Cease-fire

How are Gazan gangs affecting the strip amid Israel, US election cycles? - analysis

Hamas remains the decisive power as things stall despite efforts from multiple directions to shift the Gaza Strip's status quo.

Palestinians carrying flags, body bags during a funeral ceremony in Gaza City on August 20, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump embrace in the White House in Washington, September 29, 2025.

'We will bring them all home': Netanyahu to convene gov't for Gaza deal vote

 THE WRITER attends a demonstration as she holds a sign with photos of hostages, including two who were released on Sunday and three others who were murdered. The large print on the sign says: ‘How much more blood will be spilled? Screaming out for them.’

Israel at a crossroads: Peace or perpetuating the cycle of violence – opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on October 28, 2024

'We're still in the eye of the storm,' Netanyahu says amid Lebanon ceasefire deal hopes


Government moves to crack cement monopoly

Antitrust Commissioner outlines plan to force Nesher to sell its Har Tov plant, which produces around 30 percent Israel's of cement each year.

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July 29: Readers react to pressure for Gaza cease-fire

They say we have the right to defend ourselves but we must keep civilian casualties low. How can we? Hamas rockets and mortars are surrounded by civilians.

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Stop Hamas from killing Palestinian civilians

Hamas's rejection of the cease-fire plan can only be regarded as intentional killing of the Palestinian people.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards Gaza from outside the northern Gaza Strip

Poll: 86.5% of Israelis oppose cease-fire

Survey says that should Netanyahu choose to end Gaza operation at this time, he would be confronting the overwhelming majority of the nation.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R), Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, and IDF chief of staff Benny Gantz meet in Tel Aviv.

Bennett on cease-fire request: Now is not the time to take the foot off the pedal

Bayit Yehudi ministers weigh in on Hamas' sudden request for a humanitarian cease-fire after breaking several before.

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett speaking to Fox News.

‘51% of Palestinians want urgent truce’

Poll finds that while a majority of 64% express support for Hamas’s conditions, only 15% say they favor the position of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the results reveal.

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards the Gaza Strip July 21