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Israeli Data Suggests Most Killed in Gaza Are Civilians

Internal database contradicts official claims about militant casualties

(Newser) - More than 80% of those killed in Gaza since the war began have been civilians, a classified Israeli military database reveals. A joint investigation by the Guardian, +972 Magazine , and Local Call has found that as of May 2025, 8,900 named fighters from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad...

Sources: Israel Has a New Site in Mind for Palestinians

They tell the AP that the nation is mulling resettling Gazans in war-torn African country of South Sudan

(Newser) - Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, part of a wider effort by Israel to facilitate mass emigration from the territory left in ruins by its 22-month offensive against Hamas. Six people familiar with...

Hostage Families Want National Walkout in Israel

They want release of hostages, ceasefire to stop 'endless war'

(Newser) - As Israeli leaders push to intensify military action in Gaza, families of hostages are urging the nation to shut down in a bold strike. The Hostage Families Forum, a leading advocacy group, is calling for citizens across Israel to participate in a nationwide walkout on Sunday while pressing the...

5 Al Jazeera Journalists Killed in Israeli Air Strike

Israeli military insists one reporter was Hamas leader, a claim Al Jazeera denies

(Newser) - An Israeli airstrike in Gaza has killed an Al Jazeera journalist, with the military claiming he was a Hamas leader—an accusation the news network strongly denies, intensifying an already fraught debate over press freedom and the risks faced by reporters in conflict zones, NBC News reports. Israel's...

Germany Shifts Gears on Israel Amid Bibi's New Plans

Chancellor Friedrich Merz: We'll halt military gear exports to Israel due to plan to take over Gaza City

(Newser) - Germany won't authorize any exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice," Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, in a strikingly quick response by one of Israel's strongest international backers to a decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security...

Netanyahu Reportedly Plans Full Military Occupation of Gaza

Move comes amid rising casualties, hostage crisis, and global pressure

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing to announce a plan for the full occupation of the Gaza Strip, according to multiple Israeli media outlets cited by Al Jazeera . The move would mean an expanded military assault across the entire territory, even in areas where hostages are believed...

600 Former Israeli Officials Issue a Plea to Trump

Hundreds of ex-security leaders ask president to help end the war in Gaza

(Newser) - In a rare public appeal, hundreds of former Israeli security officials have asked President Trump to use his sway with Benjamin Netanyahu to help end the war in Gaza.
  • "Your credibility with the vast majority of Israelis augments your ability to steer prime minister Netanyahu and his government
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In Video, Emaciated Hostage Says He's Digging Own Grave

Stark images from Gaza horrify Israelis, ramp up pressure on Netanyahu for a ceasefire

(Newser) - Images of emaciated Israeli hostages held in Gaza have horrified Israelis and added pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire with Hamas, even as his government considers another expansion of the nearly 22-month war. The videos released late last week by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad show...

In a First, Arab Nations Want Hamas to Disarm

It could accelerate the push for Palestinian statehood, though the US remains opposed

(Newser) - For the first time, all 22 Arab League nations have united to call on Hamas to disarm and relinquish control of Gaza, which the New York Times describes as an unprecedented move that could reshape the path toward a Palestinian state. The move, announced at a United Nations conference...

Trump Threatens Canada Trade Deal Over Palestine Statehood

With tariffs set to go into effect Friday, president says Carney's support of statehood is problematic

(Newser) - President Trump is tossing cold water on hopes for a new US-Canada trade deal, just as a deadline looms for higher American tariffs. At issue, per the Washington Post : Canada's decision to back Palestinian statehood at the United Nations this September, provided the Palestinian Authority meets certain conditions,...

Witkoff Says US Has Cut Gaza Talks Short

Trump envoy says Hamas 'shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire'

(Newser) - President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Thursday the US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations after the latest response from Hamas "shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza."
  • "While the mediators
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Israeli Official: Latest Hamas Ceasefire Proposal Is 'Workable'

Few details are given, but Israel says it is reviewing the proposal

(Newser) - Israel said it received Hamas' latest ceasefire proposal, with an Israeli official calling it "workable," although no details were provided. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on record, the AP reports. Hamas confirmed in a statement early Thursday that it...

Trump: Israel Has Accepted Gaza Ceasefire Conditions

He says proposal is being delivered to Hamas

(Newser) - President Trump said Tuesday that Israel has agreed to "the necessary" conditions for a ceasefire in Gaza—and Hamas should accept the deal because they won't get a better one.
  • "My Representatives had a long and productive meeting with the Israelis today on Gaza," Trump said
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Bodies of Israeli-American Couple Recovered in Gaza

Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai were killed in 2023 attack

(Newser) - Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of an American-Israeli couple who were killed during the Hamas-led raid of Israel in 2023, reports the BBC . Judy Weinstein Haggai and Gad Haggai, both in their early 70s, were out for a walk when militants stormed the Nir Oz kibbutz near the...

Israeli Troops Open Fire Near Gaza Food Site, Killing Dozens

Aid groups criticize new food distribution system amid deadly chaos

(Newser) - Israeli troops shot and killed at least 27 Palestinians near a new food distribution site in southern Gaza on Tuesday, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, per the New York Times . The Washington Post reports that number is 31. Dozens more were wounded. The Israeli military said the gunfire,...

More Than 30 Reported Killed Near Gaza Aid Site

Witnesses blame Israeli soldiers, but the military says it cannot confirm

(Newser) - More than 30 people were killed by gunfire in Gaza on Sunday as they made their way to a food-distribution site, according to Palestinian officials. The Gaza Health Ministry put the death toll at 31 in Rafah and said more than 170 were wounded, reports the AP .
  • Much remains
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Israel: Top Hamas Honcho Has Been 'Eliminated'

Netanyahu says senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed in a strike in Khan Younis

(Newser) - Israel says that one of its top Hamas targets has been "eliminated," reports the Standard , with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reading out the name of Mohammed Sinwar as among the Hamas leaders killed in an address to parliament on Wednesday. "We have killed tens of thousands of...

Israel Allows Aid Into Gaza, but Gazans Haven't Gotten It

UN: Trucks crossed the border Tuesday, but relief workers were stymied by Israeli delays

(Newser) - Some 93 truckloads of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza on Tuesday, but the UN says it's been stymied in its efforts to get the flour, baby food, medical equipment, and medicine into the hands of actual Gazans. A UN rep says that their workers "waited several hours" for...

Israel Couples Airstrikes With New Ground Operation

At least 103 are killed as main hospital in northern Gaza closes

(Newser) - Hospitals and medics in the Gaza Strip reported Sunday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 103 people and forced the closure of the main northern hospital. The area hit hardest in what Israel called an "extensive" new ground operation was the southern city of Khan Younis, where Nasser...

Israel's Latest Maneuver Launches With 'Great Force'

Nation hopes 'Operation Gideon Chariots' in Gaza will pressure Hamas to release remaining hostages

(Newser) - Israel has launched a major operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages, the defense minister said Saturday, following days of intensive strikes across the territory that killed hundreds of people. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Operation Gideon Chariots was being led with "...

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