On Friday, Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post that Israel still believes Hamas is ultimately interested in a deal, “but they’re trying to squeeze every possible advantage, provoking and appeasing all the extremist factions within Gaza.

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the U.S. recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of the negotiations into further uncertainty.

Israel’s military said it fired warning shots to distance a crowd “in response to an immediate threat” and it was not aware of any casualties.

Israeli citizen with well-connected friend allegedly informed on Iranian agent who'd been helping Israel, and told his handler in May that Israel was going to attack Iran The post Iran-born Israeli charged with giving Tehran sensitive info on Israel’s war plans appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Twenty-one months into Israel’s war in Gaza, the enclave is gripped by escalating scenes of death and hunger, with some killed while trying to reach aid, others dying of starvation and growing condemnation of Israel’s conduct even among many of its closest allies.

News agencies including AFP, AP, BBC and Reuters issued a joint statement about Gaza journalists unable to feed themselves amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions on Thursday.

Amichay Eliyahu’s comments came amid growing hunger in the territory, where Israel controls the delivery of food.

According to Channel 12, those on the flotilla reported seeing a drone circling above them as vessels approached the ship. The Israeli Navy intercepted the Handala flotilla while approaching the Gaza Strip,