Israeli anti-government protesters rally in Jerusalem
The often weekly demonstrations have yet to change the political landscape, and Netanyahu still controls a stable majority in parliament. Read more
War in the Middle East
Netanyahu disbands war cabinet amid rising border tensions
Netanyahu is now expected to hold consultations about the Gaza war with a small group of ministers, including Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer who had been in the war cabinet. Read more
Gaza conflict persists despite Israeli announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized plans announced by the military to hold daily pauses in fighting along one of the main roads into the Palestinian enclave. Read more
Hamas claims credit as 8 Israeli soldiers killed in explosion
The eight soldiers, who belonged to the military’s engineering corps, were riding in an armored vehicle when the blast occurred, the military said. Read more
U.S. imposes sanctions on Israeli group that attacked Gaza aid
The sanctions target Tsav 9, a group with ties to Israeli army reservists and Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, over activities including blocking, harassing and damaging aid shipments. Read more
Pentagon: Israel did not use Gaza pier in hostage operation
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder pushed back “on some of the inaccurate social media allegations,” stressing that the pier was not used during the Israeli military operation on Saturday to rescue four hostages held by Hamas. Read more
Hamas says it accepts U.N.-backed Gaza truce plan
Discussions also touching on post-war plans for Gaza will continue over the next couple of days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Tel Aviv after talks with Israeli leaders. Read more
U.N. Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan
Russia abstained from the U.N. vote, while the remaining 14 Security Council members voted in favor of the resolution supporting a three-phase ceasefire plan laid out by Biden on May 31 that he described as an Israeli initiative. Read more
Israeli PM Netanyahu’s majority safe after Gantz departure
His departure still leaves Netanyahu’s nationalist-religious coalition in control of parliament with a 64-seat majority in the 120-seat Knesset. Read more
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No word on whether Biden, Netanyahu to meet in Washington
“I don’t have anything to announce today,” Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in an interview with CBS’s “Face the Nation,” adding the two men were in regular communication. Read more
Israel rescues 4 hostages in Gaza raid
The hostage rescue operation and an intense accompanying air assault took place in central Gaza’s al-Nuseirat, a densely built-up and often embattled area. Read more
Dozens killed in Israeli strike on U.N. school in Gaza
Video footage showed Palestinians hauling away bodies and scores of injured in a local hospital after the attack. Read more
Israel secretly targets U.S. lawmakers with influence campaign on Gaza War
Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign last year targeting U.S. lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war in the Gaza Strip, according to officials involved in the effort and documents related to the operation. Read more
Israel: No date set for Netanyahu’s address to U.S. Congress
Without citing a source, a Punchbowl News reporter said on X.com that Netanyahu would address a meeting of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on June 13. Politico and Bloomberg later reported the same date, citing unnamed sources. Read more
Fires set off by Hezbollah rockets spread through northern Israel
Many Israelis who live in towns near the Lebanon border evacuated months ago given the escalating fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Some houses caught fire, local media reported. Read more
San Francisco police detain protesters at Israeli consulate
An unspecified number of people were “detained for potential arrest,” police said in a statement. “Officers have been making multiple warnings to the individuals to disperse and exit the private property on their own.” Read more
29 detained in pro-Palestinian protests at Brooklyn Museum
On Friday, pro-Palestinian protesters took over parts of the art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, hanging a banner above the main entrance, occupying much of the lobby and scuffling with police, according to witnesses. Read more
Netanyahu: No end to Gaza war until Hamas destroyed
Biden said on Friday that Israel had proposed a deal involving an initial six-week ceasefire with a partial Israeli military withdrawal and the release of some hostages while “a permanent end to hostilities” is negotiated. Read more
Israel denies strike on camp near Rafah that reportedly killed 21
The United States, Israel’s closest ally, reiterated its opposition to a major Israeli ground offensive in Rafah but said it did not believe such an operation was underway. Read more
Gaza: Israeli tanks shell evacuation zone near Rafah
At least 12 of the dead were women, according to medical officials in the Hamas militant-run Palestinian enclave. Read more
Canada pledges more visas for Gazans after Rafah strike
The visas for Canadians’ relatives living in the enclave represent a five-fold increase from the 1,000 temporary resident visas allotted under a special program that Canada announced in December. Read more
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