Thousands of protesters on Saturday (March 8) rallied in Tel Aviv to push the Israeli government to secure a hostage deal with Hamas, with Israel and Hamas signaling later in the day that they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations.

The Israeli Association of Animal Protection Organizations warned on Friday that it had received reports of a suspected mass animal poisoning incident in Tel Aviv - a day before another mass poisoning was reported in the nearby city of Kiryat Ono.

Dead cats have been found on the streets of Israeli cities in what animal rights activists believe could be a sick string of mass poisonings.

Israel is preparing to send a delegation to Doha for further talks on the Gaza truce, as Hamas called for an immediate start to negotiations on the ceasefire's second phase, which it hopes will lead to a permanent end to the war.

The foreign ministers gathered in Jeddah for a special session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to address the situation in Gaza.

A man convicted over his role in a deadly 2002 bombing was released in one of the recent cease-fire exchanges, which have created intense, conflicting emotions for Israelis and Palestinians.

The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas militants is set to end on Saturday. It’s unclear what comes next.

Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the existing ceasefire agreement and said its decision to cut off aid was “cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack" on the truce, which took hold in January after more than a year of negotiations. Both sides stopped short of saying the ceasefire had ended.

Air Canada will initially fly to Israel from Montreal and Toronto, with the routes starting on different dates.

Israeli broadcaster claimed that Israel's role in expulsion is ‘logistical, executive,’ while relocation responsibility ‘rests with the US’ - Anadolu Ajansı

Israel will send a negotiating team to Doha in Qatar on Monday, The Times of Israel reported, quoting a statement from the Prime Minister Banjamin Netanyahu’s Office. “Israel agreed to the invitation of the mediators backed by the US,

Founder, BigID, and TAU Alumnus in conversation with Jake Laznik, Senior Breaking News Desk Manager, The Jerusalem Post.