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Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City last month. Hamas simultaneously claims victory over Israel while alleging that its own people are facing genocide, says the writer.

Israel must prevent Hamas from achieving 'victory' through the destruction of its people - opinion

Israeli hostage Evyatar David as he appears in a Hamas propaganda video, August 2, 2025.

Sirens sound in Nirim, Ein Hashlosha, Israel rallies after Hamas video of starved hostage

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Hamas cut off contact, escalation in Gaza likely unavoidable, Israeli official tells 'Post'


Israeli gov't distances itself from minister's statements calling for 'all of Gaza to be Jewish'

In a tense phone call this morning, Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter urged Minister Eliyahu to retract his statements, saying, "They harm our relations with supporters in the White House"

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seen in the plenum of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Without strategic messaging, Israel loses global support, and future growth - opinion

This is not about image. It’s about survival. About consensus. About maintaining the international support that Israel needs, not just to fight today, but to thrive tomorrow.

Palestinians gather to collect aid supplies after trucks loaded with aid entered from Israel through central Gaza, in Gaza City, July 22, 2025

Israel at War day 651: What's going on in Syria, Yemen?

Israeli-Druze group crosses border into Syria • Netanyahu tells pope hostage talks progressing • Hamas claims it proposed releasing all hostages • IDF confirms deaths of four terrorists in Gaza

 Members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas and mourners attend the funeral of Al-Qassam fighters who were killed during the war between Israel and Hamas in the Al-Shati camp, in Gaza City, February 28, 2025.

Most Israelis support temporary military occupation of Gaza, JCFA survey finds

64% of Jewish Israelis and 52% of all Israelis prefer the option of a temporary occupation of the Gaza Strip after the war, according to a survey that asked 700 participants.

 Palestinians at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, March 18, 2025

US revokes visas for Bob Vylan after music duo's Glastonbury chants

"Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country," US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said in a post on X.

 Revellers hold up a Palestinian flag, a prop head wearing a balaclava in the colours of the Irish flag, and a representation of a zebra, on the day Kneecap performs at Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, Britain, June 28, 2025.

IDF securing GHF sites critical for stifling Hamas control of population in Gaza

This comes amid fierce allegations and footage of live bullets shot at Palestinians at the GHF sites, which the UN has called a humanitarian catastrophe, where hundreds have been reportedly killed.

 Palestinians approach to collect aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025.

BBC regrets not cutting Bob Vylan Glastonbury livestream, calls chants antisemitic

BBC faces backlash for airing Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set featuring controversial anti-IDF chants, sparking calls for accountability.

 Guitarist and singer Bobby Vylan of the punk-rap duo Bob Vylan delivers a message in support of Palestinians during his performance at the Glastonbury music festival, in Pilton, Britain, June 28, 2025, in this still image from video obtained from social media

UK campaign group Palestine Action to challenge government ban

The group is seeking a court order to prevent the government from proscribing the group pending its case being heard, Palestine Action said.

Police officers block a street as pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather in protest against Britain's Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's plans to proscribe the "Palestine Action" group in the coming weeks, in London, Britain, June 23, 2025.

Italy's FM: Ready to contribute to Arab-led peacekeeping mission in Gaza

The Italian Foreign Minister Tajani spoke in parliament on Wednesday about the war between Israel and Gaza and possible Arab-led peacekeeping missions that Italy is ready to contribute to.

 Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speak before the unveiling of a red bench to mark International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, on the first day of a G7 foreign ministers' meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, November 25, 2024

WATCH: IDF begins renewed offensive in Gaza with operation 'Gideon’s Chariots'

The military said that it had launched several strikes and deployed forces to secure swaths of land in the Gaza Strip to renew its offensive in the enclave. 

Smoke rises from Gaza following an explosion, as seen from Israel, May 16, 2025.

Antisemitism spiking as celebrities turn against Israel - opinion

The cacophony of voices opposed to the Jewish people seems unending.

Then-US presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders takes the stage after being introduced by actor John Cusack (right) during a campaign event in New Hampshire in 2020. Cusack has been one of the most disturbing voices throughout the Israel-Gaza conflict, the writer maintains.