Many Israelis feel that freeing the hostages cannot happen if the government refuses to come to terms with Hamas and pursues its policy of trying to eliminate the group militarily.

President Donald Trump backed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza, saying hostages held in the enclave will only be returned when "Hamas is confronted and destroyed"

In meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and local leaders, Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein urges sovereignty over all of Israel and recognition of Torah study.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Sunday evening in solidarity with the hostages held in Gaza and to demand an end to the war in the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli prime minister's camp accused the protesters of playing into Hamas's hands.

Netanyahu is on trial in three cases, on charges of fraud, bribery, and breach of trust. He has pleaded not guilty to all three, in the storm of a case that began in 2020.

Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to conquer the rest of the Gaza Strip rather than attempt to negotiate an end to the war under which Hamas would free its last hostages.

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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital.

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.

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hinting that ceasefire efforts are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages in Gaza all at once.