Israeli sources report that the U.S. signed off on the attack after inviting leaders to Qatar to discuss Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposal.

Hamas won’t give up all the hostages right at the start - it’s simply unrealistic,” an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post. There is serious doubt thatHamas will agree to a proposal offered in recent days that includes the release of all 48 hostages on the first day of the deal,

US President Donald Trump said that some of the 20 hostages who are presumed to be alive in Gaza may have “recently died,” as Israel calls on Palestinians living in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of an expanded assault.

Israel on Monday told residents of Gaza City to leave immediately after warning that it would step up airstrikes and ground operations in the Gaza Strip in a "mighty hurricane" if Hamas does not free the last hostages it is holding and surrender.

My friends and family abroad often ask me if I feel safe living here and send me anxious text messages whenever there is a siren. Aside from the Iran war, which was indeed scary, I always respond that I feel safer here than if I lived anywhere else,

One former Israeli official told Newsweek Israel must "balance" undermining Ahmad al-Sharaa with the risk of who may replace him.

A controversial cosmetic surgeon who is at the centre of one of Australia’s biggest medical negligence class actions is living in Israel and claiming he has serious health and housing issues that could delay the case.

Sometimes I imagine being a grandfather and my grandkids calling me on the phone, saying, Saba, can you give me information about the October 7 war? We’re learning about it in school.

At the moment, Moldova’s biggest concern is the ongoing war between neighboring Ukraine and much bigger Russia — a conflict that’s been raging since February 2022. For Moldova, one immediate consequence was the sudden arrival of 800,000 to 1 million refugees, about 100,000 of whom have opted to stay here permanently.