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Gaza ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas 'almost identical' to Witkoff's plan, Qatari official says

Hamas informed the Egyptian and Qatari mediators that it had agreed to the latest Gaza hostage-ceasefire proposal on Monday.

An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.
A demonstrator with her face painted in the colors of the Israeli flag and red tears takes part in a protest demanding the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas, and the end of the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, August 16, 2025.

All or nothing: Why Israel should stand firm, avoid phased hostage deals - editorial

IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.

Netanyahu slams Australian PM, Hamas reportedly agrees to Gaza ceasefire deal

PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters gather near the International Court of Justice in The Hague last year amid the accusation against Israel of genocide. The line between scholarship and activism has been erased, the writer charges.

Truth under siege: Omer Bartov, a case study - opinion


Put Israelis first: Aid must go to our soldiers, not Hamas - opinion

While our soldiers beg for therapy and housing, and while their families struggle to pay rent, American Jewish dollars are flowing into Gaza.

TRUCKS CARRY humanitarian aid near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza last week. Some US Jewish groups donate money to Gaza, even as Hamas holds our hostages and soldiers face trauma and poverty, the writer laments.

Jewish support for Hamas: A new sacrificial idolatry - opinion

They are recreating the popular, united front phenomenon of the 1930s and 1940s when self-defeating alliances allowed Jew haters to flourish politically.

Jews attend a vigil denouncing Israel's military actions in Gaza in the then-year since Hamas's October 7 massacre in New York City, October 7, 2024; illustrative.

'We need everyone back': Hostage families, healthcare workers call for hostage deal

"Today, we pause to remind you: The return of all the hostages, alive or deceased, is essential for rebuilding our society in Israel," said Professor Hagai Levine.

Families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip attend an emergency confrence for their released at Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov, August 17, 2025.

Netanyahu on hostage deal reports: Hamas is under immense pressure

"Like you, I hear the reports in the media, from which you can gather one thing – Hamas is under immense pressure," the prime minister said while visiting the Gaza Division.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.

Trump: We'll only see return of hostages when Hamas confronted and destroyed

"The sooner this takes place, the better the chances of success will be," US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social.

 US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs for travel to Pennsylvania from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, July 15, 2025; illustrative.

Egypt says displacment of Palestinians from Gaza City 'red line' as Gazans evacuate south

Fearing an Israeli onslaught could come soon, some Palestinian families began leaving eastern areas of Gaza City, now under constant Israeli bombardment, for points to the west, and some explored ev

A displaced Palestinian man fleeing northern Gaza gestures atop a vehicle loaded with belongings while he heads south as the Israeli military prepares to relocate residents to the southern part of the enclave, in Gaza City, August 18, 2025.

UN officials refused IDF Gaza aid cooperation, obstructing relief, whistleblower says - report

A former UNRWA insider says Hamas influenced hiring in Gaza and that UN officials suppressed probes into possible terrorist ties.

 A UN staff member stands in front of humanitarian supplies for Gaza stored at Egyptian Red Crescent warehouses storing aid for Gaza, in the Egyptian border town of El-Arish, Egypt, April 8, 2025.

IDF tanks seen advancing to Gaza City, Hamas reportedly agrees to ceasefire deal

Hostage families call for new nationwide strike, protest for Sunday • Palestinians start evacuating Gaza City • Trump: We'll only see return of hostages when Hamas is destroyed.

Protesters are sprayed with water as police try to disperse them during a protest, after families of hostages called for a nationwide strike to demand the return of all hostages and an end to the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem, August 17, 2025.

Hamas informs Egyptian, Qatari mediators it agrees to hostage-ceasefire deal

The proposal would see the release of ten living Israeli hostages in return for a 60-day ceasefire, and the release of 150 terrorists serving life sentences. 

An illustrative photo of Hamas terrorists with hostage demonstrations in the background.

Lapid, Netanyahu’s former adviser clash over alleged ties to pro-Hamas state

"It can't be that Netanyahu told the police that there was nothing wrong with his closest aide receiving money from an Arab country that backs Hamas," argued Lapid.

Yair Lapid speaking at Knesset.

Israel unveils new corridor, aid zone ahead of Gaza City invasion

Israel unveils new humanitarian corridors in Gaza as over 1,700 aid packages are airdropped without Israeli inspection, prompting scrutiny ahead of the planned Gaza city invasion.

An aerial view from a Jordanian military aircraft shows the Gaza Strip, before humanitarian aid is airdropped over it, in Gaza, August 17, 2025.