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After his UN speech, Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Trump in Washington to discuss hostages, cease-fire efforts and post-war strategy, while the U.S. pushes a 21-point plan for Gaza

Hundreds mourned Staff Sgt. Chalachew Shimon Demalash, 21, and Maj. Shahar Bozaglo, 27, killed in Gaza. Demalash's commander called him 'a true hero,' while Bozaglo's wife said, 'You left me the greatest gift in life,' recalling their unborn child. Israel honors their ultimate sacrifice

After his UN speech, Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Trump in Washington to discuss hostages, cease-fire efforts and post-war strategy, while the U.S. pushes a 21-point plan for Gaza

Europe should pressure Israel's far-right as it pushes to continue the war in Gaza. But it must also not abandon the Israeli opposition – which needs Europe now more than ever

Rome clarified it will send only one ship to assist the flotilla aimed at delivering aid to Gaza, after the defense minister claimed the country was sending a second one as well

Demalash, a 21-year-old infantry soldier from Be'er Sheva in southern Israel, was killed by sniper fire in northern Gaza. Since the start of the war, the IDF has announced the deaths of 912 soldiers, 465 of whom were killed in the Gaza Strip

The September 2025 model of the U.S. president is more cautious than his predecessor. He no longer projects baseless optimism about ending the war in Ukraine, but for now, he appears to continue a lenient policy toward Israel, prolonging the war in Gaza

The seven countries, including the U.S. and France, called to end the 'immense suffering of civilians in Gaza through a flood of humanitarian aid and securing the release of all hostages,' in a statement at the UN General Assembly. They also lauded the EU snapback mechanism on Iran's nuclear program

The meeting, which lasted nearly an hour, was viewed as an opportunity for Arab and Muslim leaders to collectively influence Trump's stance on the Gaza war. Several leaders, including Trump, raised their hands to signal the session had been positive

Israel previously said that the activists' refusal to unload the aid in the southern port city of Ashkelon 'once again highlights the insincerity of the flotilla members and their mission to serve Hamas, rather than the people in Gaza,' referring to it as 'the Hamas flotilla'

The U.S. president said those who want peace must call for the release of hostages ■ Turkey's Erdoğan showed images of hunger in Gaza, calling it a 'low point for humanity' ■ Jordan's king warned that Israel seeks to establish a 'Greater Israel' ■ Qatar's emir said Israel's strike in Doha blocked a hostage release ■ Lebanese PM: Israel must withdraw from our territory

The appeal follows warnings from aid groups that medical evacuations have nearly stopped and Gaza hospitals are running without basic supplies. Some signatories have also backed Palestinian statehood, defying U.S. opposition

The transit of goods was slowed or partially blocked by workers' sit-ins and rallies in Italy's main ports of Genoa and Livorno. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome's central station to protest the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

After the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson accused Saleh al-Jafarawi, a popular citizen journalist in Gaza, of being a Hamas operative, followers fear he could soon be targeted by Israel. Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was targeted last month after Israel made similar allegations

Books addressing the ongoing Gaza war keep emerging. Very few are truly about Gaza and this moment in history

Hundreds of Jewish physicians and scholars from the U.S., U.K. and Israel denounce what they describe as a deliberate campaign to destroy civilian life in Gaza, where life expectancy has halved since October 2023. Their open letter admonishes colleagues who have yet to protest: 'To be silent is to be complicit'

Greta Thunberg was quietly removed from the Global Sumud Flotilla’s leadership as organizers face internal rifts and communication challenges during their mission to breach the Gaza naval blockade.

According to Israeli data, about 9 percent of aid to Gaza by truck passes through the Allenby crossing. Aid groups say Jordan is crucial for supplying tents urgently needed amid the evacuation of Gaza City residents

'If the IDF wants to keep politics out of the army, it must also stop the far-right from reaching soldiers,' a reservist says, as booklets distributed in active combat zones vowed that former Israeli settlements in Gaza 'will not fall again'

They are among the last children born in Gaza in the current Jewish year, and it is uncertain whether they even have two living parents