Israel is destroying buildings and flattening areas of Gaza on the Israeli border to create a so-called "buffer zone" that Israel will militarize, demonstrating its long-term plans to occupy the Strip. According to The Wall Street Journal, Israeli soldiers began...
Israeli Officials Deny Reports of Progress in Hostage Negotiations With Hamas
Several media reports have said that Israel and Hamas were making progress in Qatari and Egyptian-mediated talks on a hostage deal, but Israeli officials are denying that's the case. "Reports of an agreement in principle to a ceasefire are not correct. There are very...
Twenty-One Israeli Soldiers Killed After Hamas Rocket Triggered Mine Explosion
Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed on Monday when they came under attack by Hamas in the Gaza Strip near the Israeli border. The soldiers came under attack while they were planting mines to demolish two buildings in central Gaza, and a Hamas RPG hit a nearby...
Majority of Israelis Believe Netanyahu Is Acting Primarily for Personal Interest
The majority of Israelis believe Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wartime decision-making is primarily motivated by his own personal interest, according to a survey conducted by Israel's Channel 13. The survey found that 53% of respondents believed...
Report: Israel Offers Hamas 2-Month Ceasefire for Release of All Hostages
Axios reported on Monday that Israel has proposed to Hamas, through Egyptian and Qatari mediators, a two-month ceasefire as part of a multi-phase deal that would include the release of all remaining Israeli hostages. The report comes a day after Israeli Prime Minister...
Relatives of Hostages Disrupt Israeli Knesset Meeting, Demand More Action
Relatives of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza disrupted a meeting of the Israeli Knesset's Finance Committee and demanded the government do more to secure the release of their family members. "You will not sit here while our children die," the protesters yelled,...
Israeli Commanders Believe Diplomacy Is the Only Way to Free Israeli Hostages
Four senior Israeli military leaders told The New York Times that they've concluded the only way to secure the release of the over 100 Israeli hostages in Gaza is through diplomacy, not military action. The commanders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told the...
Netanyahu Doubles Down on Opposition to Palestinian State After Call With Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated his opposition to a Palestinian state after holding a phone call with President Biden on Friday, the first conversation between the two leaders in nearly a month. After the phone call, Biden said the idea of a...
Israeli President Says ‘No Israelis in Their Right Mind’ Are Thinking About Peace
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday that no Israelis "in their right mind" are thinking about peace as Israeli officials continue to make clear the onslaught in Gaza will not end anytime soon. "If you ask an average Israeli now about his or her mental state,...
Netanyahu Tells US There Will Be No Palestinian State in Any Post-War Scenario
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has told the US there will be no Palestinian state in any post-war scenario and that Israel must control all of the territory from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, which includes the West Bank...