Israel has announced it will go to the negotiating table for hostages for ceasefire deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordering a delegation to be dispatched for the talks due on Thursday. Watch in for more details!

Israel Defence Min Gallant says 'Nearing hostage release deal & defeating Hamas

Israeli tank shelling and air strikes killed at least 70 Palestinians near Khan Younis after issuing new orders for people to leave some neighbourhoods in the area. Watch in for more details!

Israeli strike in Khan Younis kills at least 70, IDF says 'struck & eliminated terrorists in area'

Headlines of the hour: - Modi govt to spend $130 bn for Capex - $119.5 bn allocated for housing in India - India to spend $23.9 bn on job creation - Netanyahu: Deal nearing for Gaza hostages - Hamas-Fatah sign deal to rule Gaza - Yemen: Blaze coninues after Israeli attacks

Netanyahu: Deal nearing for Gaza hostages | Modi govt to spend $130 bn for Capex

Israel war: 14 Palestinian factions meet in Beijing in bid for reconciliation

Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several rockets at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel's first public strike against the Iran-aligned group a day earlier.

Israel shoots down Houthi missile, flexes its military muscle

In the early hours of Friday, Houthi forces targeted the heart of Israel, specifically Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring dozens. This marks the first direct attack on a major Israeli city by the Yemen-based group. The attack did not trigger air raid alarms. The big question now is how Israel failed to respond to this attack. Did the feared Iron Dome fail Israel again? Have the Houthis acquired a new weapon that can bypass Israeli air defenses?

Gravitas: Houthis hit the Heart of Israel for the first time, IDF caught off guard

The International Court of Justice declared on Friday that the Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories is 'illegal' and must end 'as soon as possible'.

Gravitas: Israeli occupation of Palestinian land 'illegal', says ICJ | Netanyahu slams 'lies'

Palestinians to compete in one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Watch.

Paris Olympics 2024: Palestinian resilience & representation

The White House announced on Thursday that US President Joe Biden is still scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his visit to Washington next week, but it will depend on how well he recovers from COVID-19.

US expected to help in hostage release & new govt in Gaza | US poll results to decide fate of Gaza

One dead in Tel Aviv in aerial attack | Will Netanyahu's visit to US repair or weaken ties?

At least thirteen female hostages including five IDF soldiers have been in Hamas’ captivity since October last year. Mossad Chief David Barnea has cautioned the Israeli Government that the young female hostages, aged 18-39, don’t have time for prolonged negotiations amidst fears of sexual violence against them. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly dismissed any deal with Hamas that could bring back the hostages and instead prioritized military operations over negotiations.

Gravitas: What's stopping Israeli PM Netanyahu?

Mossad chief David Barnea told a security cabinet meeting Tuesday that young female hostages held by Hamas don’t have time to wait for a new hostage deal framework, according to unsourced leaks from the gathering that were widely reported by Hebrew media outlets Wednesday.

Girls in captivity don't have time for changes: Mossad Chief

Israel war: Young Israeli female hostages in danger? | No time to wait: Mossad urges hostage deal

As per reports, China is set to host officials from Fatah and Hamas next week in Beijing. Discussions on Gaza’s future once the Israel-Hamas war concludes will be in the spotlight. This move could be a significant step towards a larger regional influence for China.

Gravitas: Is China trying to be a peacemaker in Gaza

As Israel continues to pound the besieged Gaza Enclave its military claims eliminating nearly half of the Hamas's military Wing commanders, approximately 14,000 fighters. The IDF says these commanders have either been killed or captured the military.

IDF claims half of Hamas commanders eliminated; Hamas rejected claims on kill count

A Hamas official said that the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, as Israeli bombardments hit a school a day after a deadly strike targeting the militant commander Mohammed Deif. Watch in for more details!

Israel Hamas war: Hamas political leaders, Commanders disagree over truce

Israel war: Hamas withdraws from truce talks over Israeli attack on Gaza school

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that he will not accept any truce steal that endangers Israel's security and this comes as Israel and Hamas have reportedly agreed on an interim governance plan for Gaza.

Israel war: PM Netanyahu says, 'Will not accept deal that endagers national security'

Headlines of the hour: - Hezbollah releases Golan Heights video - NATO boosts Ukraine air defence - No consensus on Biden's nomination - Israeli strike on Gaza kills 29 - Israel: Rocket fire from Lebanon kills two - PM Modi meets Austrian Chancellor

Israeli strike on Gaza kills 29 | Hezbollah releases Golan Heights video

With truce talks looming Israel continues with its onslaught in the central Gaza strip. An Israeli strike hit a market in Nuseirat Camp troops tanks and aircraft engaged in combat in Gaza's biggest urban area. The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas continues to witness more devastation. In fresh air strikes the IDF said it laid ways to a cohort of Hamas and Palestinian jihadists at a school in Nuseirat Camp in central Gaza. Watch in for more details!

Israel war: Residents flee districts in Gaza amid heavy fighting, death toll continues to mount

Thousands across Israel have been protesting daily this week demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire deal to bring back the remaining hostages inside Gaza.

Israel: Protesters demand Netanyahu to accept ceasefire deal, call for Israeli hostages intensify

Forced evacuations are taking Gaza's Khan Younis.What is the road ahead for Gaza's future? Take a look.

Renewed hopes for Gaza ceasefire | The West Asia Post

Reports say Israel's Finance Minister approved the biggest land grab near Jordan valley to prevent creation of a Palestinian state. What is happening in the West Bank?

Israel's biggest land grab in West Bank in over 30 years: Watchdog

Has Netanyahu been defeated? According to reports, a ceasefire in Gaza could be within reach. Hamas has delivered a truce proposal, which includes the release of hostages. Israel has responded saying they're studying the document. What does the revival of truce talks signal? Has Netanyahu realized this is as far as Israel goes before ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza? Has he accepted that Israel cannot win this war?

Gravitas: Has Netanyahu lost the war? Gaza ceasefire 'within reach' yet bombing continues

The state of Israel is demanding that the Israeli Defence Forces immediately begin drafting the ultra-orthodox students into the Army for compulsory military service.

Israel ultra-orthodox clash with cops over military draft order, vow to defy order

The Israeli Army carried out a drone strike against what it claims was a terrorist cell in the Nur Shams camp near Tulkarm in West Bank. Watch in for more details!

Israel war: 4 killed in Israeli strike on West Bank | Israel insists 'long campaign' ahead in Gaza

As part of a postwar plan for the Gaza Strip the Israeli military has come up with what is being described as a pilot scheme which will outline how the Palestinian occupied territory will be governed after Hamas. Watch in for more details!

Israel war: IDF pilot scheme to introduce Hamas-free 'bubble zones' will begin in two Gaza cities

Israel to ensure security in first phase by testing Hamas free zones, to begin in two Gaza cities

Israel to test Hamas-free 'bubble zones' in Northern Gaza; critics call plan 'too little, too late'

Tens of thousands of men rallied in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood to protest the order. But after nightfall, the crowd made its way toward central Jerusalem and turned violent. Israeli police said protesters threw rocks and attacked the car of an ultra-Orthodox Cabinet minister, pelting it with stones.

Israel-Gaza tensions: Anti-draft protests turn violent in Jerusalem, Gaza death toll rises to 37,877

The Israel government has confirmed that West Nile virus cases have been detected in the country. The Health Ministry has issued preventive measures as 27 people have been hospitalised since last week and two elderly people have died.

West Nile Virus in Israel: 27 people hospitalised since last week, two elderly people die