It is too soon to say if the muscle flexed by far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich will lead to his resignation, or if the rising global pressure will lead to a deal. The takeover of Gaza City is two months away – and mediators may use that time to reach a cease-fire
Netanyahu realized that collaboration with the settler right would give him a forever war and limitless inventory of victims. Military camps, patrols and raids would yield him dead and wounded to feed the fire of vengeance
Asharq News cited sources saying that the U.S., Qatar and Egypt are discussing the details of a new comprehensive proposal between them before presenting it to both sides. The mediators' goal: To reach a deal before an Israeli invasion into Gaza City
If Netanyahu actually wants to occupy Gaza, he must deal with two main difficulties to try to achieve it: The U.S. demand to flood the area with humanitarian aid and calling up IDF reserves while the number of reservists reporting for duty is in free fall
Backers of Palestine Action have staged a series of protests across the U.K. since early July, when Parliament outlawed the group and prohibited anyone from publicly showing support for it
The air-dropping campaign has been sharply criticized by international and Palestinian groups, who claim the campaign is dangerous and ineffective compared to transport by land, after it claimed the lives of four people in recent days
Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is held in captivity, addressed Netanyahu, saying, 'If you conquer parts of the Gaza Strip and hostages are murdered, we will haunt you'
Municipal officials told Haaretz that 70-80 percent of Gaza City is destroyed, yet it houses 1.2 million people. 'There are no vehicles to take people, no places to go, no tents and no humanitarian assistance from international organizations,' a local said
Relatives of Israelis held hostage in Gaza urged Israelis and business leaders to 'halt everything' and warned that silence is 'deadly' as the security cabinet moves to take control of Gaza City
The Hadash-Ta'al lawmaker, who had already been suspended from the Knesset four times since the war began over comments accusing Israel of genocide, said that 'no state or government should be above natural justice and international law'
A year and 10 months after October 7, Osnat Getz, aunt of hostage Omer Neutra, struggles to understand how plans to capture Gaza City will lead to the ultimate goal. 'I don't see what we can achieve, other than more families joining the circle of bereavement'
According to the Gazan Health Ministry, 21 people were killed near humanitarian aid distribution sites, and 11 Palestinians died from malnutrition and starvation in the last 24 hours
Longtime pro-Palestinian activist Brian Eno is organizing what is set to be one of the most significant fundraising events for Gaza to take place in the music industry since the start of the war, with all proceeds to be donated to Palestinian humanitarian efforts
My grandparents could discuss Zionism in Yiddish. The exclusivity of the conversation, the distinction provided by a Jewish language apart from non-Jews around Zionism was important: I too wish we had a fence behind which we could sometimes retreat