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Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital

A smaller group of anti-government protesters defied a crackdown on anti-war voices and demanded a ceasefire.

Benjamin Netanyahu said the military will continue its battle against Hamas in Gaza with "full force"

Doctors accuse IDF of attacking people trying to flee al-Shifa, the hospital portrayed by Israel as the main command post for Hamas

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected growing calls from Western allies to do more to protect Palestinian civilians as troops…

With Israeli forces stepping up their assault on the Gaza Strip and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan continuing to ramp up his rhetoric against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ankara is nonetheless resisting calls to cut off vital oil deliveries to Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was already under pressure for other problems. Now, a recent poll says 76% of Israelis want him to resign.

Israelis are politically divided, but there’s widespread agreement that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government needs to go

After all the death and destruction, the situation will be no closer to a resolution than it was before Oct. 7.