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Hamas proposed several changes to the U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal ■ Israel strike kills most senior Hezbollah commander assassinated since war began ■ Hezbollah responds with extensive attack, launches 215 rockets ■ New UN report accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes ■ Here's what you need to know 250 days into the war

Walid Daqqa, who was convicted of involvement in the 1986 kidnapping and murder of an IDF soldier, died in April. The state admitted the decision marked a policy shift of not withholding the return of the bodies of Israeli civilian terrorists for bargaining

Photos show red paint splashed on the windows and door of Anne Pasternak's New York residence and an inverted red triangle, a symbol used by Hamas to mark its targets

The governing coalition's advancing of a bill to exempt ultra-Orthodox men from the draft hurts Israel in a number of ways

New details about the captivity of three Israeli hostages who were rescued on Saturday were based on interviews with their relatives as well as Israeli security and medical officials, Wall Street Journal says

Three Hezbollah fighters were also killed in the strike that targeted senior field commander Taleb Abdallah, also known as Abu Taleb

Israel's FM spokesperson said that the report was 'cynical political theater' from 'an entity born in sin,' and that the report's leaders 'are all biased and tainted by a distinct anti-Israeli agenda'

IDSF CEO Lt. Col. (res.) Yaron Buskila discussed Israel's escalation with Hezbollah, emphasizing the need to hold both Hezbollah and Lebanon accountable.

Hamas demands full IDF withdrawal from Gaza within first week of cease-fire, says it will return hostages' bodies in first phase ■ IDF confirms killing of Hezbollah senior commander Taleb Abdallah in Lebanon ■ Hezbollah claims responsibility for extensive rocket barrages at Israel's north, vows to increase intensity, quantity of operations against Israel ■ Blinken says some of Hamas' proposed changes to cease-fire are workable, some not

For second time in a week, Israeli military used attack helicopter to target building being used by armed Palestinians

Jewish groups had opposed the planned hiring of Raz Segal after learning of it last week, and two members of the center’s advisory board — one of whom is Jewish — resigned over the appointment.

Detainees are being relocated to other Israeli prisons or back to the Gaza Strip from Sde Teiman, where rights groups say conditions are inhumane and incarceration there could constitute a war crime

U.S. National Security Advisor tells American Jewish Committee that any disagreements between Washington and Jerusalem demonstrate the close relationship between the two allies

 The protesters reportedly yelled at Combat Antisemitism Movement staff "Shame on you!," "You are all murderers!", "Israel is a terrorist state!", "You all support genocide!"  

An official briefed on the matter says Hamas proposed a new timeline for a permanent cease-fire and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza

A Saudi-American defense pact that would serve Israel's security doctrine and U.S. strategy is clashing with the messianic views Netanyahu is politically beholden to, making Israel Iran's partner in the effort to thwart the deal

With 22-25 seats, Benny Gantz's National Unity would be the largest Israeli party if an election were held today, according to surveys for Channels 11, 12 and 13. Knesset balance between major blocs remains unchanged

Party source says activists are angry at the defense minister, who was the only coalition member to vote against the bill. Likud MKs Nissim Vaturi and Osher Shkalim call on Netanyahu to dismiss him

Hamas says it accepts U.S.-drafted UN Security Council resolution calling for cease-fire and release of all hostages, is ready to negotiate over its details ■ U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan says Hamas cannot remain in power in Gaza after war ■ Fifty rockets fired from Lebanon at the Golan Heights ■ Rocket sirens blare in northern Israeli city of Haifa for first time since January ■ Here's what you need to know 249 days into the war

Israel's prime minister has never developed a coherent policy to counter Iran's nuclear program, including in 2018 when he got Trump to withdraw from the nuclear deal. In Netanyahu's speech in Congress, expect more bluster like 'the West is facing destruction'