Netanyahu stresses IDF will enter Rafah as Israel nears Gaza hostage deal

White House: Israel agrees on 'basic contours' of hostage deal with mediators • Netanyahu wants war cabinet to approve IDF's Rafah operation tonight

Rally for the release of hostages kidnapped in the October 7 attack by Hamas, February 25, 2024
Rally for the release of hostages kidnapped in the October 7 attack by Hamas, February 25, 2024
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Netanyahu wants war cabinet to approve IDF's Rafah operation tonight

“That gets us a real, real distance towards the completion of our victory, and tha t- we're not going to give it up,” Netanyahu said.

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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ofer Cassif at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024.
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How will ICJ genocide report, IDF chief lawyer letter impact war crimes debate?- analysis

Though only an interim report, this will be even more comprehensive than the ICJ report coming out this week. 

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PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, last Friday. ‘The ICJ has handed Israel, however unintentional it may be, a golden public relations ticket that it so desperately needs,’ the writer argues.
PRO-PALESTINIAN protesters pose for a photo in front of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, last Friday. ‘The ICJ has handed Israel, however unintentional it may be, a golden public relations ticket that it so desperately needs,’ the writer argues.
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Hamas distances itself from post-war Gaza government with the PA

“Mohammed Shtayyeh will step down from the prime minister position, and [Mahmoud] Abbas will appoint someone even more corrupt," a Hamas source told Al Arabiya.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah. August 25, 2020
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh in Ramallah. August 25, 2020
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Gallant: If Gaza war pauses, we will escalate fire against Hezbollah

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Netanyahu demands: Send high-profile prisoners to Qatar in hostage deal - report

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Jewish Agency gathers 200 leaders to discuss rebuilding Gaza border towns

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Houthi official offers to trade stolen British ship for aid to Gaza

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Inside the pressure cooker: Terrorists eliminated in standoff with IDF

The battle dragged into a prolonged siege on the structure before the troops managed to eliminate the embedded terrorists.

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IDF troops operate in Western Khan Yunis. February 25, 2024.
IDF troops operate in Western Khan Yunis. February 25, 2024.
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'Hezbollah is escalating': Israeli mayor warns northern Israelis

Avichai Stern warned residents to "not take any excess risk. For anyone still in the city, this is the time to make a phone call and leave."

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Israeli police work at the area where a rocket landed in Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024
Israeli police work at the area where a rocket landed in Kiryat Shmona, February 13, 2024
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WATCH: Terror cell exits Hezbollah compound, killed in airstrike

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IDF aircraft identify and strike Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. February 25, 2024. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
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Israel-Hamas War: What you need to know
  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
  • 134 hostages remain in Gaza, 33 of which killed in captivity, IDF says

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