Israel’s firebrand finance minister drops a bombshell. Smotrich confirms the IDF is drafting plans for a Gaza takeover. He says the next phase will be “fast, sharp, and resolute.” He accuses Hamas of breaking the ceasefire,

Israel said it had carried out strikes on dozens of Hamas targets following the death of a soldier, with Gaza experiencing its deadliest night of bombing since a US-brokered truce went into effect earlier this month.

The war -- which started after Hamas launched a surprise terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed roughly 1,200 Israelis, and Israel responded by declaring war -- has led to thousands of people killed and injured in the Gaza Strip and Israel, as Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza.

Pope Leo XIV acknowledged Wednesday that there had been misunderstandings and conflicts with Jews over Israel’s war in Gaza. At a time of rising antisemitism stemming from Israel’s war, Leo adopted as his own the Vatican’s official position abhorring antisemitism as he marked the 60th anniversary of a landmark Vatican document that revolutionized the Catholic Church’s relations with Jews.

Israel will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force the United States has proposed to oversee the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Israel's top diplomat said Monday.

President Trump voiced strong support for Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Hamas in Gaza following the killing of an Israeli soldier in Rafah. Calling Hamas a “small obstacle to Middle East peace,” Trump declared that Israel has every right to “hit back” but added that “nothing will jeopardize” the fragile ceasefire.

Al Jazeera Fault Lines documentary looks at hospital director's case, stil in prison 10 months later without charge.

Even after the ceasefire, Israel has blocked members of the press from entering. The country has said “there will come a time soon” when journalists flood in—but preemptively cast doubt on the story they might cover.