Show no empathy, take no responsibility. Ignore the calls of 'mass murderer' abroad and 'traitor' at home. Undermine the opposition. Flatter the bigger bully in the White House. After all, morals and principles are for weaklings
Despite designating some refugee camps in central Gaza as 'safe zones' for residents evacuating Gaza City, the IDF has continued attacking them on an almost daily basis, killing at least 130 people
Itzik Horn, the father of Israeli hostage Eitan and former hostage Iair, has made sure not to ask Iair questions about his sons' time in Hamas' tunnels. Now the family is praying that Eitan is among the living
Between the need to heal and the duty to remember, between the longing to return home and the fear of renewed danger – a visit to the Gaza border kibbutzim reveals rebuilding and renewal, but also deep disputes and an unhealed wound: the hostages who have yet to come home
Hospitals have developed advanced protocols: accommodations for returnees and their families, treatment for prolonged starvation, psychologica treatment that ensures a continuity of mental healthcare treatment, and above all, a need to give returnees 'a sense of returning home'
For Israel, the war economy may not be over yet. A real end to the fighting would be the best outcome, but it's by no means certain that that's how events will play out
Hamas representatives said that they may struggle to return all the deceased hostages to Israel within the timeline set by the agreement. An international task force for that purpose was established during the cease-fire talks in Egypt
'It's sad we needed Trump rather than our own prime minister,' said a daughter of slain hostage Shlomo Mansour. An American visitor added, 'I may not approve of many of Trump's policies, but no one else had the chutzpah to get these hostages out and end this war'
The cease-fire halts the war and frees hostages, yet with no roadmap for Gaza's future – its borders, leadership or reconstruction – it risks becoming another short-lived lull in a conflict with no end in sight
Once sidelined by Israel, Ankara is now mediating between Hamas and Washington – a move that revives Erdogan's regional ambitions and could help secure Hamas' political survival
London-based Israeli researcher Ayala Panievsky has been studying war coverage in Israel. Her findings explain why the country now seems out of touch with the rest of the world
Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism are expected to vote against the emerging Israel-Hamas deal, but not to resign in protest ■ That could change, however, when the deal progresses
U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table was endless slaughter