Hamas official claims Oct. 7 reason for Palestinian state, Netanyahu, Trump discuss ceasefire plan

Kibbutz Nir Oz launches first housing project since October 7 massacre • Rocket fired from southern Gaza Strip causing sirens to sound in Nirim, Ein Hashlosha

Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.
Here, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by Trump, speaks during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House on Monday in Washington.
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Rocket fired from southern Gaza Strip causing sirens to sound in Nirim, Ein Hashlosha

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Syria's defense ministry and Kurdish-led SDF trade blame over attack in northern Syria

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Internal Security Forces officers escort a Druze prisoner and prevent him from being attacked by Bedouins, at an Internal Security Forces checkpoint working to prevent Bedouin fighters from advancing towards Sweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin and Druze, Sweida, Syria, July 19, 2025.
Internal Security Forces officers escort a Druze prisoner and prevent him from being attacked by Bedouins, at an Internal Security Forces checkpoint working to prevent Bedouin fighters from advancing towards Sweida, following renewed fighting between Bedouin and Druze, Sweida, Syria, July 19, 2025.
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Intl. Muay Thai federation bans Israeli flag, anthem, forbids fighters from representing country

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 ISRAELI MUAY THAi fighter Shir Cohen (right) battles Francesca Vera at ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 75 event earlier this month in Bangkok, Thailand.
ISRAELI MUAY THAi fighter Shir Cohen (right) battles Francesca Vera at ONE Championship’s ONE Friday Fights 75 event earlier this month in Bangkok, Thailand.
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UK counterterror police arrest fifth pro-Palestine activist linked to RAF vandalism - report

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People gather outside London's High Court as Palestine Action's co-founder wins bid to challenge UK terror group ban, in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.
People gather outside London's High Court as Palestine Action's co-founder wins bid to challenge UK terror group ban, in London, Britain, July 30, 2025.
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Family of Kurd executed by Iran deny allegations linking him with Mossad - report

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Kurdish men carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border; illustrative.
Kurdish men carry goods on their backs along the mountains of the Iran-Iraq border; illustrative.
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Yair Netanyahu, Piers Morgan trade accusations over BBC Gaza report

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Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in court in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2018, where he testified in a NIS 140,000 libel suit he filed last year against Abie Binyamin, a social activist.
Yair Netanyahu, son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen in court in Tel Aviv on December 10, 2018, where he testified in a NIS 140,000 libel suit he filed last year against Abie Binyamin, a social activist.
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Kibbutz Nir Oz launches first housing project since October 7 massacre

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 The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 19, 2023.
The destruction caused by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, October 19, 2023.
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Netanyahu, Trump discussing Gaza proposal, including US-led intl. administration - N12

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, July 8, 2025; illustrative.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, July 8, 2025; illustrative.
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Hamas official claims Oct. 7 'resistance' is reason for countries recognizing Palestinian state

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Ghazi Hamad (R), member of Hamas Political Office, delivers remarks on the Israel-Hamas war, next to Ahmed Abd al-Hadi (L), Hamas's representative in Lebanon, during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, October 28, 2023; illustrative.
Ghazi Hamad (R), member of Hamas Political Office, delivers remarks on the Israel-Hamas war, next to Ahmed Abd al-Hadi (L), Hamas's representative in Lebanon, during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, October 28, 2023; illustrative.
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Skepticism hounds Hamas’s famine narrative after terrorist arm appears in hostage video

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A terrorist's arm captured in a Hamas video of Evyatar David.
A terrorist's arm captured in a Hamas video of Evyatar David.
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Israel at war: What you need to know


  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
  • 50 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
  • The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
  • Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
  • 28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.