The Latest Breaking News from Bezalel Smotrich

After 15 months of bitter conflict on the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire deal has been agreed which promises an end to the fighting and will allow for the access of food and other desperately needed humanitarian aid to the civilian population. Since the Israel Defense Forces launched their ground operation…

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that several aspects of the proposal are ‘unresolved’.

Israeli ministers Ben Gvir and Smotrich consider resigning to block potential Hamas ceasefire-hostage deal, citing national security concerns.

A "final round" of Gaza truce talks is due to start Tuesday in Qatar, said a source briefed on the negotiations aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war after more than 15 months.

Heavy fighting rocked the Gaza Strip on Monday, leaving dozens of Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers dead, even as the White House said that a Gaza truce and hostage release deal could be finalised this week.

Nothing is guaranteed yet, but an agreement could take shape soon, angering hardliners in Israel.

US president says agreement that could pause more than 14 months of fighting matches a proposal he made months ago

Group tells Reuters that there has been progress over core issues with US hopeful for agreement this week

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinian communities in West Bank should look like Gaza’s ‘Jabalia’.