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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Monday that it would conduct an inquiry into an airstrike that hit the Nasser Hospital in Gaza, in which several rescue personnel and journalists were killed in a second strike.

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) took the UK Daily Mirror to task for featuring a front-page photograph of a “starving” Palestinian child who in fact suffers from a genetic disorder — the latest such case.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir reportedly urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take a hostage deal that he said was “on the table” during a visit to a military base in the port city of Haifa.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) retaliated Sunday against the Houthi regime in Yemen by striking at targets in the capital city of Sana’a, after rebels launched a cluster-bomb-enabled missile that detonated over Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continued attacking Hamas positions in northern Gaza this weekend, despite a growing international outcry claiming that Israel is committing “genocide” by seeking military victory.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) after he produced a preliminary report regarding the strikes on Iran in June, according to multiple reports.

The Israeli government — and the opposition — rejected new claims Friday by the United Nations that there is “famine” in Gaza, noting that Israel provides ample aid and that the only starving people are Israeli hostages.

LIV Golf has canceled the media credentials of a golf reporter after the man refused to edit out a question about the league’s Saudi funding.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he had approved plans to take over the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza City — while also pursuing negotiations for the release of all Israeli hostages.

Lebanon released an Israeli Arab citizen on Thursday who had been imprisoned there for a year, in a move that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed as a “sign of things to come” on hostage releases.

At least 18 people were arrested Wednesday at Microsoft’s Redmond, Washington, campus during an employee-led protest against the tech giant’s contracts with Israel.

The State Department announced a new round of sanctions against employees of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday in response to that institution’s accusations of human rights abuses and international crime against Israel and the United States.

Israeli PM Netanyahu said he is fighting a “battle for civilisation” and accused the UK of “rewarding” Hamas by recognising Palestine. 

Israeli opposition parties said Wednesday and Thursday that they would join, or at least vote with, a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enable him to pass a potential hostage and ceasefire deal.

An Israeli government official was among eight suspected child sex predators who were arrested as part of a multi-agency undercover operation that took place in Nevada.

Tel Aviv University researchers are preparing for the world’s first spinal cord implant in humans using engineered tissue grown from the patient’s own cells, marking a breakthrough that could restore walking ability to paralyzed patients within the coming year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a conspicuous effort on Tuesday to bring Saudi Arabia’s de facto chief executive, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), into the final stage of the Ukraine peace process as a major player.

The Trump administration imposed additional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for attempting to prosecute American officials, as well as those of allied countries, especially Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) called up 60,000 reservists for duty in the upcoming assault on Gaza City, the last stronghold of Hamas terrorists, over a six-month period to complete the conquest of the territory.

Richard Gere, a Hollywood actor who starred in The Hoax, has attacked Israel for its war of self-defense in Gaza by citing false and debunked Hamas death statistics.

German prosecutors announced terrorism charges Wednesday against a man who they say may have planned to attack the Israeli Embassy.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told CNN on Monday that the reason his country will not allow Palestinians to find refuge is that letting them leave Gaza would mean an end to the Palestinian cause.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said that Israel has intelligence that whenever French President Emmanuel Macron “makes a statement in favor of a Palestinian state, Hamas hardens its heart

During an interview with Maine Public Radio’s “Maine Calling” on Monday, Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) said that in Gaza, it’s “well-documented” that “a lot of the aid that is being distributed is being either given to Hamas or taken by

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a blistering ultimatum to French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, demanding action against rising antisemitism by the Jewish New Year and directly linking France’s planned recognition of a Palestinian state to violent attacks on French Jews.

Hundreds of demonstrators in Sweida and other cities with large Druze populations across southern Syria marched to demand self-government on Saturday.

Two Palestinian terrorists who were released by Israel during temporary ceasefires with Hamas are set to address a pro-Palestinian conference in Detroit, Michigan, in late August, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Twelve Palestinian children who were presented in the international media as “starving” due to Israel’s war of self-defense against Hamas terrorists in Gaza were in fact suffering from other health conditions.

Netanyahu slammed Australia’s Anthony Albanese, saying history would see him as a “weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews.”

Israeli Knesset Member Simcha Rothman blasted Australia for capitulating to Islamic extremists after the government banned him from visiting Jewish communities suffering from a surge of antisemitism, declaring that “caving to terror apparently—that’s the new Australian way” when faced with threats from the country’s Muslim population.

Hamas reportedly offered to accept a ceasefire proposal first floated by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff three months ago that would see half of the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages released for a 60-day truce.

An apparently transgender pro-Palestine activist was arrested on Saturday after allegedly defacing a war memorial in Amsterdam with spray paint.

The Israeli government announced Monday that it was expelling Australia’s diplomatic representatives to the Palestinian Authority, who live in Israel, in response to Australia’s ban on a visit by an Israeli politician.

Australia has barred Israeli politician Simcha Rothman from visiting a local Jewish community beset by antisemitism, citing the fact that he states publicly he wants Israel to win its war against Hamas terrorists.

Prices for food and other necessities are plummeting in Gaza as Israel surges more humanitarian aid into the territory, responding to worldwide concerns about hunger.