Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.

But the UN last week warned that starvation and malnutrition in the occupied Palestinian territory are at their highest levels since the war began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, in which the militants abducted 251 people and killed about 1200, mostly civilians.

Ron Dermer, a close ally of Netanyahu, recently visited the UAE to discuss Gaza ceasefire deal and security matters

The Israeli PM’s expansionist rhetoric has shaken the Arab world, with a former top UAE adviser calling him ‘no less dangerous than Hitler’.

Israel's prime minister has labelled Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese a "weak politician'" as a diplomatic stoush escalates between the two nations.

Israel’s Prime Minister has levelled an astonishing personal attack on Anthony Albanese, calling his Australian counterpart a “weak politician” who had “betrayed” the Jewish state.

Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signalled its readiness for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.

Yona, 19, an Israeli activist, burned her military conscription papers knowing she would be immediately be sentenced to jail. She is blunt in her reasoning for doing so.“I am refusing because my country is committing genocide and I will not enlist into an army that’s committing genocide,