Israel and Hamas Prepare for Talks on Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War

By: Aaron Boxerman — 5 October 2025 at 14:02

Indirect negotiations through mediators are planned for Monday in Egypt and are expected to focus on one main issue, swapping hostages for Palestinian prisoners. That may leave talks on other obstacles to ending the war until later.

A protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages and an end to the war in Gaza was held on Saturday in Tel Aviv.

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Israel Escalates Gaza Offensive as Hamas Mulls Trump Plan

By: Aaron Boxerman — 1 October 2025 at 18:45

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Israel’s assault on Gaza City, but many are believed to remain, having nowhere to go or no means to leave.

Smoke rising after an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday.

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Netanyahu’s Ultra-Orthodox Allies Threaten His Coalition Government

By: Aaron Boxerman — 15 July 2025 at 16:57

Some of the prime minister’s political allies have quit over a proposal to make religious students serve in military, and more are threatening to do so.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Parliament on Monday. His government is fracturing because of the debate over whether ultra-Orthodox students must serve in the military.

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Israel attacks Iran’s state television, live on the air.

By: Aaron Boxerman， Farnaz Fassihi， Aric Toler and Sanjana Varghese — 16 June 2025 at 18:52

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Hamas Fires Rockets at Tel Aviv as Israel Expands Gaza Ground Operations

By: Aaron Boxerman — 20 March 2025 at 17:23

A two-month cease-fire in Gaza collapsed this week amid a renewed Israeli bombardment. The fighting now looks like it is escalating back to full-scale war.

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Hamas Hands Bodies of 4 Dead Hostages to Israel

By: Aaron Boxerman and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad — 20 February 2025 at 14:11

The group staged a handover of four coffins with the remains of abductees. Shiri Bibas, an Israeli woman, and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were said to be among those returned.

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Maps: See Israel’s Moves in Syria Since al-Assad Was Toppled

By: Josh Holder and Aaron Boxerman — 19 December 2024 at 17:28

Israeli fighter jets have launched hundreds of airstrikes, while soldiers have seized a buffer zone and captured military posts in territory formerly under Syrian control.

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Israel’s Supreme Court Rules Ultra-Orthodox Jews Must Be Drafted Into Military

By: Aaron Boxerman — 25 June 2024 at 10:40

The court ruled there was no basis to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from service, a decision that threatened to split Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government amid the war in Gaza.

A protest against the recruitment of the ultra-Orthodox into the Israeli military in Jerusalem in April.

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Parts of Gaza in ‘Full-Blown Famine,’ U.N. Aid Official Says

By: Liam Stack， Aaron Boxerman， Amanda Taub and Ken Belson — 4 May 2024 at 21:07

Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is “moving its way south.”

Palestinian children waiting for food in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, in March. As of mid-April, at least 28 children under 12 had died of malnutrition or related causes in Gaza hospitals.