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Israel cannot set timeframe for creation of Gaza international force, Netanyahu tells cabinet

Israel cannot set timeframe for creation of Gaza international force, Netanyahu tells cabinet

In an exchange leaked from the cabinet meeting, Netanyahu told National Missions Minister Orit Strock that he “did not know” until when a ceasefire in… Read More ›

Former Israeli prime minister Bennett warns foreign Gaza control would endanger Israel’s security

Former Israeli prime minister Bennett warns foreign Gaza control would endanger Israel’s security

Bennett criticized the potential involvement of Qatar and Turkey, referring to such a move as the Oslo Accords on steroids. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett… Read More ›

US intel revealed Israeli officials discussing use of human shields in Gaza, former officials say

US intel revealed Israeli officials discussing use of human shields in Gaza, former officials say

Israeli officials discussed how their soldiers had sent Palestinians into Gaza tunnels believed to be lined with explosives; Hamas uses civilians as human shields, specifically… Read More ›

Katz announces closure of Army Radio, claims many feel it ‘harms war effort, morale’

Katz announces closure of Army Radio, claims many feel it ‘harms war effort, morale’

Defense minister says broadcasts will cease by March; IDF-controlled station chief says plan to shut it down is based on flawed committee report Defense Minister… Read More ›

From evidence to enigma: Missing phones that shaped Israel’s biggest investigations

From evidence to enigma: Missing phones that shaped Israel’s biggest investigations

As police search for the missing cellphone of former military advocate general Yifat Tomer‑Yerushalmi, past cases show how lost or destroyed devices, from top police officers… Read More ›

Body of IDF soldier Itay Chen, killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, returned to Israel

Body of IDF soldier Itay Chen, killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, returned to Israel

Chen, 19, was last remaining hostage with US citizenship; 7 slain captives remain in Strip; army said to believe all can be found; army chief… Read More ›

Freed hostage Maxim Herkin says Hamas tortured him as message to Ben-Gvir

Freed hostage Maxim Herkin says Hamas tortured him as message to Ben-Gvir

Freed hostage Maxim Herkin says he was beaten due to National Security Minister Ben-Gvir and filmed as a message to him; Ben-Gvir denies prior reports… Read More ›

Qatari PM indicates Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire with deadly attack on IDF

Qatari PM indicates Hamas violated Gaza ceasefire with deadly attack on IDF

Speaking in New York, al-Thani also says Doha pushing terror group to acknowledge need for disarmament, criticizes Israel’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners Qatari Prime Minister… Read More ›

‘Disregard for safety and security of the peacekeepers’: UNIFIL alleges Israeli grenade attack

‘Disregard for safety and security of the peacekeepers’: UNIFIL alleges Israeli grenade attack

UNIFIL claimed that an Israeli tank fired a shot towards UN peacekeepers on the Israel-Lebanon border on Sunday. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon… Read More ›

Israel braces for ‘propaganda war’ as global journalists prepare to enter Gaza

Israel braces for ‘propaganda war’ as global journalists prepare to enter Gaza

Israel is preparing a coordinated media strategy ahead of global journalists’ arrival in Gaza, including IDF-escorted tours and visual evidence to show how Hamas built… Read More ›

Trump says ‘Israel not going to do anything with the West Bank’ as US fumes over annexation vote

Trump says ‘Israel not going to do anything with the West Bank’ as US fumes over annexation vote

‘The Israelis can’t treat us like Joe Biden,’ administration official tells ToI, day after Knesset advanced preliminary legislation to annex parts of West Bank while… Read More ›

Hamas to release remains of two hostages tonight following Trump threat

Hamas to release remains of two hostages tonight following Trump threat

Hamas’s announcement came shortly after US President Donald Trump threatened to send forces into Gaza to ‘straighten out our Hamas’ if it did not abide… Read More ›

Yaniv saw the soldiers under his command as his ’70 children’, Itay ‘wanted to be IDF chief of staff’

Yaniv saw the soldiers under his command as his ’70 children’, Itay ‘wanted to be IDF chief of staff’

Stories of the soldiers who fell in Rafah: ‘Now it’s my turn,’ declared Maj. Yaniv Kula when he became company commander, replacing a man who… Read More ›

Ex-hostage’s mom at rally: Israel can only heal when all bodies return, PM faces justice

Ex-hostage’s mom at rally: Israel can only heal when all bodies return, PM faces justice

Government ‘will never evade responsibility’ for Oct. 7, says Einav Zangauker after her son returned in deal; Labor MK Kariv urges further anti-government struggle, full… Read More ›

Trump tells CNN Israeli forces could resume fighting in Gaza ‘as soon as I say the word’ if Hamas won’t uphold ceasefire deal

Trump tells CNN Israeli forces could resume fighting in Gaza ‘as soon as I say the word’ if Hamas won’t uphold ceasefire deal

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to… Read More ›

Remains of three hostages identified, fourth person returned Tuesday not a hostage

Remains of three hostages identified, fourth person returned Tuesday not a hostage

The remains of deceased hostages Uriel Baruch, Staff- Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levi were identified at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute early on Wednesday morning, Israeli media reported. It has… Read More ›

After Hamas breaches deal, Israel fears group hiding deceased hostages for future negotiations

After Hamas breaches deal, Israel fears group hiding deceased hostages for future negotiations

Israel had expected only a small number of hostages’ bodies to be returned after the 72-hour deadline following the IDF pullback to the ‘yellow line,’… Read More ›

Hostage releases set to begin early Monday from three locations in Gaza

Hostage releases set to begin early Monday from three locations in Gaza

Netanyahu: We’re ready; Trump due in Israel soon after; Hamas said to demand release of high-profile terror convicts, including Barghouti The release of hostages held… Read More ›

All Gaza Hostages to Return Home by 6 on Monday Morning

All Gaza Hostages to Return Home by 6 on Monday Morning

The 48 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip are expected to return home by 6 a.m. on Oct. 13, two years and one week… Read More ›

‘We will bring them all home’: Netanyahu to convene gov’t for Gaza deal vote

‘We will bring them all home’: Netanyahu to convene gov’t for Gaza deal vote

Israel, Hamas agreed on maps of the IDF’s withdrawal from Gaza • PM Netanyahu: With God’s help, we will bring them all home Prime Minister… Read More ›