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A man walks past the rubble of homes destroyed by the war in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip, in February.

Israel-Hamas War Day 507 || Report: Hamas May Return Bodies of Two Hostages Later Monday to Resolve Cease-fire Crisis

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Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democrats, applauds at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday.

Haaretz Today || The Real Winners of Germany's Elections? The Far Right – and Israel's Netanyahu Government

David Issacharoff

Yair Netanyahu

Israeli MK Accuses Yair Netanyahu of Being Exiled to Miami After Alleged Assault on PM

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Netanyahu holding a picture of slain hostages Shiri Bibas and her children, Kfir and Ariel, while speaking at a military ceremony in central Israel, on Sunday.

Analysis || Netanyahu Aims to Release All Hostages in One Single Stage, but Hamas Is Unlikely to Agree

Chaim Levinson

Israeli military jeeps maneuver in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, last week.

Israel-Hamas War Day 506 || White House Backs Israel's Decision to Delay Release of Palestinian Prisoners

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Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov kissing the head of a Hamas fighter in Nuseirat in central Gaza on Saturday. Tov said after his release he had been forced to kiss the militants.

'Crumbling Israeli Propaganda' || Arab Social Media Sees Hostage's Kiss at Handover as Sign of Hamas Benevolence

Nagham Zbeedat

Left to right, IDF chief Herzl Halevi, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, in a military ceremony in central Israel, on Sunday.

Analysis || U.S. Backs Gaza Cease-fire Extension as Netanyahu Looks for More Fronts to Set Ablaze

Amos Harel

Residents evacuate Al-Faraa refugee camp, West Bank, earlier this month.

Israel Says 40,000 Palestinians 'Evacuated' West Bank Camps, Vows to Stay for a Year

Bar Peleg

Residents evacuate Al-Faraa refugee camp, West Bank, earlier this month.

Editorial || Israel Is Already Doing in the West Bank What It Threatens to Do in Gaza

Haaretz Editorial

Hamas fighters are deployed in Rafah ahead of the planned release of two among six Israeli hostages set to be handed over to the Red Cross, Gaza Strip, on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

U.S. Envoy Witkoff, Ahead of Mideast Visit, Says Hamas Must Physically Leave Gaza

Ben Samuels

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