Netanyahu meets top ministers to approve operational plans, day after army starts calling up reservists; aid groups warn against displacing population already weakened by hunger

Ahead of its planned capture of Gaza City, Israel has issued "initial warning calls" to medical authorities and international organizations to prepare for their evacuation to the south of the territory,

The Israeli military has begun its onslaught on Gaza City, the last portion of Gaza that remains outside of Israeli military occupation, in a new and even deadlier phase of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Palestinians fled parts of Gaza City Thursday after the Israeli military began the first stages of its planned offensive — as officials vowed to completely obliterate the “battered and

Netanyahu stated that in tandem, he directed "the immediate initiation of negotiations" for the release of all the hostages and ending the war in Gaza on Israel's terms.

Israel continued operations in Lebanon between August 4 and August 17, 2025. These activities included targeted assassinations of Hezbollah operatives involved in the group’s regeneration efforts, strikes on the group’s assets,

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which organized the "Israel on Hold” protests, said that over a million people took part in the demonstrations across the country on Sunday. Per the organization, almost 500,000 protesters gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square.

The UK is among 27 countries backing a statement calling for Israel to allow immediate independent foreign media access to Gaza. France, Germany, Australia, and Japan have also signed the text released by the Media Freedom Coalition - an intergovernmental group which advocates for the rights and protection of journalists globally.

Saleh Abu Hussein, an Israeli citizen who was imprisoned in Lebanon for about a year, was returned to Israel on Thursday.