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Netanyahu says Israel ‘one step from victory’ in Gaza
Speaking as truce talks were expected to resume in Cairo, he said: "There will be no ceasefire without the return of hostages. It just won't happen."
Israel dismisses two officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers in Gaza
The findings of an investigation into the Monday killings marked an embarrassing admission by Israel, which faces growing accusations from key allies, of not doing enough to protect Gaza's civilians.
UN rights council to consider call for Israel arms embargo
If the draft resolution is adopted, it would mark the first time that the United Nations' top rights body has taken a position on the war raging in Gaza.
Israeli army says school bus attack gunman gives himself up
Three people including a 13-year-old boy were wounded in Thursday's attack near the city of Jericho, in which a car was also hit.
Jerusalem echoed the pain of suffering on a ‘tense’ Good Friday
Treading barefoot over the ancient paving stones dressed in robes, American James Joseph, a longtime Jerusalem resident known as the "Jesus Guy", compared the Gaza war to the biblical story of the "slaughter of the innocents", when King…
Seven Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon
Six of them were killed in Israeli dawn raids on locations in the countryside of Aleppo city in northern Syria, while a seventh was killed in an Israeli drone attack on a car on the main road between Bazourieh
Israeli strikes kill 42 in north Syria: War monitor
Syrian state news agency SANA said the pre-dawn strike killed and wounded civilians, as well as military personnel.
World court orders Israel ensure urgent aid for war-ravaged Gaza
Mediators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar have tried to secure a truce in Gaza, but those talks appear deadlocked more than halfway through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’: A brief history of the ideology guiding Benjamin Netanyahu
The Iron Wall has driven Netanyahu in his career, leading Israel for two decades, culminating in the current deadly war that then turned into a humanitarian catastrophe for Gaza’s Palestinians.
Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza
As the war in Gaza grinds through a sixth month, each side has publicly insisted that its own idea of victory is in reach and rejected international efforts to stem the bloodshed.
Israel defence chief to head to US Sunday for Gaza talks: Statement
The visit comes after Blinken's latest whistle-stop tour of the region during which he warned that an Israeli offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah would be a "mistake" that "risks further isolating Israel around the world".
Israel announces large West Bank land seizure
Israeli settlement watchdog Peace Now said the size of the seized area is the largest since 1993's Oslo Accords, and that "2024 marks a peak in the extent of declarations of state land".
Blinken unveils draft US resolution for immediate Gaza ceasefire
The United States, Israel's main backer, has previously used its UN Security Council veto to block the world body from calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
After US criticism of losing his course on Gaza, Netanyahu responds
President Joe Biden expressed support for Schumer’s “good speech," and earlier accused Netanyahu of hurting Israel because of the huge civilian death toll in Gaza.
Israel says 20 terrorists killed at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
Israel said the Al-Shifa "operation is based on intelligence information indicating the use of the hospital by senior Hamas terrorists".
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says army will enter Rafah despite ‘world pressure’
His comments came as talks were expected to resume in Doha towards a truce in Gaza, where Israel has pursued a campaign against Hamas militants for more than five months.
Sailing off Gaza, Israel minister says aid would reach ‘those who need it’
Humanitarian workers and UN officials have said easing overland access of aid trucks into the Gaza Strip would be more effective than maritime shipments or airdrops to alleviate the dire crisis in the besieged territory.
Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills family of four, including pregnant mother
The strike demolished the house, wounding at least nine others who lived nearby,
On eve of Ramadan, Jerusalem’s Old City offers little festivity as Gaza war rages
“This will be the black Ramadan,” Abu Mousam Haddad said in front of his coffee stand near Damascus Gate, one of the Old City’s main entrances.
Rival of Netanyahu visits US, signaling wider cracks in Israel’s wartime leadership
Netanyahu’s popularity has dropped since the war broke out, according to most opinion polls.