IDF takes control of Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing ■ Israeli delegation lands in Egypt to continue cease-fire negotiations ■ PM Netanyahu says proposal Hamas agreed to far from Israel's demands, key difference is whether…
As Israel prepares for a Rafah ground operation against U.S. wishes, and while Israel and Hamas are inching closer to a cease-fire and hostage deal, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has to tell Congress by Wednesday whether he…
After Israel shuttered the local offices of the Qatari-owned news network, Palestinians criticized the ban as an attempt to hide its intensive coverage of the war in Gaza
While COGAT, the IDF unit in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, said international organizations have indicated that there was too much aid entering into northern Gaza, UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini insisted that there continue to be long…
The IDF estimates there are about 100,000 residents in the southern Gaza neighborhoods ordered to evacuate, but sources in the army have said this is a limited operation, and not a complete evacuation of Rafah
In shuttering the Qatari news network, Israel joins a distinguished club of Arab countries that have stopped Al Jazeera's operations. This move should worry Israeli media, which is prohibited from broadcasting independently from inside the…
PM Netanyahu says 'Israel cannot accept' Hamas' demand to end Gaza war ■ Israel's defense minister: Hamas showing signs it doesn't intend to close deal, which means Rafah op will be launched 'in the near future' ■ CIA chief Burns traveling…
Most Israelis and Gazans understand that they have lost too much for there to be any notion of 'victory' in this war. But as long as their fates are controlled by two men who insist on being the victor, at any cost, this war is going to…
Reports that Palestinians are being charged at least $5,000 to flee Gaza has led to accusations of Egypt profiting from their plight. 'Has the Rafah border crossing turned into the second Suez Canal?' asks one Gazan
October 7 brought settler violence to a head in the West Bank: 18 Palestinian herding communities have since been uprooted from their homes, with the residents now living in makeshift dwellings on the outskirts of other villages,…
In the guise of a 'senior diplomatic official,' Netanyahu committed to invade Rafah, eliciting enraged reactions from both sides of the political spectrum ■ Hamas hasn't announced its response the proposal, but it's clear that if it's a…
According to the report, Hamas was guaranteed by the U.S. for a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and that Israeli forces will not continue fighting once the hostages are released. An Israeli official told Haaretz that 'Israel…
The report added that U.S. Secretary of State Blinken delivered the message to the Qatari Prime Minister last month. Senior Hamas officials told Haaretz that Israel and the U.S. are committed to a cease-fire, but it is still unclear…
Israel says it will send team to Cairo only after Hamas officially agrees to truce proposal ■ Report: U.S. tells Qatar to expel Hamas leaders if they refuse Gaza cease-fire deal ■ Saudi outlet reports Hamas will accept Egypt's cease-fire…
A Palestinian ambulance driver carrying two wounded men to a West Bank hospital was shot dead by Israeli troops. After the IDF killed hundreds of medical personnel in Gaza, soldiers are not hesitating to commit this grave breach of…
How exactly will Israel do this? And who will control the West Bank once the PA is dissolved? Nothing is more asinine than Israel's refusal to endorse or even entertain Joe Biden's plan for the region
U.K. announces sanctions against four Israeli settlers, far-right organization for acts of violence against Palestinians West Bank ■ Israel reportedly notifies Hamas it will attack Rafah if hostage deal isn't secured within week ■ Turkey…
Divestment from companies with ties to the Israel-Gaza war has been one of the pro-Palestinian protesters' clarion calls, but it has been to little effect. Boycotts on Starbucks, McDonalds and their likes have had minor impact, but far…
25 years after Jordan removed Hamas' leadership from its territory, there is a chance it will be forced to recognize it in a 'new PLO' should Abbas' Palestinian Authority fail to assume control of Gaza at the end of the war
October 7 brought settler violence to a head in the West Bank: 18 Palestinian herding communities have since been uprooted from their homes, with the residents now living in makeshift dwellings on the outskirts of other villages,…
Turkey hasn't yet formally announced the move, which comes amid a straining of relations between the two countries amid the war in Gaza, but Israeli importers have already complained about delayed shipments
Hamas delegation is due in Cairo to continue truce negotiations ■ When asked about PM Netanyahu's promise that Israel would enter Rafah with or without a hostage release deal, Blinken says 'people say things; let's focus on what they're…
30 members of a single family were among the Palestinians attacked by settlers in the village of Al-Mughayyir in the West Bank in April. Their descriptions of those terrifying moments indicate that this was anything but a spontaneous attack
Blinken meets with PM Netanyahu in Israel, says Hamas is only reason cease-fire/hostage release deal won't be achieved ■ Israeli delegation landed in Cairo to continue truce negotiations ■ Wording of Egypt's cease-fire proposal reportedly…
Even if International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan doesn't issue the warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israelis, the impact can already be seen in Gaza and at the hostage negotiations
Since the start of the war in Gaza, reports have been growing about Israeli settlers stealing Palestinians' herds in the West Bank. In one case, the theft took place after uniformed men detained and beat the shepherd