The Latest Breaking News from Israel

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Two years of bloodshed in Gaza have not brought all the hostages home – and reported progress in peace talks on the anniversary of the October 7 massacre may hasten a reckoning for Benjamin Netanyahu

IN FOCUS: Negotiators for both sides are in Egypt, with Trump’s plan being treated as a guidebook rather than the finished product. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew has been speaking to officials behind the scenes

When US president Donald Trump recently announced his 20-point peace plan for Israel and Hamas, he claimed the moment was: “Potentially, one of the great days ever in civilisation … and I’m not just talking about Gaza … the whole deal, everything getting solved. It’s called peace in the Middle…

White House says is it important ‘that we get this done quickly’ as indirect talks restart in Sharm el-Sheikh

Former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters has branded Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke as "timid" and "unpleasant" in the pair's long-running dispute about playing gigs in Israel.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg arrived in Greece on Monday after being deported from Israel, alongside dozens of participants from the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla.

As the peace talks between Israel and Hamas enter their second day on the two-year anniversary of the beginning of the war in Gaza, Israel remains ”cautiously optimistic about the talks in Egypt” and insists that “the immediate release of all 48 hostages is non-negotiable”.

It's been two years since the Gaza War began on October 7, 2023.

PROTESTERS will target a Dundee factory over alleged links to the Israeli military.