United States and Qatari officials are working to revive talks between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire deal after a recent halt. Hamas has proposed changes to the agreement.
Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas member turned informant, warns against Hamas' ceasefire offer, advising Israel to demand hostages' release before agreeing.
The songwriter gained inspiration from a released hostage who looked her captors in the eye with an intense glare, noting that she was now free from their shackles.
President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a 30-minute phone conversation following the evacuation of Palestinians from Rafah.
A Hamas official said the movement is only willing to accept a "permanent and fixed" ceasefire.
Avi Issacharoff from Yediot Aharonot discussed the IDF's decision to go through with either a prisoner swap with Hamas or a military operation in Rafah.
In their second day of truce talks in Cairo with Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, Hamas negotiators maintained their stance that any truce agreement must end the war.
Hamas leadership approved the implementation of the first phase of the hostage deal, according to a senior Hamas official.
Normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia must include moving forward on the Palestinian state, Blinken told the audience.
Finance Minister Smotrich urges Prime Minister Netanyahu to remove Turkey from ceasefire talks, citing Erdogan's antisemitism and threats to Israel's security.
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