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The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has long contended that only military force could compel Hamas to free the hostages. Mr. Netanyahu’s opponents argued that the longer the war ...

Once upon a 19th century, famed Prussian general and military strategist Carl von Clausewitz wrote that “war is the continuation of politics by other means”. Two hundred years later ...

and annex them to the sovereign State of Israel. Toward the end of the War of Independence, Yigal had tried to convince prime minister David Ben-Gurion that the IDF should conquer parts of the ...

The Israeli government is preparing to adopt an unprecedented five-year 3.9 billion NIS (USD 1.08 billion) development plan ...

Israel has called for Hamas to accept a temporary extension of the existing cease-fire deal, and to release more hostages.

After Israel launched its war in Gaza in response to Hamas' unprecedented terrorist assault, repeated attacks — often involving knives — saw people killed or wounded in Israel. Until Monday ...

Hamas has accused Israel of violating the agreement, calling its decision to halt humanitarian aid “cheap blackmail” and a “war crime.” Fifty-nine hostages remain in Gaza after the return ...

“It is not a position toward war.” Israel occupies the West Bank but ... Netanyahu now rejects prospects of Palestinian independence. In April, Basem Naim, a member of Hamas’ political ...

This is an unprecedented plan that will catapult Druze society forward,” Netanyahu said of the largest economic initiative proposed for those communities.