Backed by the Trump administration, Israel opted to expand the war in Gaza and withhold a political vision for ending the conflict, culminating in France's intention to recognize a Palestinian state

Eti Ben-Shimol leads a weekly, deliberately non-political protest in the southern Israeli city of Dimona, calling for a hostage deal. 'We know where we live – this is a Likud stronghold,' she says. The group's message is simple: to show hostage families that they're not alone

For Israeli decision-makers, starvation of the Gaza Strip was in the cards from day one of the war

This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: Israeli girls return from summer camp in Massachusetts after facing trauma head-on, and a couple heads to a trance festival in Portugal

As Netanyahu faces legal trouble and growing global pressure, Trump's favored Fox News and radio host has emerged as Netanyahu's fiercest defender, promoting conspiracy theories, attacking critics and influencing Trump's Middle East policies