From the start, this has been an asymmetric deal. What Hamas is being asked – to release the hostages – is concrete and irreversible. In contrast, the Israeli quid pro quo – ending the war – is merely a promise that could evaporate at any moment
At least 25,000 people gathered in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park on Tuesday for a grassroots ceremony marking two years since Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. Former hostage Omer Shem Tov: 'We're still on the journey, with 48 hostages who haven't yet returned'
On Monday evening, Netanyahu met with Chabad rabbis and posted on X: 'Happy Sukkot, citizens of Israel.' The government deliberately did not send ministers to the October 7 memorial ceremonies, and did not release an official statement until Tuesday evening
On Saturday, the political leadership instructed the IDF to switch to defensive operations only in the Strip, but strikes in Gaza continue, with the military stating they are intended to protect forces still in the area or to distance civilians from them. Rocket fire from Gaza also continued this morning, triggering alarms in Netiv Ha'asara
Senior officials held a private meeting with Israeli representatives in Washington, shortly before a vigil co-sponsored by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick's family foundation, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum and major Jewish organizations. The Israelis repeatedly praised Trump's role in securing a breakthrough deal after months of stalled negotiations
The mass protests signal a growing shift in global sentiment, with sympathy that initially flowed to Israel after the October 7 attacks now increasingly turning toward Palestinians, leaving Israel more isolated on the world stage
A senior official Hamas spoke to Al Jazeera and revealed the demand, despite President Trump's proposal not stipulating an exact timeframe for Israel's full withdrawal from Gaza
Over the past month, Houthi drones have managed to successfully hit several sites in Eilat and its surrounding area, including one attack that wounded 22 people in the city's tourist area
The Italian airline's announcement comes a week after low-cost airline group Ryanair said that it will not resume its routes to and from Israel in the coming winter
Leo had been expected for months to travel to Turkey for his first trip abroad, but the additional visit to Lebanon only emerged in discussions in recent weeks.
Despite Hamas portraying the October 7 attack as an achievement, many within the Palestinian arena view it as a strategic mistake, both in timing and execution. One expert says that Hamas failed to anticipate the scale of Israel's losses and the magnitude of its military response
Israeli hostage families slammed Netanyahu's error, which they warned erases lives with words – exposing the strain between Israel's war messaging and the anguish of families nearing two years without answers. '48. Not 40. Not 46. All of them, now,' the families said in a statement
In August, the rebels raided UN offices in the capital, Sanaa, and detained 19 employees, according to the UN. The raids were the latest in a long-running Houthi crackdown against the UN and other international organizations working in rebel-held areas in Yemen
The leaders of the U.K., Germany and France condemned Hamas' 'barbaric' attack as well as the rise in antisemitism that followed the massacre. 'Let's stand with the Jewish people of our country – today, on the two-year mark of Hamas' brutal attack on Israel, and on each and every other day,' Germany's chancellor said