Senior Israeli official:
'Chances of a hostage deal are no more than 50/50'
Senior Israeli official urges caution on the prospects of a hostage release deal being reached with Hamas.
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News and updates about Gaza Region
Smotrich reveals to Arutz Sheva:
'Aid to Gaza will change. We won't strengthen Hamas'
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke to Arutz Sheva about changes to be made in the humanitarian aid to Gaza and the price that Israel is ready to pay to continue this war until the end so that its citizens can return home safely.
'Gaza Strip will flourish as center of Jewish life'
Housing Min. Yitzhak Goldknopf promises to support government in resettling Gush Katif: 'War was forced upon us, I'll support correcting terrible injustice.'
South Africa’s Foreign Minister:
'Countries obliged to stop Israel's actions in Gaza'
South Africa’s Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, calls on all states to stop funding and facilitating Israel's military actions in Gaza in wake of ICJ ruling.
By one vote:
Chicago calls for Gaza ceasefire
The measure came down to one single vote, that of Mayor Brandon Johnson's.
Gantz and Eisenkot's surprising proposal
The two ministers proposed in closed discussions in recent days to limit the transfer of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
UN organizations warn:
'Catastrophe if UNRWA funding not restored'
In joint statement, array of UN organizations urge key donor countries to resume funding for UNRWA.
Ben Gvir to Netanyahu:
'Stop trucks to Gaza – it’s harming national unity'
National Security Minister called the Prime Minister and demanded to stop sending humanitarian aid trucks into Gaza and to schedule a further Cabinet discussion on the issue.
Otzma Yehudit Minister:
'Resettling Gush Katif - not at all costs'
Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu explained his plan for distributing aid in Gaza: 'Whoever wants to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinians must do it under the IDF’s supervision.'
Israel's plan for a military government in Gaza
One of the plans for the day after the war would see a temporary Israeli military civil administration of Gaza gradually hand the area over to a new Palestinian state.
IDF Spokesperson:
'We arrested terrorists in a tunnel'
IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the IDF's 162nd Division operated on terror targets in Al-Shati in a surprise operation.
White House spokesman:
'Israel is relying less on its Air Force in Gaza'
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby comments on tensions between Netanyahu and Biden: They don't always agree on everything but they have the kind of relationship where they can be frank and honest.
The IDF's birthday message to Hamas leader
The IDF's Arabic spokesman published a 'birthday card' denouncing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on his 62nd birthday.
Officer apologizes when leaving Gaza
'We failed, we didn’t get there fast enough'
The 55th Brigade left Khan Yunis last night after 55 days of fighting. The 71st Battalion, the first reserve battalion to arrive in Kfar Aza on the day of the Hamas attack, went to the kibbutz for an emotional ceremony.
Brother of hostage in Gaza:
‘Strongly object sending aid to Hamas’
Elkana Libman, brother of Elyakim who was taken hostage in Gaza, at the Knesset education committee: “The only way to bring my brother home is to defeat Hamas.”
Oldest MAG shooter in the IDF:
'I feel sorry for the terrorists that try fight me'
Yossi Elmaliah, 60, left Gaza yesterday: 'As long as I can carry my MAG, I will continue giving all I can to the country.'
Tzvi Hendel to Arutz Sheva:
'Solution to Gaza is to rebuild Jewish communities'
Former head of the Gaza Coast Council, Tzvi Hendel, supports the re-establishment of Jewish communities in Gaza, but estimates that this will not happen in the near future, due to a lack of public consensus.
What would G-d want for post-war Gaza?
Why would a logical person ever want to give what is precious to him and was given to him by G-d over to someone who wants him murdered?
Report:
Soldiers not permitted to open fire on Gaza border
IDF's rules of engagement do not make it possible to enforce new security zone that was announced at the beginning of the war.
Bennett on Al Arabiya:
'We destroy terrorist bases threatening our people'
Former Prime Minister when asked why Israel exposes Gazan civilians to its strikes: When someone fires upon your family and hides in a house, that home becomes a terrorist base.
Pelosi condemned by Muslims for Gaza ceasefire claim
US Muslim group condemns Pelosi for saying Gaza ceasefire protests have Russia link; Pelosi: "Some of these protesters are spontaneous, and organic, and sincere. Some I think are connected to Russia, their “financing should be investigated."
Minister of Defense:
Terrorists surrender and give sensitive information
Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant spoke to reserve soldiers in the 11th Brigade: 'We will not end this war with points; only with a knockout'
Watch:
Combat and rescuing injured soldiers under fire
'Throw another grenade, be ready for rescue': the combat team of a paratrooper patrol unit encountered terrorists, and rescued soldiers and wounded under fire.
Reservist suspended for protest using IDF vehicles
A reservist has been suspended from duty for half a year for displaying protest signs on IDF vehicles leaving Gaza.
UN Humanitarian Chief:
'Now is not the time to let the people of Gaza down'
UN Humanitarian Chief Martin Griffiths urges countries to reconsider their decision to cut funding to UNRWA.
Report:
Deal that would halt Gaza war for two months close
New York Times report: American-led negotiators are edging closer to an agreement in which Israel would suspend Gaza war for about two months in exchange for release of hostages.
Two children cross into Gaza, holding Israeli flags
Two Israeli children crossed into Gaza near Jabalya, IDF forces brought them back into Israel.
Sky News apologizes
UK presenter compares Gaza migration to Holocaust
Sky News issues apology after its presenter compared MK Danon's suggestion of voluntary migration of Gazans to the treatment of Jews in the Holocaust.
Psychological terror:
Hamas releases video of three female hostages
Hamas releases propaganda video showing three women in captivity: Karina Ariev, 19, Doron Steinbrecher, 33, and Daniela Gilboa, 19.
Gaza war
US, Israel set up channel on civilian casualties
Reuters report: The United States has created a channel with Israel to discuss concerns over incidents in Gaza in which civilians were killed or injured.
Gallant to soldiers:
'Hamas is collapsing into the tunnels it dug'
Defense Minister: The places that were safe for Hamas have become a trap. In the last two days, over 100 terrorists were arrested or turned themselves in.
Haredi minister:
Jewish settlement in Gaza? 'I won't oppose it'
Housing Min. Yitzhak Goldknopf won't rule out Jewish settlement in Gaza, urges Israelis to back the government during wartime.
US Opposes:
Israel building 1km buffer along Gaza border
US officials have condemned Israel's effort to clear everything within a kilometer of the Gaza border, saying that it is an indication of an attempt to displace Palestinians and seize Gazan land permanently.
"Choose life, and fight for it"
Something of priceless value is emerging on the battlefields of Gaza. Opinion.
Report: Hamas' leader avoiding IDF
A new report shows some of the ways that senior Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is still alive despite Israel actively hunting him.
US 'gravely concerned'
Israel blamed for strike on UNRWA facility in Gaza
IDF investigation rules out an Israeli aerial or artillery strike hit an UNRWA facility in Khan Yunis. US: We will continue to seek further information.
'A local Mukhtar Will Rule'
MK Moshe Saada's plan for the day after the war
MK Saada, Likud, proposed an outline plan for civil rule in Gaza the day after the war. 'There will be no central government. They don't deserve it.'
Yesh Atid MK to Arutz Sheva:
'We need to continue fighting with all our might'
MK Moshe (Kinley) Tur-Paz comments on the importance of the operation in Gaza that claimed the lives of 21 soldiers, calls for unity among Israelis.
Push for Gaza ceasefire
British Foreign Secretary to visit Israel
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron expected to advocate for a pathway out of the war during visit to Israel on Wednesday.
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner:
'The world ignores what happened on October 7'
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, founder of Shurat HaDin: The world has to wake up and the only way to wake up the world is to bring the terrorists to justice, both internally but also outside.
Report:
Israel, Hamas mulling one-month truce
Reuters reporting that Israel offered to end the war if Sinwar and five other Hamas leaders leave Gaza. Hamas rejected the proposal.
Bereaved mother:
'Call out for unity. Let's show the good'
Miriam Peretz, bereaved mother of two sons, speaks about the tragedy in Gaza and heavy price we had to pay: “We must see the light”.
Chief of Staff at site of disaster:
'We paid the painful price of war but we will go on'
IDF Chief of the General Staff says 21 soldiers killed in action fell during a mission to enable the safe return of the residents of southern Israel to their homes. 'We grieve this loss; we will learn the necessary lessons.'
19 years later:
Reservist raises flag he lowered leaving Gush Katif
The IDF reservist who lowered the last Israeli flag of the IDF leaving Gaza raised the very same flag again today in Khan Younis.
Tragedy in Gaza:
21 reservists fell in the southern Gaza Strip
The names of the fallen have been cleared for publication, and the other families have been notified. 556 soldiers have fallen since the start of the war, 221 of them in maneuvers in Gaza.
Analyst:
'Biden's plan is a surrender agreement for Israel'
Analyst Zvi Yehezkeli warns that the offers to end the war are only getting more lucrative for Hamas as time goes on.
Fallen Bedouin soldier:
'Hamas makes no distinction between Jew and Arab'
Sergeant First Class (res.) Ahmad Abu Latif, 26, from Rahat, said that the Bedouin community was part of Israel and determined to fight Hamas.
IDF spokesman:
'Buildings rigged to explode collapsed on soldiers'
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari reveals initial details of the explosion that killed 21 IDF soldiers in Gaza.
Netanyahu:
'The most painful day since the war broke out'
Prime Minister Netanyahu says that the disaster in southern Gaza is under investigation to protect soldiers in the future.
Report:
Israel proposed Hamas leaders leave Gaza
Sources tell CNN that Mossad chief proposed that Hamas senior leaders could leave Gaza as part of a broader ceasefire. Qatar's PM said the idea "would never work".
MK Danon to Arutz Sheva:
'We have to count only on ourselves'
MK Danny Danon, chairman of World Likud, believes Israel should go back to the way it was operating in the beginning of the war
Report:
Foreign Minister Katz's post-war plan for Gaza
Foreign Minister Israel Katz once proposed building an artificial island off the coast of Gaza. A new report claims he raised the plan again in a conversation with EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
Fallen soldier held by Hamas:
'Don't risk soldiers for my brother's body'
The brother of fallen IDF soldier Shay Levinson says that he does not want other soldiers to risk their lives trying to recover his brother's body from Gaza.
IDF:
We provide medical aid and field hospitals in Gaza
Since the beginning of the war, 12,000 trucks with 1,052 tons of medical equipment have entered Gaza.
Pfizer CEO joins efforts; contributes to Israeli PR
The emotional meeting of the CEO of Pfizer with the hostages’ families promoted an awareness campaign aimed at influencing policy makers in the US.
Combat officers urge:
'Do not leave northern Gaza'
About 130 commanders and officers, who participated in the fighting in Gaza, signed a letter to the cabinet in which they clarified: 'There is no reason for Ahmed to return to his home before Ziv and Gali return to their homes.'
UN chief at it again:
'Killings of Gazans are utterly unacceptable'
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres criticizes Israel again, calls for “immediate humanitarian ceasefire to relieve the suffering in Gaza".
Gallant:
'Smoke will cover Gaza until we achieve our goals'
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant takes part in flight over Gaza, sees up close the attacks against Hamas targets.
Free Gaza's people - from Gaza
Millions of refugees from countries like Iraq, Syria, and Yemen fled wars in their homelands and sought refuge in other countries. So why, suddenly, when it comes to the voluntary migration of the Gazans, does the matter become so controversial?
Finance Ministry official:
Residents of Gaza region must prepare to return home
A senior official in the Finance Ministry warns that the costs of keeping evacuees out of their homes is growing too great for the Israeli economy.
