A Hamas leader told Newsweek that "we can go to an agreement immediately" if Israel changed its course on negotiations.

The family of a hostage who appears in the latest video released by Hamas has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize the opportunity to do a ceasefire deal, describing the footage as having “torn our hearts to pieces.

The prime minister’s office announced on Thursday the approval of a new Israeli delegation to continue hostage negotiations in Doha, Qatar.

Doctors at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital said Netanyahu was recuperating satisfactorily, although his recovery period is not over.

The Prime Minister’s domestic popularity has rebounded to pre-October 7th levels, despite his refusal to prioritize a hostage deal in Gaza.

Trump shared a blistering critique of Netanyahu by economics professor Jeffrey Sachs that blasts the leader for having dragged the US into “phony wars.”

US President-elect Donald Trump shared a provocative video of an economist bashing Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu amid ceasefire talks between Tel Aviv and Hamas

The House on Thursday passed legislation to sanction officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), pushing back against the court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister for their actions during Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States have launched a new push to end the Gaza war and secure the release of dozens of hostages held in the Palestinian territory.- In early January, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israeli negotiators would continue working to secure the release of 95 hostages still held in Gaza.