Israel Hostage Hopes Rise - Infographic
After weeks of deadlock, Israel has softened its stance on the conditions for a hostage deal with Hamas, raising hopes of a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Gaza.
After weeks of deadlock, Israel has softened its stance on the conditions for a hostage deal with Hamas, raising hopes of a breakthrough in diplomatic efforts to end the war in Gaza.
The U.S. military is building a large floating pier off Gaza’s coast to help bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip.
They are unlikely to have an impact on policy.
The protests fail to meet any of the critical historical benchmarks.
Republicans now the only major party that remains solid in its support for long-time ally Israel.
Shadow warfare between Israel and Iran increasingly threatens to spill over into open conflict. Iran avoids state-on-state hostility by pursuing asymmetrical warfare through proxy armies.
Israeli retaliation for Iran’s missile attack will focus on reestablishing deterrence and preventing similar attacks, but any response risks pushing the Middle East further toward all-out war.
Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet and most Israelis oppose his draft bill to perpetuate or even extend historic exemptions from military service to ultra-Orthodox Haredi men.
Airdrops of food, a new sea route, and trucks entering through border crossings have not yet delivered enough food and supplies to Gaza to meet the needs of an increasingly desperate and hungry population.
Israel’s military made its deepest incursion into Gaza City in about two weeks, saying its troops were undertaking a “precise operation” targeting the Al-Shifa hospital.
Five months after the outbreak of war in Gaza, an absolute majority of Israelis – 92% – want the establishment of a state commission of inquiry to investigate the failures of October 7.
The U.S. army is to set up a floating pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver aid to Palestinians cut off by Israeli restrictions on humanitarian land access.