Government

A significant new hostage deal between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas is reportedly nearing completion, with guarantees from former U.S. President Donald Trump that both parties will engage in negotiations aimed at ending the ongoing war in Gaza. According to Qatar’s Al-Arabi channel, the proposed agreement includes long-term security arrangements and a framework for managing “the day after” the war in the Gaza Strip

Six months into the war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to halt hostilities. A cease-fire agreement, negotiated through Egyptian mediators, was on the table. The plan, if enacted, would have paused fighting for at least six weeks, led to the release of more than 30 hostages, and opened the door to peace talks with Hamas — and potentially to a historic normalization deal with Saudi Arabia

In a dramatic vote on Thursday night, the Knesset rejected a bill to dissolve itself in a preliminary reading, effectively blocking any chance of new elections for the next six months. The bill was defeated with 61 members voting against and 53 in favor, after days of political wrangling, rabbinic influence, and intra-coalition negotiations centered on the contentious ultra-Orthodox draft law

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Saturday night the beginning of what it called “a series of actions to improve the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip,” amid growing international pressure and worsening reports of famine conditions in the enclave

A video released Thursday evening by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization has reignited anguish and urgency in Israel, showing kidnapped Israeli citizen Rom Breslavsky, 21, who has been held captive in Gaza since the October 7 Hamas-led terror attack. The terrorist group claims the video was filmed approximately a week and a half ago and that contact with Breslavsky and his captors has since been lost