US State Secretary Antony Blinken is set to begin meetings with key government officials in Israel on Wednesday, to press for a "humanitarian pause" as international and domestic US pressure to end the conflict in Gaza continues to mount, as reported by CNN.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi pledged that "no stone will go unturned" in the IDF's internal investigations on the failures that led to the October 7 massacre.
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said that Hamas has given a "generally positive" response to a proposed truce deal with Israel, Al Jazeera reported.
"Our goal is a complete victory over Hamas," Netanyahu said at a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset. "We will kill the Hamas leadership, so we must continue to operate in all areas in the Gaza Strip. We must not end the war before then. It will take time--month, not years."
For the first time in Israel, the submarine "Shira" (scire) in Haifa Bay has been designated as a historical site for preservation. It has been marked on the nautical maps of the Israel Mapping Center in order to protect and preserve it as part of regional history.
An outreach mission of Israel's Ministry of the Diaspora and the Fight against Anti-Semitism in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of relatives of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and those murdered in the October 7 massacre.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the formation of an independent panel in order to evaluate the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh on Monday and underscored the importance of addressing humanitarian needs in Gaza.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday departed for a four-nation visit to the Middle East as part of continuing diplomatic efforts related to the war between Israel and Hamas.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said that Canada will impose sanctions on "extremist" Israeli settlers in the Palestinian territories and Hamas leaders.