There's still time to write a different ending to the Gaza war but all of it hinges on Israel doing its part: Stopping the drift into endless conflict and opening a real path toward a two-state solution, with the support of the Arab states

As the war in Gaza entered its 688th day, protesters gathered outside the homes of key figures in the Netanyahu government on Sunday morning, to demand a deal to release the hostages

In the past couple of weeks, Netanyahu has set terms and more red lines to end the war and return the hostages. Are these, along with his demand for a comprehensive deal, intended to dissolve the deal?

As the Israeli delegation departs for Cairo this week, Netanyahu, fearing Smotrich, Ben-Gvir and elections, will prevent Israel from showing any flexibility and continue piling on various demands to disrupt the negotiations

The IDF says a large-scale operation in Gaza City would cause a crisis with reserve units, which are struggling with declining turnout rates and low morale. Additionally, tensions are high between the military leadership and the government regarding the risk to hostages

A Department of Homeland Security speechwriter promoted the theory in 2021. Widely regarded as antisemitic, the 'Great Replacement' theory has inspired extremists, including the Tree of Life synagogue shooter. The DHS staffer's X account follows 88 accounts, a number widely recognized as a white supremacist code for 'Heil Hitler'

Gerlic, 20, was the first Israeli soldier killed in Gaza this month, and over 70 others have died there in operational accidents

Protests calling for an end to the war in Gaza with a hostage deal are taking place across Israel's major cities and several communities. Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is still in captivity, addressed Trump in a speech, saying, 'Only you can order Bibi to end the war and stop the loss of life'

As his party faces wipeout in the polls, Gantz said the coalition should draft a bill to conscript ultra-Orthodox Israelis for army service and called on centrist Lapid and right-wing Lieberman to join him

According to Gaza's health officials, two of the eight who died of starvation were children, and six others were killed while waiting for humanitarian aid

Pro-Israel activists were attacked while hanging posters of hostages on a fence at a left-wing encampment in Frankfurt, which hosts several pro-Palestinian organizations

Hamas' agreement to a proposal similar to the so-called Witkoff plan, which it had previously insisted on strict conditions for, reflects political pressure from former allies and Gaza's utter destruction and exhausted population. So what does ending the war mean for them?

The protest, organized by the umbrella group for Arab citizens of Israel, was scaled back after police capped participation under threat of revoking approval. Demonstrators held images of starving children in Gaza, as a police officer warned: 'What happens in the village will not happen here in Tel Aviv'

Twenty-first century Israel is undergoing a process reminiscent of the era of medieval Muslim sultanates

On one of Israel's tensest days, during the Gaza disengagement, ceremonial tears didn't change the course of history

For centuries the lives of Jews and Muslims in Arab lands influenced each other far more than we think – until the advent of nationalism

In the midst of hunger, displacement and looming occupation, young Gazans gather in a battered classroom, holding on to learning as their only escape. 'As long as we're alive, we should do something we can control'

The police stated that they received reports of shrapnel in several further locations. Earlier on Friday, a drone launched from Yemen triggered sirens in several Gaza border communities. The IDF stated then that it successfully intercepted the drone after several attempts

Chief Sephardic Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef reported on Wednesday that a man approached him seeking a ruling permitting the murder of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara. The suspect's detention has been extended until Sunday

The firm serving as a conduit between Israel and Gulf projects said money came from several countries and not just from pro-Qatari campaign with Netanyahu's aides

In recordings aired by Channel 12 News, the then-chief of Military Intelligence said only 'two irrelevant people' attended a meeting during which he presented a strategic warning to the prime minister during the government's advancement of the judicial coup

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was dismissed after a report found that U.S. strikes only modestly set back Iran's nuclear program – contradicting Trump and Netanyahu's claim it was 'completely and fully obliterated'

Israel's lead hostage affairs coordinator said that there was 'no change' to the 'information in Israel's possession' regarding the status of the living hostages, saying that '20 of the hostages are alive, there is serious concern for two others, [and] 28 are believed to be deceased'

Hostage families blocked highways and conducted a symbolic Shabbat meal outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's house on Friday ahead of planned major Tuesday protests. 'Families are forced to spend the Sabbath fearing for their loved ones,' the activists said

Searching for the suspect, the army put a curfew on the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, where residents say soldiers destroyed property in their homes, threw stones at cars and confiscated cars. 'If they commit a terror attack, they will pay a heavy price,' the IDF Central Command chief says

The Foreign Ministry statement comes after 25 countries – including the United Kingdom and France – issued a joint declaration against Israel's decision to approve construction in the E1 area of the West Bank, a plan designed to bisect the territory

IDF sources said troops are preparing to use artillery fire to 'encourage' the evacuation of Palestinians who choose to remain in Gaza City and seek shelter inside buildings

Police previously tried to prevent anti-war protests in April, telling organizers they were forbidden from waving signs depicting hostages, bearing the inscription 'genocide' or depicting photographs of children who were killed in Gaza

'We're playing with fire': IDF soldiers called up for the effort to retake Gaza City say they can't stay home and let their comrades do the heavy fighting, but 22 months of personal and financial problems might lead to more no-shows

IDF chief Eyal Zamir appointed a major general to probe the investigations into the October 7 failures because he didn't want to look like he was rubber-stamping his predecessor's work. But 'personal conclusions' against individual officers could get in the way of the new offensive against Gaza City

Yitzhak Zamir was one of two prominent former justices at the mass demonstration calling for a Gaza cease-fire/hostage deal on Sunday. He said the hostages in Hamas captivity qualify as wounded and that saving human life is a basic value of Judaism

For the first time since the war in Gaza started, the UN food security agency's report found that residents of Gaza City and nearby areas are suffering from the highest level of hunger. Netanyahu rejected the report as a 'modern blood libel' and accused Hamas of 'stealing aid' and staging a 'starvation campaign'

The authority said that Collboni's visa application was rejected due to defamation of Israel and participation in a boycott of the country. In May, Barcelona decided to cut institutional ties with Israel and suspend a friendship agreement with Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Archaeologists have discovered a coin roughly 2,200 years old, showing the wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt. They note that while it explicitly mentions her status, that doesn't necessarily mean she was a co-regent

The Israeli prime minister once again appears to be actively working behind the scenes to encourage far-right ministers to sabotage any chance of a deal ■ The IDF is ready to deploy tanks anywhere in Gaza City – and seems less concerned about the consequences

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli just back from reserve duty seeks freedom in her body though her mind is still at war, while one family trades trauma for adventure in Montenegro

Imagine your friends, forced to flee for at least the eighth time – hungry, grieving, running from shells. As Gaza is emptied by bombs and bulldozers, Israeli silence is another form of violence

One of the doctors gave interviews to overseas media outlets, as well as to Haaretz, in which she criticized the army's policies in Gaza. She says this likely contributed to the decision to bar her from returning to Gaza

The booth was set up by the Hozrim Betvuna organization, which vowed to 'encourage secularization in the ultra-Orthodox community.' Footage from the scene shows one of the ultra-Orthodox men saying, 'If there were a Temple today, it would have been necessary to slaughter you'

Polish fans lit flares and displayed the banner during a match with Maccabi Haifa. UEFA said allegations against Maccabi Haifa fans are also being investigated

A new study reveals the short tenures of IDF commanders – and the career considerations accounting for that trend. Before October 7, Gaza Division commanders spent barely two years in their posts. Did this phenomenon contribute to the IDF's lack of preparedness for the Hamas attack?

A senior PLO official said the process will be done gradually and in full coordination with Lebanese authorities, but warned that opposition from Palestinian groups and others is expected