Netanyahu rejects ceasefire, promises not to annex Gaza: Latest updates on Israel’s offensive

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas after the terrorist group launched an attack across the border from Gaza on October 7, which killed 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and took about 240 hostage, according to Israel. Retaliatory aerial bombardments and ground attacks have killed more than 10,800 people in Gaza, most of them civilians and many […]

Maximum 600 deaths on Israeli side, 370 deaths in Gaza

Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said, “We will reach every community until we kill every terrorist in Israel.” A day after hundreds of Hamas fighters attacked Israel using vehicles, boats and even motorized paragliders. There was widespread shock and dismay in Israel after Hamas gunmen captured and abducted at least 100 civilians in Gaza, with images […]

Israelis block highway in retaliatory protest supporting Netanyahu

Thousands of Israelis came out in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan on Thursday, blocking a highway in Tel Aviv after months of anti-government protests. “The nation demands legal reform!” Some protesters chanted while carrying Israel’s blue and white national flag. Police said they were responding to a group that blocked the […]

Israel’s president lays out plan to prevent ‘constitutional collapse’

“Creating a consensus for fundamental changes is really important to make sure that people buy into them so that they can be sustained.” Recent polls have shown relatively little support for the proposed judicial changes as they stand. Herzog urged immediate dialogue between the government and the opposition based on five principles. These would include […]