Israel Proposes Temporary Cease-Fire Through Ramadan and Passover Hamas is unlikely to accept the deal as outlined, an analyst said, since it involves returning half of the remaining hostages in Gaza with few reciprocal commitments from Israel.

As Deadline for Withdrawal Lapses, Israel Says It Will Stay in Southern Lebanon Israeli forces will remain at five strategic points within Lebanese territory despite Tuesday’s deadline for Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters to pull back.

Israel Says It Will Keep Troops ‘Temporarily’ in 5 Points in Lebanon The announcement raised the specter of renewed fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia.

Rubio Visits Israel as Trump Pushes Plan to Expel Palestinians From Gaza Scholars of international law say President Trump’s proposal for American control of a Gaza without Palestinians would be ethnic cleansing and a war crime.

Israel Urged to Reverse UNRWA Ban Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council said planned restrictions on the agency, UNRWA, would imperil Palestinians. Only the U.S. sides with Israel.

New Leaders in Lebanon Face Test as Israel Is Poised to Keep Troops There Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, challenging the political momentum of Lebanon’s new president and prime minister.

Israel Welcomes the Return of the Women Who Warned of a Raid From Gaza Young female “spotters” for Israel’s army reported suspicious activity across the border. When Hamas attacked, 15 were killed and seven abducted. Four came home on Saturday.

Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, West Bank? As Israel withdraws some of its troops from Gaza during a cease-fire there, it has turned attention to another Palestinian territory — in particular a city with a history of militant activity.

Israel Presses Ahead With Raids in the West Bank At least 10 people have been killed in the raids, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Dozens have been arrested, Palestinian officials told the Wafa news agency.

U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat on Monday said “much progress” had been made recently.

Who Are the Houthis and Why Is the U.S. and Israel Attacking Them? The Iranian-backed militia has launched attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea and against Israel.

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Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Must ‘Complete Its Victory’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said he told President-elect Donald J. Trump that the country had delivered “a tough blow” against Hamas and Hezbollah.

Israel Strikes Military Targets in Syria The Israeli military hit weapons depots and air defenses, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment out of the hands of extremists after rebels seized power a week ago.

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Records Seized by Israel Show Hamas Presence in U.N. Schools While Israel asserts that the United Nations has tried to minimize the problem, the global organization says Israeli officials are waging an unfair campaign to discredit it.

Syrians Also Have Israel to Thank for Their Liberation Israel’s actions diminished Assad’s ability to resist the rebels.

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations CAIRO (AP) — Israel, which was founded in the aftermath of the Holocaust, has adamantly rejected genocide allegations against it as an antisemitic “blood libel.” The post Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations appeared first on RNS.

Israel Warns Residents of Towns on Both Sides of Lebanon Border to Stay Away The Israeli military was enforcing its restrictions with shelling and gunfire, Lebanese state news media reported, and it struck a Hezbollah rocket launcher. But the cease-fire appeared to largely be holding.

Northern Israel Somber as a Few Soldiers and Residents Trickle Through While there were limited signs of life in the area, most residents were hesitant to head back without greater certainty that the cease-fire with Hezbollah would hold.