This was the week when everything came unglued. Last week, American and Israeli sources were still talking, with a modicum of enthusiasm, about a possible approaching deal for the release of half of the Hamas-held hostages. Those hopes, which seemed rather unwarranted from the outset, faded at the end of last week.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened top ministers on Monday evening for a discussion, which sources say was intended to address the crisis in negotiations for a cease-fire…

More than assuaging Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, the opponents of a cease-fire deal, or being indicative of any actual intent to go ahead with the threat, the…

Nothing in Tel Aviv-Jaffa is guaranteed but constant construction, being dripped on by overhead air conditioning units, and protests. While all of these phenomena ramped up over…

This was the week when everything came unglued. Last week, American and Israeli sources were still talking, with a modicum of enthusiasm, about a possible approaching deal for the…

Despite the feeling that Israel is without direction after the collapse of the plan to sever Hamas from the humanitarian-aid process, Israeli, American and Gulf political sources…

If there was any doubt, it turns out that things can still get worse. After very immoderate American pressure, Israel lifted the siege on the Gaza Strip and allowed goods to enter…

The apparent shift in tone comes as cease-fire negotiations have hit a wall and pressure is mounting on Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza. But Israel and Hamas remain far…

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir is expected to approve on Sunday a series of phased operational plans to expand Israeli military activity in Gaza.