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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected calls to soften his demand to keep troops in the southern Gazan border area as the price for a ceasefire deal as hundreds of thousands of Israelis staged a nationwide strike in a bid to pressure the government to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.

Comments follow criticism from Joe Biden and protests against his handling of war and efforts to free hostages

Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has launched a large-scale attack involving rockets and drones on Israel.

The Israeli military has made a disturbing discovery while searching for hostages in Gaza.

U.S. secretary of state did not mention if plan meets demands made by militants

Minouche Shafik's abrupt resignation ends an embattled 13-month tenure marked by protests over the Israel-Hamas war. She is the fifth Ivy League president to step down over the past year.

Israel says it targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants embedded in the Gaza City school - one of several hit recently.

The Biden administration has been mounting an intensive campaign to encourage both sides to de-escalate.

Western media reports suggest Israel's secret service planted bombs inside the building Ismail Haniyeh was staying in.

Israel says it has made a major move in its war against Hamas — after two bombshell assassinations in the past 24 hours.

Since Hamas's deadly cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, Israeli authorities have been targeting the Palestinian militant group’s top leaders both in Hamas-controlled Gaza and on foreign soil. The group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an air strike on his Tehran home on July 31, is the most senior Hamas official to have been killed so far. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the key figures on Israel’s hit list.

The head of Hamas has been assassinated — leading to warnings we are on the brink of a “full-scale war”.

The reported airstrikes came after Israel accused Hezbollah killing 12 civilians in the Golan Heights

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

Pressure is building on Israeli prime minister, but options for replacing him are limited