Qatar wants an apology from Israel for its strike in Doha before it resumes its mediation on a Gaza peace deal, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has announced that he intends to return to Israeli military service next month, less than half a year after being released from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

The proposed sales come as U.S.-backed efforts to broker an end to Israel's nearly two-year conflict with Hamas have faltered.

Families of the Israeli hostages have been imploring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop the offensive in Gaza and instead negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas to free their loved ones.

It’s been a tumultuous week for Israel’s film industry. The country’s equivalent to the Oscars, the Ophir Awards, was condemned by culture minister Miki Zohar after “The Sea” — about a Palestinian boy from the West Bank — won best film on Tuesday evening.

Officials said the purchase of a body-worn camera demonstrates the premeditated nature of the deaths of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim.

Although the area had been previously checked using various techniques, Hamas has sometimes proven adept at placing IEDs between checks.

Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City by foot and vehicles, carrying their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza,