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After a day of talks, mediators suggested that the parties continue the discussions with lower-level delegations, but Netanyahu rejected the proposal citing Hamas' refusal to bend its demands. Hostages' families intend to camp outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv in protest

The U.S. president said the Israeli premier was 'giving him hell' and is an obstacle to a cease-fire, according to an NBC report, a week after he reportedly called Netanyahu 'a bad f*cking guy' amid his frustration with Netanyahu's handling Israel's war in Gaza

Netanyahu has directed the Israeli army to draft plans to evacuate the nearly 1 million Palestinian civilians who currently seek shelter in Rafah ahead of a military incursion. The two leaders also discussed ongoing efforts to reach a hostage deal with Hamas

Egypt threatens Israel, Hamas as IDF Rafah ground incursion looms ■ Netanyahu: 'No alternative in the foreseeable future' for Israel's security control over Gaza Strip ■ Biden, Netanyahu to speak amid U.S. warnings over Israeli military conduct in Gaza ■ Germany: Israeli Rafah offensive would be 'humanitarian catastrophe'

'The day after is the day after Hamas,' Netanyahu said in a press conference, insisting that 'total victory' was his only acceptable outcome. A 72-year-old freed hostage called on the prime minister: 'If you continue with your route to 'dismantle Hamas,' there won't be any hostages left to save'

Hamas is again demanding an end to the war as a condition for any agreement and Netanyahu is objecting partly for political reasons. Even an interim deal seems a long way off ■ Amid reports that the number of hostages who died in captivity is higher than Israel has admitted, it seems the government is losing interest in the war

Gallant to Blinken: Hamas response formulated to ensure Israel's rejection, their position will prolong the war ■ UN chief 'alarmed' of IDF's expected advance to Rafah, Blinken warns Netanyahu and Gallant on the matter ■ Hamas seeks prisoner, hostage exchange and withdrawal of Israeli forces in 135-day cease-fire proposal

Netanyahu tells Likud lawmakers 'we must not end the war until we kill Hamas' leadership' at party meeting ■ U.S. State Dept says $10 billion in proposed Gaza aid not allowed to fund UNRWA ■ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Saudi Arabian crown prince in Riyadh in first stop on fifth visit to region since Oct. 7 ■ Russia summons Israeli ambassador for 'unacceptable statements' criticizing Russia's stance towards Hamas

The White House has begun to introduce its 'Biden Doctrine' for the Middle East, though Israel's position is still made fragile by Netanyahu. All the while, the U.S. is taking care to avoid a full military confrontation with Iran

Any response the Israeli prime minister gives on any issue will get him a passing grade from one side but a big fat F from the other ■ If he passes the Ben-Gvir test, he'll fail the Gantz-Eisenkot test ■ What does Netanyahu think the Gotliv affair proved? ■ The PM also prepares his next scapegoats

In addition, state prosecution decided to close the cases against the news agencies in which Netanyahu allegedly to have attempted to skew news coverage in exchange for government concessions

  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected two key demands Hamas has made during indirect cease-fire talks, saying Israel will not withdraw from the Gaza Strip or release thousands of jailed terrorists. During an event Tuesday in the West Bank, Netanyahu again vowed that the war would not end without Israel's "absolute victory" over Hamas. […]

People from all over the country are fighting Hamas, and getting killed by Hamas, because Netanyahu sent them there. Some of those people are indeed journalists who ask difficult questions about bloated budgets and sharing the burden of the draft

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said his party will provide the Netanyahu government with a 'safety net' in order to secure a deal to free the hostages, but party sources say the details of the offer are still unclear

Speaking with neoconservative author Douglas Murray, Netanyahu doubled down on Israel's need for 'total victory' over Hamas in Gaza, saying 'if barbarism wins here, Europe will be next. America will be next'

Instead of bolstering the status of Israel among the international community, as he promised in his first book, "A Place Among the Nations," Netanyahu has brought it to the status of a criminal and murderous state

On October 7, Reuma and Gadi Kedem lost their daughter, son-in-law and three little grandchildren – all murdered in their home on Kibbutz Nir Oz. Now there is one thing they wish for: to see Netanyahu ousted from power

Qatar's FM spokesman accused Netanyahu of intentionally obstructing mediation efforts 'for political reasons' after a recording of the Israeli PM criticizing Doha's role emerged. However, a source close to the Qatari team says they 'will never jeopardize mediation efforts due to a dispute with a single person'

Arab states working to grant Israel normalization if ceasefire, 'irreversible' steps to Palestinian statehood are agreed upon ■ Netanyahu: A cease-fire will send a message of weakness and harm Israel's security for generations ■ Houthi leader: The American and British attacks will not scare us ■ Hamas-run Gaza health ministry: 24,620 killed, 61,830 wounded ■ Medicine for hostages enters Gaza after Israeli inspection, Qatar says it 'likely' reached the hostages, but not confirmed

Centrist ministers Gantz and Eisenkot push for a deal to release remaining hostages in Gaza, but Netanyahu and Gallant caution against a cease-fire before eradicating Hamas. Meanwhile, Qatar and Egypt struggle to bridge differences in negotiations with Hamas