Gaza, Israel and hostages
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The meeting was thought to be the first meeting between a senior Israeli official and Qatari officials since Hamas's response to the hostage deal proposal. Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer met with senior Qatari officials in France,
Israel is taking the first steps in a new offensive against Hamas in Gaza City, sparking protests among families of Hamas hostages who fear it will endanger their lives. NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reports.
Israel to call up 60k reservists, extend 20k more for expanded Gaza City assault as ceasefire talks stall and humanitarian crisis deepens.
Hamas’s declared plan to relocate hostages into Gaza City to use them as human shields may present a serious deterrent to an IDF operation into the city, Lt.-Col. (Res.) Alon Eviatar, an expert in Palestinian affairs, said on Monday.
Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a settlement project that would effectively split the occupied West Bank in two, possibly destroying hopes for a future Palestinian state.
Large crowds of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday, launching a nationwide grassroots strike and widespread protests to demand the government secure the release of 50 hostages still in Gaza.
Israeli actress Gal Gadot embraces hostage families at Tel Aviv square, meeting with wives and mothers of those abducted during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
Hamas said that Israel's plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a "new wave of genocide and displacement" for hundreds of thousands.