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Unrwa director says ‘stench in Gaza is enough to make you kind of immediately nauseous’

Fighting continues in central and southern Gaza, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continue to encounter resistance from units of Hamas fighters, despite a recent assessment by the Israeli government that the “intense phase” of the ground offensive is drawing to a close. The IDF will now switch to conducting…

Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant says the country does not want to go to war with the militant group – but will do so if pushed

Supreme Court ruling could test Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition

Notable Israelis add their voices to oppose invite extended by Mike Johnson, which Democrats plan to boycott

The conflict that has raged in Gaza since October 7 has riven Israeli society. People are deeply divided over the government’s conduct of the war and the failure to secure the release of the remaining hostages. As a result, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu is bitterly unpopular with the majority…

It was the moment that Israel’s military acknowledged the failure of its eight-and-half month war in Gaza – certainly the mission set out by the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, when he said after the October 7 Hamas attack that he would destroy the militant group.

Gallant says Israel can inflict ‘massive damage’ as UN humanitarian chief says war would be ‘potentially apocalyptic’.