Some of Boehler's remarks on Sunday further annoyed senior Israeli officials, who told The Times of Israel they were surprised to hear the envoy comment that the US is "not an agent of Israel."
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement for the release of four Israeli hostages' bodies and 602 Palestinian security prisoners, the Hamas and an Israeli official said late Tuesday, as reported by the Times of Israel.
Israeli officials have confirmed that three hostages are set to be released from Gaza tomorrow -- Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel, and Yarden Bibas, Times of Israel reported.
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire-hostage agreement being negotiated in Doha in relation to the situation in Gaza, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two Israeli officials.
Netanyahu signalled his potential approval for the emerging ceasefire with Hezbollah during a security consultation with Israeli officials Sunday night.
Oil prices added to earlier gains after President Joe Biden suggested that US and Israeli officials were discussing a possible strike by Israel against Iranian oil facilities, the Washington Post reported
Israel will unleash a "significant retaliation" within days in response to Tuesday's massive missile attack which may target Iran's oil production facilities as well as other strategic locations, Israeli officials told Axios, as the fresh crisis unfolds in West Asia.
"I don't think Iran wants to find itself in escalation, especially when the US presence in the region is (now) in staggering numbers," an Israeli official was cited as saying by CNN news outlet.
Israeli officials are quietly throwing their support behind a United Arab Emirates proposal to install a former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad as the head of a PA administration in post-war Gaza.
Seeking to address a labour shortage, Israeli officials approved a quota of 92,000 foreign workers to fill jobs in agriculture, industry, hotels and restaurants, the Prime Minister's Office announced on Tuesday.