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A Gaza resident tells Haaretz about how his family is coping with the lack of food in the Strip: 'We agreed: one meal a day, no bread. We rely on water trucks for drinking water'

For Netanyahu's government, the Gaza war is still 'existential' and protesting its surging cost is a matter of disloyalty to the cause. Perhaps it's fitting that it's teachers, with their duty to Israel's next generation but their salaries slashed, are now on strike

Ahead of his death in April, Pope Francis directed the Catholic relief organization Caritas to turn the vehicle into a medical clinic used to treat Palestinian children.

The Israeli Air Force is aware of at least 3,000 unexploded bombs in Gaza. After tens of thousands of airstrikes, the IDF ran low on reliable fuses and turned to outdated ones – some decades old. 'Tens of tons of explosives are lying in Gaza, waiting for Hamas,' said one officer

ISRAEL: Smotrich says 'Gaza will be destroyed,' civilians to emigrate after Israeli victory declared in coming months ■ GAZA: 37 people killed in Israeli strikes since Tuesday morning, Gazan medical sources say ■ YEMEN: IDF struck Sanaa Int'l Airport, causing shutdown; U.S. and Houthis announce cease-fire ■ EGYPT: Source says Egypt has received new U.S. proposal for Gaza cease-fire ahead of Trump visit

The expanded Gaza offensive approved by the cabinet is likely to fail, leading to prolonged entanglement and heavy deaths of soldiers, hostages, and Palestinians – without defeating Hamas. Netanyahu follows the far right, while IDF leadership hopes for Trump's intervention

While MAGA politicians are busy bashing other Republicans as 'neocons,' Israel is dragging the U.S. into an Iraq-style neoconservative ploy in Gaza

The "forceful operation," which includes population evacuation as Netanyahu described it, will begin only if a hostage deal is not reached, an Israeli security official said. Humanitarian aid to Gaza will be restored once the operation starts, he added

'Ulterior motives are at play, and the government is playing Russian roulette with our children's lives,' one hostage mother said after Israel's security cabinet unanimously decided to expand operations in Gaza

St Andrews rector Stella Maris wins appeal after facing dismissal for calling Israel's actions in Gaza “genocidal” in a 2023 university-wide email.

Since the war began, Israel has reviewed over 80 public officials' remarks on the October 7 response, partly due to international legal pressure. In December, it closed a case against a rabbi who said all Gaza residents should be killed, including babies and the elderly

After nearly 50 days of fighting with no hostages freed, the IDF is calling up tens of thousands of reservists for a broader ground offensive in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is intensifying strikes in Syria as Druze communities face attacks from regime-aligned jihadi groups

ISRAEL: Hostages' families call on government to halt Gaza war expansion plans as IDF calls up tens of thousands of reservists; Qatari FM slams Netanyahu's 'inflammatory' remarks ■ GAZA: 40 people killed in last 24 hours, Gaza medical sources say ■ SYRIA: IDF planes deliver humanitarian aid to Druze residents of southern Syria ■ YEMEN: Houthi spokesman said a hypersonic ballistic missile targeted Tel Aviv's airport

IDF sources say is still unclear how long the new round of reserve duty will last, but it is expected to be a 'significant duration.' Most of the reservists will replace conscript soldiers currently posted along the Lebanon border and in the West Bank, who will then be deployed to Gaza

Prominent activist Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is being held hostage in Gaza, criticized Netanyahu's planned escalation of Israel's offensive in Gaza for risking the lives of the hostages: 'It's unbelievable and unforgivable'

ISRAEL: Hostage families call on government to halt Gaza war plans, fearing for well-being of hostages and soldiers ■ GAZA: Two killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City, Hamas say ■ SYRIA: IDF planes deliver humanitarian aid to Druze residents of southern Syria ■ YEMEN: Houthis claim responsibility for second missile launch towards Israel

Gil Dickman's cousin Carmel Gat was murdered in Gaza captivity. Despite her body being returned to Israel, he fights for the return of all hostages and slams the gov't for continuing a 'hopeless war, with no direction and no goal'

An Israeli scholar who is in contact with the family of Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese student being held hostage in Gaza, asked his cousin for one message for Israelis: All he asked her was to 'Tell everyone to stop the war, release all the hostages – and free Bipin too'

The IDF's renewed military operations in Gaza have not changed Hamas' position, yet the military is preparing to increase the pressure and is wary of the reservists. While the Egyptian proposal for negotiations does not look promising, Jerusalem once again understands that Trump will have the final word – on Gaza and Iran

Tens of thousands of reservists will be stationed across Israel, with some already announcing they won't report. While operations in Gaza will mainly be conducted by conscripts, reservists will be stationed there, too