Hundreds of thousands demonstrated nationwide against the prime minister’s new moves in the enclave that Israelis fear will endanger the hostages.

For Netanyahu, the calculation is now straightforward: win the war quickly, and the rest will sort itself out. In March 2024, with the US presidential race heating up and just five months after the October 7 massacre,

Israeli frustration over the war in Gaza erupts into fierce protests - Protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza turned out in huge numbers in Tel Aviv on Sunday

Israel's security cabinet has approved plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the Israeli military to occupy Gaza City, in an expansion of military operations that comes amid international condemnation of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.

In an interview on Fox News in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said Israelis "intend to" take over Gaza "in order to assure our security, remove Hamas there, enable the population to be free of Gaza and to pass it to civilian governance that is not Hamas and not anyone advocating the destruction of Israel."

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany won't authorize exports of military equipment to Israel that could be used in Gaza “until further notice.”

Democratic and Republican representatives endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan for Israeli forces to temporarily take over Gaza.

There have been vague statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but there is little clarity over the operation.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Sunday said that while he recognizes Israel as a Jewish state, he argues that the recent decisions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and actions taken by

Jeremy Bowen travelled through Israel to hear views from all sides - from protesters in 'psychological despair' over Gaza, to those who feel an overwhelming sense that their country's actions are justified.