Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) demanding early elections and the release of hostages in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.
United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who is on a visit to the Middle East, met with the chairman of the Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid, Israeli chairman of the National Unity party Benny Gantz, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday to underscore that a ceasefire agreemen
Israel Defence Forces commander Major Omri and Sergeant Major Tal recalled the day of October 7, when the Hamas terror group attacked Southern Israel, killing hundreds of civilians and taking many hostages.
Amid rising tensions in West Asia due to the Israel-Hamas war, which is in its eighth month now, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution vote on the US proposal for a permanent ceasefire and release of the hostages in Gaza on Monday (local time).
Russian ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov celebrated the rescue of Russian-Israeli Andrey Kozlov and three other hostages, however, neglected to mention Hamas or the October 7 terror attacks, reported The Times of Israel.
In a separate conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Noa expressed her profound gratitude and admitted, "I am very emotional. I haven't spoken Hebrew in so long."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he sees "an important sign of hope" in the release of four hostages in the Gaza Strip during an Israeli military operation on Saturday.
After Israeli defence forces successfully rescued four hostages from Hamas captivity on Saturday morning, Israel's President Isaac Herzog expressed gratitude and said they were emotional on hearing that the rescued hostages were reunited with families.
The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) on Tuesday expressed solidarity for the comprehensive Israel's deal outlined by US President Biden and called on Hamas to accept the deal, further urging the countries with influence over Hamas to help ensure that it does so.
Three days after US President Joe Biden announced Israel's proposal for a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, involving the release of hostages, the US President held a conversation with the Emir of Qatar on Tuesday and urged him to use all appropriate measures to secure Hamas' acceptance of th