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Even within government there is growing support for a hostage deal, but leaks - and the prime minister himself - are thwarting progress

It remains unclear whether Israel's prime minister will meet with Biden – whom he sees as a lame duck – or with Trump, but they will both tell him to 'get over it' and end the war ■ The most widely shared view is that Netanyahu will end up approving a hostage deal, possibly as part of a plea deal to end his criminal nightmare ■ Bibi finally faces his Waterloo – well, not really

Netanyahu will be joined in Congress by some relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza who hope to use the opportunity to advocate for a deal. Others will protest outside, accusing the PM of hindering negotiations and using their plight to further his personal goals

ICJ says Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories 'unlawful,' must end ■ Israeli settler shoots a Palestinian in Hawara, West Bank, clashes erupt ■ IDF says 65 rockets, drones fired from Lebanon into Israel since morning ■ German FM calls for Gaza cease-fire, says IDF hits safe zones 'again and again' ■ Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Tel Aviv, one Israeli killed ■ IDF spokesperson says increasing evidence that Hamas' Deif killed in Israel strike

One day someone knocked on my door. It was an ultra-Orthdox man who asked me with a smile whether I wanted to learn Judaism. I invited him in

At 'Salute to Pro-Israel Elected Officials' on the sidelines of the GOP convention, Speaker Johnson tells Republican Jews: We are the only-pro Israel party

The last year has been deeply unsettling for Jews, leading to a feeling that a period of unique tolerance and safety may be over. It's not only the Hamas attack, but also internal political developments in Israel

Adidas features anti-Israel Bella Hadid in a campaign based on the ‘72 Olympics.

In 1994, a van loaded with explosives crashed into the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association Jewish community center, killing 85 people. The country's far-right President said his government would beef up the national intelligence system to prevent future attacks

A small but vocal sector of Israeli voters – encouraged by their extremist leaders – are lambasting the struggle of hostages' relatives as they try to secure the release of their loved ones from captivity in Gaza

The new U.K. Labour government, including Foreign Secretary David Lammy, has little interest in being dragged into polarized and politically toxic policy debates on Israel and Gaza, preferring instead to keep to consensus issues like sanctioning violent West Bank settlers. But as one expert notes: 'You can never escape the Israel-Palestine conflict'

Inside The Hague's latest historic judgment: How is the ICJ procedure different than the ICC? ■ Has Israel cooperated with the hearings? ■ What are the repercussions if the court rules that Israel's occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal?

Justices spoke at a hearing on a petition to compel judicial coup architect Justice Minister Yariv Levin to enable the appointment of a permanent court president. 'Can there be any doubt in the need to appoint a Supreme Court president?' Justice Ofer Grosskopf said

Also this week, the fight for Israel's Channel 13 reaches London, and an exhibition on behalf of Gaza's children is cancelled after pressure from right-wing activists

11 Israeli athletes were murdered by Palestinian terrorists in the 1972 Olympic Games. Hadid, regularly shares messages of Palestinian solidarity with her 60 million Instagram followers and recently came under fire for falsely claiming that released hostage Almog Meir Jan was given a birthday cake by his captors

Knesset votes against principle of establishing Palestinian state ■ Ultra-Orthodox Shas party calls on Netanyahu to finalize hostage deal ■ Bereaved Israeli families say they are organizing to establish a civilian commission of inquiry in the absence of a state commission ■ Israeli wounded by shrapnel in West Bank car blast ■ Here's what you need to know 286 days into the war