in talks regarding Iran's nuclear program, Trump said

Hours after reports of direct U.S. talks, Hamas said it plans to release Alexander to signal its willingness to end the war. The White House said it requested the return of the bodies of four other American-Israeli hostages still in Gaza

President Trump is frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent policies in Gaza, NBC reported. Netanyahu has taken issue with the new Houthi deal and public statements on Iran's nuclear program

Huckabee said that Israel's role in distributing the aid in Gaza is in 'helping provide security, but they're not operating the distribution' ■ Aim is to allow entry of aid 'in such a way as to not let Hamas control it'

A nurse who volunteers with hostage families says that the fight to return their loved ones from Gaza has exacted a heavy personal price in all aspects of their lives, affecting them emotionally and financially – and leading to chronic illnesses. 'They're in a terrible state,' she says