It remains unclear whether the six-week truce will lead to a permanent cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza, or if fighting will resume.
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Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
With his far-right coalition partners opposing an end to the war and threatening to quit, the Israeli prime minister may have to choose: them or the agreement.
Cease-Fire Deal Has Exposed Fissures in Netanyahu’s Right-Wing Government
One far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, claimed to have scuppered similar agreements over the past year. But, the prime minister has blamed Hamas for the failures.
West Bank Settlement Supporters Have Big Hopes for Trump’s Presidency
As Donald J. Trump nominates staunch supporters of Israel to key positions, advocacy groups are taking aim at the departing administration’s policies.
Attack by Israeli Settlers in West Bank Sends Palestinians Fleeing
Residents of the village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank say one Palestinian man was killed by rampaging settlers. Israel’s military confirmed the village was attacked.
Israeli Settlers Storm West Bank Village, Drawing Rare Rebukes From Israeli Officials
The Palestinian Authority said one person had been killed. The Israeli military said it was investigating and condemned the attack, as did the Israeli prime minister.
New Israeli Settlement in West Bank Would Encroach on Protected Land, Peace Now Says
An advocacy group, Peace Now, said that Israel was accelerating new claims over West Bank land in a bid to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Surge in Violence by West Bank Settlers Draws Ire of Israel’s Allies
The European Union sanctioned settler extremists for ‘systematic human rights abuses against Palestinians,’ and rights groups say the Israeli military is complicit.
Many in Gaza City Ignore Israeli Military’s Calls to Evacuate
Some civilians are fatigued by their repeated displacements, while others say there is no point in going to other areas that may be just as dangerous.
IDF Leader Denounces Jewish Settler Violence in West Bank
Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuks, the outgoing chief of Israel’s Central Command, rebuked the Israeli government’s policies in the West Bank and condemned “nationalist crime” by Jewish settlers.