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The UN estimates that 83 percent of all structures in Gaza City were damaged or destroyed, along with most of its crops and vegetation

In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the far-right finance minister said that the attack was 'a grace from God, delivering a painful, severe slap, a great disaster with terrible consequences. This slap woke us up after many years of complacency'

Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, along with Kushner's wife Ivanka Trump, spoke at the rally as a hostage's father said police estimated some 500,000 Israelis had gathered. Families expecting their loved ones to be released by Monday said 'the fight is not over' until all 48 hostages are home

The New York Times also published intercepted messages from Hamas commanders on October 7, ordering militants to take hostages and broadcast the attacks to rally Arab support. While the memo did not explicitly mention killing or abducting Israelis, it instructed militants to set neighborhoods ablaze and film the atrocities to sow fear and destabilize Israel

'I'm really sorry, I can't take this pain anymore,' wrote Roei Shalev, who survived the October 7 massacre but lost his partner, Mapal Adam, who was murdered by Hamas. In the two years that have passed, Shalev is said to be the second survivor of the festival to take his own life

The U.S. president cited 'a consensus' on the next phases of his Gaza plan. After speaking at the Israeli Knesset, he will reportedly depart for Cairo for a high-level meeting with European and Arab leaders

Private texts show Kirk defending ties to Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens amid growing backlash from Jewish donors, exposing his mounting frustration with Israel and its supporters. Some on the far-right have since floated conspiracies about Israel's involvement in his death

His entire body paralyzed, Michael Podolsky could only communicate with the world by blinking. Bedridden, immobile, but completely lucid, he set medical and legal precedents, deciding how and when his life would end

While girls their age across the world post videos of themselves opening gifts, girls in Gaza document a different reality – which includes hunger, loss and shortages. This documentation, beyond being a tool for collecting donations, also has a therapeutic effect

The suspect was arrested and charged with felony malicious intimidation or harassment relating to civil or human rights.

The struggle to repair petrochemical facilities and keep them in northern Israel's Haifa Bay is an example of a greater battle waged by the Trump administration on behalf of fossil fuel companies worldwide

Earlier Friday, the Israeli government revised a list of Palestinian prisoners slated for release under the cease-fire deal: Eleven Hamas members would be released instead of 11 members of Fatah. 'We have made great efforts to ensure the release of all prisoners,' Hamas and two factions said

Haim Oron, formerly of the Zionist left Meretz party, believes that the continued captivity of the hostages, two years after October 7, reflects the fracture within Israeli society. Despite all that, he has not lost faith in the two-state solution and peace between Israelis and Palestinians

The documentary, titled “Investigating Israeli Influence on US Politics” and made by the popular YouTuber Tommy G, takes aim at AIPAC and what it says is Israel’s influence over American policy.

Ray Dalio warns today’s economy mirrors the 1970s - urging investors to hold up to 15% of their portfolios in gold as the metal surges past $4,000 an ounce amid soaring debt and global uncertainty.

Panic buying grips Japan as gold prices soar past $4,000. Long lines form in Tokyo as investors rush to secure bullion amid growing distrust in paper money.

Pressure on Israel and Hamas has produced a workable cease-fire, but the plan's details are thin when it comes to forming an effective civilian administration. Hamas could find a way to retake control of daily life