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The Wall Street Journal said Egyptian and Turkish officials urged Hamas leaders in Qatar to boost security, as Israel spent months preparing the strike

A Middle Eastern intelligence source said that “the last time we saw anything like this was in 1982,” after Israel's invasion of Lebanon.

Even though the strike against Hamas leaders will come at a heavy and long-term price as far as Qatar is concerned, it appears that a hostage deal is still on the table. Optimists in the government believe the Israeli prime minister will now have room for maneuver to end the war, but, as usual, it is not clear whether he believes what he says – is trying simply trying to avoid a bloody and useless operation

Tsurkov's release was confirmed in a statement from U.S. President Donald Trump; family thanks Trump and special envoy Adam Boehler, who made her return his 'personal mission'

Gali Baharav-Miara calls on High Court of Justice to call an urgent hearing on petitions against Netanyahu's decision to appoint Itamar Ben-Gvir as national security minister. Attorney general may support removing Ben-Gvir or demand guarantees he will stop intervening in police matters and violating agreements, say law enforcement sources

Five Jewish sites in Golders Green were defaced with excrement in a week, in what police and Shomrim called a targeted antisemitic campaign under investigation.

As Israel grapples with the moral and strategic implications of the Gaza war, the potential death of hostages looms following the Doha strike, which would inevitably serve as a catalyst for legitimizing an intensified campaign and silencing dissent, even as it raises the specter of an endless war

Israel's airstrike in Doha targeting Hamas' leadership marks a strategic escalation, but not without risking the lives of hostages held in Gaza, while raising concerns over the effectiveness of future negotiations, as Israel's defense chiefs prioritize a hostage deal over further military action

Egyptian-born activist Khaled Hassan told the Post that Arab antisemitism, rooted in Egypt and echoed online, threatens the West and could lead to “its own October 7.”

Hend Ayoub has appeared in the likes of 'Orange Is the New Black' and 'Homeland,' and is now offering biting commentary in her one-woman show set for off-Broadway. She doesn't want to be defined by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, she says, but the everyday aggressions of it - big and small - have undoubtedly shaped her

'Why does the PM insist on blowing up any deal that comes close?' asked Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker. The terror the hostages' families feel seemingly exists in a different world than the celebratory declarations of Israel's leaders

The strike in the Qatari capital may signal a broader campaign to dismantle Hamas, as Israeli officials vow to target officials abroad despite it straining relations with Doha. In any case, it appears that Israel has long since lost faith in the dialogue channel with Hamas operating out of Qatar

After hours of mixed signals from both Israeli and U.S. officials, the White House distanced itself from Israel's strike in Doha. One thing is clear: The strike will have significant ramifications for the hostages, U.S. standing in the Mideast, and most matters of Trump in the region

Last month, the largest Reconstructionist congregation in the U.S. disaffiliated from the movement, citing its embrace of anti-Zionism. A splinter group of Reconstructionist rabbis committed to Zionism is rapidly growing. What is happening inside the first homegrown Jewish denomination in America?

Since the war began, NGOs and media outlets have documented widespread torture, abuse and hunger in Israeli prisons. It took 18 months, but Israel's High Court has called out the state and demanded it provide security prisoners 'with the basic conditions for existence.' Similar petitions concerning Gaza are still being ignored